RAL Design System

RAL 000 70 00 Light Grey

#ACADAC

RGB 172, 173, 172 · HSL 120°, 1%, 68% · CMYK 1, 0, 1, 32

RAL 000 70 00 Light Grey is #ACADAC in HEX, rgb(172, 173, 172), cmyk(1%, 0%, 1%, 32%).

RAL 000 70 00, Light Grey, is a cool color from the RAL Design System — the European standard used to specify exact colors for paints and coatings. Its hex value is #ACADAC, or rgb(172, 173, 172). It's commonly specified for architecture, interiors and product design where a wide, fine-graded palette is needed. Below are its exact color codes (HEX, RGB, CMYK, HSL), the nearest real interior paints across 16 brands so you can match it on a wall, and similar RAL shades.

HEX → RAL converter
HEX#ACADAC
RGB172, 173, 172
HSL120°, 1%, 68%
HSV120°, 1%, 68%
CMYK1, 0, 1, 32
Decimal11316652
CSS RGBrgb(172, 173, 172)
CSS HSLhsl(120, 1%, 68%)

PPG

Wright Soft GreyFLLW872

Near-exact · #ACADAD

Kilz

Soft SteelRL110

Near-exact · #ACACAC

Dulux

Tirau DoubleNZ9C4

ΔE 1 · #ABABA9

Vista Paint

Tin ManC-546

ΔE 1.3 · #AEACAC

Hallman-Lindsay

Tin Man547

ΔE 1.3 · #AFADAD

Behr

Soft PebbleHDC-NT-27A

ΔE 1.3 · #AEADAE

Benjamin Moore

Stormy2112-50

ΔE 1.5 · #AFACAB

Dunn-Edwards

CastlerockDE6375

ΔE 1.5 · #A9AAAB

Sherwin-Williams

GrisSW7659

ΔE 2.1 · #A5A9A8

Valspar

Metropolis4005-1C

ΔE 2.4 · #ADB1B3

RAL

White Aluminium9006

ΔE 3 · #A5A5A5

Colorhouse

Wool .03Wool-03

ΔE 3.7 · #A1ABAB

Farrow & Ball

Lamp Room Gray88

ΔE 4.1 · #B2B1A9

IKEA

IKEA155155

ΔE 5 · #AAB1B8

Dutch Boy

Drifting SandDCP-0218

ΔE 5.1 · #B6B2A9

Kobra

Silver47

ΔE 12 · #CDCECD

Light Reflectance Value (LRV)

42/100

Medium

0 · DarkLight · 100

Balanced reflectance — holds colour without washing out. Versatile for most rooms and the most forgiving range for true-to-chip results.

Undertone

TemperatureNeutral MasstoneGreen UndertoneBlue

A near-neutral with a subtle neutral blue undertone — it will pick up colour from surrounding surfaces and shift noticeably under different light.

Complementary

#ACADAC
#AEADAE

Analogous

#ADAEAD
#ACADAC
#ADAEAD

Triadic

#ACADAC
#ADADAE
#AEADAD

Monochromatic

#606260
#868886
#ACADAC
#D3D4D3
#F2F2F2

Shades and tints of Light Grey run from a pale tint down to a deep shade — same hue and saturation, lightness stepped. Each rung below shows its exact HEX code; tap any to copy it.

Tint #F0F0F0
Tint #DFDFDF
Tint #CECFCE
Tint #BDBFBD
Base #ACADAC
Shade #898B89
Shade #656765
Shade #424342
Shade #1E1F1E

Lighter

#BDBEBD
#CECECE
#E2E3E2

Darker

#898C89
#5E605E
#373837

Saturation

#ADAEAD
#ADAEAD
#84D784

Best Rooms

living rooms, bedrooms, bathrooms

Best Uses

walls, soft furniture, hard surfaces

Pairs With

white trim, natural wood, brass, soft black accents

Aa

vs White

2.25:1

Fail

Aa

vs Black

9.33:1

AAA

Deuteranopia

#ACADAC
#ADADAD

Original → Simulated

Protanopia

#ACADAC
#ADADAC

Original → Simulated

Tritanopia

#ACADAC
#ACADAD

Original → Simulated

Quiet · Versatile

Light Grey gets out of the way so the architecture and the people in the room do the work. The right neutral is never a default — it reads warm or cool, dusty or sharp depending on its undertone, and that undertone is what makes or breaks the room.

