There is one major difference on RAL 9006 and RAL 9007 from the rest of the 213 RAL Classic colors, which are all opaque colors in different hues suitable for all colored materials. RAL has the following explanation on its website regarding the problems surrounding RAL 9006 and RAL 9007: Back to index Why is the color display of RAL 90 inaccurate? See the RAL ColorCatch Nano on the website of RAL for more information. RAL offers an electronic device which selects a RAL color by 'scanning' the object. You should also take into account that the color on the object could have faded over time.
Please note that it can be a RAL color or a color from a different color system which is used by an individual paint manufacturer for example. We recommend to compare the color of the object with the color samples in a physical color fan deck. Back to index I need to figure out in what color a physical object was painted. You can only find similar colors by comparing different color samples. The reason is that the colors in each color system are fixed and don't exist in other systems. It's not possible to translate the colors from one color system into another. Back to index Can a color from a different color system be translated into a RAL color?
RAL Plastics P2 shows 200 RAL Design colors as a plastic standard. RAL Plastics P1 contains the 100 favorite RAL Classic colors. The multifunctional plates made of polypropylene ensure the best possible translation of RAL paint color shades into an identical shade for plastics. RAL Plastics is the color standard for plastics. Back to index What does 'RAL Plastics' mean? No use is made of heavy metals such as lead, cadmium and chromates. It is the first collection from RAL to be based on waterborne paint systems. RAL Effect comprises 420 solid colors and, as a particular highlight, 70 metallic colors. Back to index What does 'RAL Effect' mean? The colors of RAL Classic and RAL Design do not intersect. The RAL Design collection includes 1,625 colors. In 1993 RAL introduced a new color matching system, tailored to the needs of architects, designers and advertisers. Back to index What does 'RAL Design' mean?
For a definite identification of a color one should use both in order to avoid confusion caused by possible transposition of digits. 'Melon yellow' for RAL 1028) is an auxiliary designation. The remaining 3 digits are chosen sequentially.
The first digit is a system code number (1: yellow, 2: orange, 3: red, 4: violet, 5: blue, 6: green, 7: grey, 8: brown and 9: white and black shades). The RAL Classic colors have a 4-digit number in combination with the letters 'RAL' (e.g. Back to index How are the designations of the RAL Classic colors being formed?
188 of them are body colors, 2 are micaceous iron colors, 5 are daylight luminous colors and 15 others are pearlescent colors. RAL Classic is a collection of 213 colors. Back to index How is the RAL Classic collection structured? In the 1960s the colors were given supplemental names to avoid confusion in case of transposed digits. From that moment the color system consists of 213 colors, which is still in use to this day. With tints constantly added to the collection, the collection was revised in 1961. Prior to that date manufacturers and customers had to exchange color samples to describe a tint, whereas from then on they would rely on numbers. In 1927 the German RAL organization invented a collection of 40 colors. This name can be translated in English as 'National Commission for Delivery Terms and Quality Assurance'. 'RAL' is the abbreviation of ' Reichs- Ausschuß für Lieferbedingungen und Gütesicherung'. RAL colors What does the abbreviation 'RAL' mean?