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RAL 9001 Cream

Approximate screen values for RAL 9001 Cream, in the white and black 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 9001 Cream

HEX
≈ #EFEBDC
RGB
≈ 239, 235, 220
CMYK
≈ 0%, 2%, 8%, 6%

Open lists agree

What the open lists say

RAL 9001 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)#EFEBDC—
ralative#FDF4E33.1
Bit&Black colorpalette#EEE9DA0.6

Closest Pantone® colors

Pantone® Coated colors closest to RAL 9001 on screen, by CIEDE2000 ΔE. Not an official cross-reference.
Pantone®≈ HEXΔE
7527 C#D6D2C45.6
Warm Gray 1 C#D7D2CB6.6
Cool Gray 1 C#D9D9D66.6

Text on RAL 9001

White text has a contrast of 1.19:1 and black text 17.58:1 on the screen value of RAL 9001, 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 1013 Oyster white≈ #E5DFCCApproximateΔE 3.07Open lists agree
  2. RAL 9002 Grey white≈ #DDDED4ApproximateΔE 4.08Open lists agree
  3. RAL 9010 Pure white≈ #F7F9EFApproximateΔE 4.15Open lists agree
  4. RAL 9016 Traffic white≈ #F7FBF5ApproximateΔE 5.71Open lists disagree
  5. RAL 1015 Light ivory≈ #E6D9BDDistantΔE 6.51Open lists disagree
  6. RAL 9003 Signal white≈ #F4F4F4DistantΔE 7.02Open lists agree

RAL 9001: questions

What is the HEX code of RAL 9001?
About #EFEBDC on screen (RGB 239, 235, 220), from the open ral-colors list. RAL 9001 Cream is defined by a physical sample, so this is an approximation, not an official value.
Why do sites give different HEX codes for RAL 9001?
There is no official screen value, so each open list gives its own estimate. For RAL 9001, at least one other list is within ΔE 3 of our value: ralative differs by ΔE 3.1, Bit&Black colorpalette differs by ΔE 0.6. Under ΔE 3 the difference is hard to see.
What Pantone® color is closest to RAL 9001?
On screen, Pantone® 7527 C (ΔE 5.6). 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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