SymbolismBalance, sophistication, calm
PersonalityAdaptable, considered, timeless
versatileneutraltimelessbackdroptrimwall
#C0AE9C

Warm Bulb 2700K

Incandescent / soft white LED — pulls colour toward yellow/amber.

#ACADAC

Daylight 5500K

Midday natural light or daylight-spec LED — closest to the paint chip.

#AEB3C0

Cool Bulb 6500K

Cool white LED / overcast daylight — pulls colour toward blue.

#EBEBEB

Trim

Matched off-white

Same hue at 92% lightness — trim reads coordinated, not stark.

#F7F7F7

Ceiling

Whisper tint

Near-white with a hint of the hero's undertone — ceiling feels intentional.

#AE78AE

Accent

Complementary punch

Hue +180°, slightly muted for paint vs. screen — use on a door, frame, or single piece.

#574738

Floor

Walnut neutral

Warm mid-brown grounds the scheme regardless of hero hue.

Brand · Product Line

Benjamin Moore / Regal Select Interior

Recommended Finishes

Eggshell (walls) · Pearl (trim) · Matte (ceiling)

Eggshell hides imperfections on main walls while keeping the color rich; pearl on trim adds subtle sheen and easier cleaning; flat matte on ceilings prevents glare.

Best Surfaces

Primary walls · Cabinetry · Trim · Soft furniture

Coverage & Dry Time

Typical coverage 350-400 sq ft per gallon over a primed surface.

Touch-dry in ~1 hour. Recoat after 4 hours. Full cure 7-14 days.

Primer

Standard primer is adequate.

Application Tip

Use a 9" microfiber roller on walls and a 2.5" angled sash brush for trim cuts. Two coats minimum for even depth.

You'll need

4.0 litres

1.06 US gallons · room for one touch-up coat. Buy slightly more to ensure single-batch match.

CSS — color
color: #ACADAC;
CSS — background
background-color: #ACADAC;
CSS Variable
--color-light-grey: #ACADAC;
Tailwind v3 — config
colors: { 'light-grey': '#ACADAC' }
Tailwind — arbitrary
bg-[#ACADAC] text-[#ACADAC]
SCSS
$light-grey: #ACADAC;

What is a RAL color?

RAL is the European color-matching standard used to specify exact colors for paints and coatings. Each code — like RAL 000 70 00 from the RAL Design System — maps to one defined color, so a manufacturer or painter anywhere produces the identical result. It's used first and foremost on window frames, doors, façades, gates, railings and powder-coated metalwork.

Matching RAL 000 70 00 on interior walls

RAL is defined for industrial coatings, not interior wall paint — so to paint a room in this color you match it to a real interior brand. The Paint Matches above show the nearest Light Grey equivalent across 16 brands (Benjamin Moore, Sherwin-Williams, Behr, Dulux and more), each with its code, so you can take RAL 000 70 00 straight to a can.

Built by DSGN.HOUSE Updated 2026

Our color tools run on our own catalogue of 26,000+ real paint colors across 16 brands — Benjamin Moore, Sherwin-Williams, Behr, Dulux, RAL and more — with the color math (HSL and CIELAB matching) computed in-house, not scraped from summaries. Every color you pick maps to a real, buyable paint with its code, so what you see here you can actually take to the store. We review and update these tools and their data regularly.

Created by Denis Kataev, founder of DSGN.HOUSE — a software engineer and digital entrepreneur building professional color-design tools for everyone.

What color is RAL 000 70 00?

RAL 000 70 00 is Light Grey. On screen it is approximately #ACADAC (rgb 172, 173, 172).

What is RAL 000 70 00 in RGB?

RAL 000 70 00 is approximately rgb(172, 173, 172). Its HSL and CMYK values are in the color codes above.

What paint matches RAL 000 70 00?

See “Paint Matches” above — it shows the nearest real paint in 16 brands (Benjamin Moore, Sherwin-Williams, Behr, Dulux and more) so you can paint a wall to match this RAL color.

What is the HEX code for RAL 000 70 00?

RAL 000 70 00 (Light Grey) is approximately #ACADAC in HEX — the standard sRGB equivalent for screen.

What is RAL 000 70 00 in CMYK?

RAL 000 70 00 converts to roughly cmyk(1%, 0%, 1%, 32%). For exact ink, confirm against a physical RAL fan deck.

Are RAL hex values exact?

They're the standard sRGB equivalent for screen. RAL is defined for physical coatings, so always confirm critical color against a physical RAL fan deck.

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