Any person who at least once in their life has encountered the repair or design of any premises and buildings has heard of a color map called RAL. Using this card, you will be able to determine the choice of color and pass it to the team of workers through only one cipher, and there will be no error. But let's take a closer look at what this palette is, and why is it so convenient?
RAL palette
RAL is an international color standard that was created and developed in the late 1920s in Germany. Its compilation was carried out by a special department that developed trade standards. RAL was developed specifically for manufacturers of paints and varnishes. Initially, it was used only in the industrial industry.
Today, this standard has become widespread among manufacturers of almost all industries. A standard for the entire color scheme, which consists of separate areas, was selected and fixed. Each color has been assigned an individual digital indicator. Since that time, the color range has regularly been replenished with new shades, according to current demand from customers and in accordance with the requests and recommendations of manufacturers.
Today , the RAL standard includes more than 217 colors, including 17 metallic shades, 2 iron and 15 pearlescent. And when this standard first appeared, it included only 40 shades of all colors that could be purchased.
All numbers have a four-digit number. RAL - a palette of colors with the name, presented in the following assortment: 30 shades of yellow, 13 shades of orange, 25 shades of red, 12 shades of purple, 25 shades of blue, 36 shades of green, 48 shades of gray, 20 shades of brown, 14 shades of light and dark colors .
Every year for all manufacturers in different fields of activity (architecture, construction, industrial and urban design, interior, etc.) a new directory is published, which presents all the colors of the RAL palette.
Color separation scale. RAL palette
All colors in catalogs are strictly ordered by hue, brightness and saturation. There are three scales of the RAL table for the next day, divided into CMYK and RGB. When choosing a color online, you need to keep in mind that the printed color in the future will significantly differ from the one selected due to the different color rendering on computer monitors and displays of mobile devices. Therefore, when choosing the right shade, it is best to use a paper catalog. The online catalog is for reference only.
To order, you only need to name the desired color code. If it is difficult for you to determine the shade, you can always consult with specialists in this field.
Separation of indices by color
In a four-digit classification index, the first of the numbers is responsible for the primary color. They are divided as follows:
- 1 - yellow palette;
- 2 - orange palette;
- 3 - red palette;
- 4 - purple palette;
- 5 - blue palette;
- 6 - a green palette;
- 7 - gray palette;
- 8 - brown palette;
- 9 - a palette of white and black colors.
RAL Modifications
CLASSIC - a classic modification of RAL, it includes more than two hundred colors. It is widespread in various fields of human activity.
DESIGN - the RAL color palette, which includes more than one and a half thousand systematically arranged colors for professional work in color design. Inside the color range, hues are ordered according to the technological values of hue, brightness, and saturation.
DIGITAL is a digital version that is based on software into which the entire RAL palette has been translated. Most often used in working with various design programs.