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RAL 6008 Brown green

Approximate screen values for RAL 6008 Brown green, in the green 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 6008 Brown green

HEX
≈ #35382E
RGB
≈ 53, 56, 46
CMYK
≈ 5%, 0%, 18%, 78%

Open lists disagree

What the open lists say

RAL 6008 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 (shown)#35382E—
ralative#39352A4.4
Bit&Black colorpalette#302F223.9

Closest Pantone® colors

Pantone® Coated colors closest to RAL 6008 on screen, by CIEDE2000 ΔE. Not an official cross-reference.
Pantone®≈ HEXΔE
447 C#373A363.5
Black 2 C#332F215.3
Black 3 C#2127216.1

Text on RAL 6008

White text has a contrast of 11.95:1 and black text 1.75:1 on the screen value of RAL 6008, so white 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 6022 Olive-drab/brown olive≈ #3E3C32ApproximateΔE 3.50Open lists agree
  2. RAL 6015 Black olive≈ #3D403AApproximateΔE 3.54Open lists agree
  3. RAL 6006 Grey olive≈ #40433BApproximateΔE 3.84Open lists agree
  4. RAL 6014 Yellow olive≈ #444337ApproximateΔE 4.53Open lists agree
  5. RAL 6007 Bottle green≈ #283424ApproximateΔE 5.97Open lists agree
  6. RAL 6012 Black green≈ #31403DDistantΔE 6.82Open lists agree

RAL 6008: questions

What is the HEX code of RAL 6008?
About #35382E on screen (RGB 53, 56, 46), from the open ral-colors list. RAL 6008 Brown green is defined by a physical sample, so this is an approximation, not an official value.
Why do sites give different HEX codes for RAL 6008?
There is no official screen value, so each open list gives its own estimate. For RAL 6008, no other list is within ΔE 3 of our value: ralative differs by ΔE 4.4, Bit&Black colorpalette differs by ΔE 3.9. Under ΔE 3 the difference is hard to see.
What Pantone® color is closest to RAL 6008?
On screen, Pantone® 447 C (ΔE 3.5). 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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