RAL colors

RAL is a coding system to define colors of coatings, among other things. The system was developed in Germany in 1927 and stands for.. Reichs Ausschuss für Lieferbedingungen

This standard is administered by the Deutsches Institut für Gütesicherung und Kennzeichnung.
RAL Classic is a collection of 213 colors. 188 of them are body colors, 2 are iron glimmer colors, 5 are luminous colors and 15 others are pearlescent colors.
RAL Classic colors have a 4-digit number combined with the letters RAL (for example, RAL 1028).
The first number is a code number (1: yellow, 2: orange, 3: red, 4: violet, 5: blue, 6: green, 7: gray, 8: brown and 9: white and black shades). The remaining 3 numbers are chosen sequentially.
The name of a color shade (for example, 'Melon Yellow' for RAL 1028) is an additional clue. For clear identification of a color, one should use both the code and the name to avoid confusion due to mixed-up numbers.