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RAL 7013 Brown grey

Approximate screen values for RAL 7013 Brown grey, in the grey 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 7013 Brown grey

HEX
≈ #555548
RGB
≈ 85, 85, 72
CMYK
≈ 0%, 0%, 15%, 67%

Open lists disagree

What the open lists say

RAL 7013 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)#555548—
ralative#4645316.4
Bit&Black colorpalette#5853463

Closest Pantone® colors

Pantone® Coated colors closest to RAL 7013 on screen, by CIEDE2000 ΔE. Not an official cross-reference.
Pantone®≈ HEXΔE
418 C#51534A2.2
7771 C#4E49345.8
417 C#65665C6.3

Text on RAL 7013

White text has a contrast of 7.55:1 and black text 2.77:1 on the screen value of RAL 7013, 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 7022 Umbra grey≈ #4B4D46ApproximateΔE 4.07Open lists disagree
  2. RAL 7010 Tarpaulin grey≈ #575D57ApproximateΔE 5.10Open lists disagree
  3. RAL 7043 Traffic grey B≈ #4E5451ApproximateΔE 5.70Open lists agree
  4. RAL 7009 Green grey≈ #5B6259ApproximateΔE 5.76Open lists agree
  5. RAL 6014 Yellow olive≈ #444337DistantΔE 6.08Open lists agree
  6. RAL 6006 Grey olive≈ #40433BDistantΔE 6.77Open lists agree

RAL 7013: questions

What is the HEX code of RAL 7013?
About #555548 on screen (RGB 85, 85, 72), from the open ral-colors list. RAL 7013 Brown grey is defined by a physical sample, so this is an approximation, not an official value.
Why do sites give different HEX codes for RAL 7013?
There is no official screen value, so each open list gives its own estimate. For RAL 7013, no other list is within ΔE 3 of our value: ralative differs by ΔE 6.4, Bit&Black colorpalette differs by ΔE 3. Under ΔE 3 the difference is hard to see.
What Pantone® color is closest to RAL 7013?
On screen, Pantone® 418 C (ΔE 2.2). Both are approximate values, so compare physical samples.

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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