RAL to CMYK Converter
Enter a RAL Classic code to get approximate CMYK percentages, with HEX and RGB. The CMYK is a simple conversion of the screen color, not a separation for a particular press or paper, so treat it as a starting point and proof it. RAL colors are defined by physical samples, so every screen value is an approximation; ours come from open lists, and codes whose open values we could not confirm are left out.
RAL 5015 Sky blue
- CMYK
- ≈ 78%, 35%, 0%, 30%
- HEX
- ≈ #2874B2
- RGB
- ≈ 40, 116, 178
Open lists agree
What the open lists say, closest Pantone® and similar RAL colors →Approximate, not official. RAL colors are physical samples, and RAL gGmbH does not publish screen values we could use, so these come from open lists that do not always agree. Check an original RAL color fan before ordering paint or powder coating.
RAL to CMYK examples
| RAL | ≈ HEX | ≈ RGB | ≈ CMYK |
|---|---|---|---|
| RAL 5015 Sky blue | #2874B2 | 40, 116, 178 | 78%, 35%, 0%, 30% |
| RAL 5003 Sapphire blue | #2A3756 | 42, 55, 86 | 51%, 36%, 0%, 66% |
| RAL 6002 Leaf green | #2D572C | 45, 87, 44 | 48%, 0%, 49%, 66% |
| RAL 1004 Golden yellow | #CDA434 | 205, 164, 52 | 0%, 20%, 75%, 20% |
| RAL 3004 Purple red | #701F29 | 112, 31, 41 | 0%, 72%, 63%, 56% |
| RAL 7040 Window grey | #9DA3A6 | 157, 163, 166 | 5%, 2%, 0%, 35% |
| RAL 9002 Grey white | #DDDED4 | 221, 222, 212 | 0%, 0%, 5%, 13% |
| RAL 8019 Grey brown | #3F3A3A | 63, 58, 58 | 0%, 8%, 8%, 75% |
Where the numbers come from
Each RAL value comes from one of three open lists and is compared with the other two (they are not fully independent: ral-colors takes its HEX values from Wikipedia's list). A code marked «Open lists agree» is within ΔE 3 in at least one of them (102 of 127); for the others the screen color is less certain, and the code page shows how far apart the lists are. Matches are found by converting colors to CIELAB and comparing them with CIEDE2000. CMYK is a plain conversion of the screen color, not a print separation.
RAL to CMYK: questions
- How do I convert a RAL code to CMYK?
- Type the code, with or without «RAL», for example «7016», or paste a line from the chart such as «RAL 7016 Anthracite grey». The CMYK value appears first, with the other formats below it. The RAL Classic range has a little over 200 colors; 127 are in our list, and codes whose open screen values we could not confirm (such as RAL 3020) are left out.
- Are these official RAL colors?
- No. RAL colors are defined by physical samples, and RAL gGmbH does not publish screen values we can use. Each value here comes from one of three open lists (the code page names which) and is compared with the other two: for 102 of 127 codes at least one other list is within ΔE 3. Between the two largest lists, ral-colors and ralative, the median difference is ΔE 4.6. The lists are not fully independent, and lists agreeing does not mean the color is right. Check an original RAL color fan before ordering.
- Why do websites show different HEX codes for the same RAL color?
- There is no official screen value, so every HEX code for a RAL color is someone’s estimate, and lists copy from different places; some even contain copy errors (one open list repeats the HEX of one code for several others). That is why every code page here shows what three open lists say and how far apart they are.
RAL color values from ral-colors by Ibon Eskudero, Copyright (c) 2022 Ibon Eskudero, MIT License, ralative by Asaf Prihadash, Copyright 2021 Asaf Prihadash, MIT License, and the RAL list in Bit&Black colorpalette by Tobias Köngeter, MIT License; each code page names its list. Codes whose open values we could not confirm are left out.
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