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RAL 1004 Golden yellow

Approximate screen values for RAL 1004 Golden yellow, in the yellow and beige group of the RAL Classic range. RAL colors are physical samples, so treat these numbers as a guide and check an original RAL color fan before ordering paint or coating.

RAL 1004 Golden yellow

HEX
≈ #CDA434
RGB
≈ 205, 164, 52
CMYK
≈ 0%, 20%, 75%, 20%

Open lists disagree

What the open lists say

RAL 1004 in three open lists (not fully independent: ral-colors takes its HEX values from Wikipedia's list). ΔE is the CIEDE2000 difference from the value shown on this page; under 3 it is hard to see. Codes whose open values we could not confirm are not on this site.
List≈ HEXΔE
ral-colors#E49E007.3
ralative (shown)#CDA434—
Bit&Black colorpalette#E4A7005.7

Closest Pantone® colors

Pantone® Coated colors closest to RAL 1004 on screen, by CIEDE2000 ΔE. Not an official cross-reference.
Pantone®≈ HEXΔE
7555 C#D29F133.2
7753 C#C1A01E3.4
110 C#DAAA004.2

Text on RAL 1004

White text has a contrast of 2.34:1 and black text 8.95:1 on the screen value of RAL 1004, so black reads better. WCAG asks for 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; on painted signs, lighting and gloss change the result. Check other pairs in the contrast checker.

Similar RAL colors

  1. RAL 1032 Broom yellow≈ #D6AE01ApproximateΔE 4.81Open lists disagree
  2. RAL 1012 Lemon yellow≈ #C7B446DistantΔE 7.23Open lists disagree
  3. RAL 1028 Melon yellow≈ #F4A900DistantΔE 8.90Open lists disagree
  4. RAL 1023 Traffic yellow≈ #F2BF00DistantΔE 9.14Open lists disagree
  5. RAL 1001 Beige≈ #CEB487DistantΔE 12.18Open lists agree
  6. RAL 1000 Green beige≈ #CCC188DistantΔE 13.42Open lists disagree

RAL 1004: questions

What is the HEX code of RAL 1004?
About #CDA434 on screen (RGB 205, 164, 52), from the open ralative list. RAL 1004 Golden yellow is defined by a physical sample, so this is an approximation, not an official value.
Why do sites give different HEX codes for RAL 1004?
There is no official screen value, so each open list gives its own estimate. For RAL 1004, no other list is within ΔE 3 of our value: ral-colors differs by ΔE 7.3, Bit&Black colorpalette differs by ΔE 5.7. Under ΔE 3 the difference is hard to see.
What Pantone® color is closest to RAL 1004?
On screen, Pantone® 7555 C (ΔE 3.2). Both are approximate values, so compare physical samples.

More RAL

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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