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RAL 8028 Terra brown

Approximate screen values for RAL 8028 Terra brown, in the brown 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 8028 Terra brown

HEX
≈ #4E3B2B
RGB
≈ 78, 59, 43
CMYK
≈ 0%, 24%, 45%, 69%

Open lists agree

What the open lists say

RAL 8028 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)#4E3B2B—
ralative#4E3B313.2
Bit&Black colorpalette#4F3B2B0.5

Closest Pantone® colors

Pantone® Coated colors closest to RAL 8028 on screen, by CIEDE2000 ΔE. Not an official cross-reference.
Pantone®≈ HEXΔE
7533 C#4737292.1
476 C#4E36293.6
7554 C#4B3D2A3.6

Text on RAL 8028

White text has a contrast of 10.58:1 and black text 1.98:1 on the screen value of RAL 8028, 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 8014 Sepia brown≈ #49392DGoodΔE 2.17Open lists agree
  2. RAL 8011 Nut brown≈ #5A3A29ApproximateΔE 5.70Open lists agree
  3. RAL 8017 Chocolate brown≈ #44322DDistantΔE 6.50Open lists agree
  4. RAL 8016 Mahogany brown≈ #4C2F26DistantΔE 7.42Open lists agree
  5. RAL 8007 Fawn brown≈ #6F4A2FDistantΔE 9.31Open lists agree
  6. RAL 6022 Olive-drab/brown olive≈ #3E3C32DistantΔE 9.81Open lists agree

RAL 8028: questions

What is the HEX code of RAL 8028?
About #4E3B2B on screen (RGB 78, 59, 43), from the open ral-colors list. RAL 8028 Terra brown is defined by a physical sample, so this is an approximation, not an official value.
Why do sites give different HEX codes for RAL 8028?
There is no official screen value, so each open list gives its own estimate. For RAL 8028, at least one other list is within ΔE 3 of our value: ralative differs by ΔE 3.2, Bit&Black colorpalette differs by ΔE 0.5. Under ΔE 3 the difference is hard to see.
What Pantone® color is closest to RAL 8028?
On screen, Pantone® 7533 C (ΔE 2.1). 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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