RAL Design System

RAL 030 50 10 Earth Red

#886F6D

RGB 136, 111, 109 · HSL 4°, 11%, 48% · CMYK 0, 18, 20, 47

RAL 030 50 10 Earth Red is #886F6D in HEX, rgb(136, 111, 109), cmyk(0%, 18%, 20%, 47%).

RAL 030 50 10, Earth Red, 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 #886F6D, or rgb(136, 111, 109). 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#886F6D
RGB136, 111, 109
HSL4°, 11%, 48%
HSV4°, 20%, 53%
CMYK0, 18, 20, 47
Decimal8941421
CSS RGBrgb(136, 111, 109)
CSS HSLhsl(4, 11%, 48%)

Behr

Smokey ClaretHDC-AC-28

ΔE 1.1 · #88716F

Dulux

Plum HazeS03C5

ΔE 2.4 · #8B7474

PPG

Oakwood Brown1054-6

ΔE 2.6 · #8F716E

Vista Paint

Rave RaisinK-1162

ΔE 2.8 · #857271

Sherwin-Williams

Dutch CocoaSW6032

ΔE 2.8 · #8C706A

Benjamin Moore

Mink1252

ΔE 2.9 · #806969

Valspar

Smoked Mulberry1004-7B

ΔE 2.9 · #876E71

Dunn-Edwards

Cave of the WindsDE6040

ΔE 3.2 · #86736E

IKEA

IKEA02929

ΔE 5 · #816F66

Farrow & Ball

London Clay244

ΔE 5.9 · #786963

Kilz

Acoustic BrownTB-29

ΔE 6.7 · #766B69

Hallman-Lindsay

Ranch House142

ΔE 6.8 · #7B645A

RAL

Platinum Grey7036

ΔE 7.7 · #7F7679

Colorhouse

Wood .05Wood-05

ΔE 9.8 · #6F595D

Kobra

Copper46

ΔE 11.9 · #7B584C

Dutch Boy

Natural GrayVS-9332

ΔE 12.8 · #878787

Light Reflectance Value (LRV)

18/100

Dark

0 · DarkLight · 100

Soaks up light and feels moody and intimate. Great for studies, dining rooms and accent walls; pair with ample lighting.

Undertone

TemperatureWarm MasstoneRed UndertonePink

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

Complementary

#886F6D
#6D8688

Analogous

#886D79
#886F6D
#887C6D

Triadic

#886F6D
#6D886F
#6F6D88

Monochromatic

#332A29
#5D4C4B
#886F6D
#AB9896
#CDC2C1

Shades and tints of Earth Red 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 #F1EEEE
Tint #D7CECD
Tint #BDAEAD
Tint #A38E8C
Base #886F6D
Shade #6E5A59
Shade #554544
Shade #3B3030
Shade #221C1B

Lighter

#A18B89
#B7A9A8
#D4CDCD

Darker

#6D5857
#4B3C3B
#2C2322

Saturation

#7E7776
#886F6D
#BE4036

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

4.62:1

AA

Aa

vs Black

4.54:1

AA

Deuteranopia

#886F6D
#7B786D

Original → Simulated

Protanopia

#886F6D
#74746D

Original → Simulated

Tritanopia

#886F6D
#876F71

Original → Simulated

Quiet · Versatile

Earth Red 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
#A5806D

Warm Bulb 2700K

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

#886F6D

Daylight 5500K

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

#938591

Cool Bulb 6500K

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

#EBEAEA

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.

#4E7F82

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 · Doors · Mouldings

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: #886F6D;
CSS — background
background-color: #886F6D;
CSS Variable
--color-earth-red: #886F6D;
Tailwind v3 — config
colors: { 'earth-red': '#886F6D' }
Tailwind — arbitrary
bg-[#886F6D] text-[#886F6D]
SCSS
$earth-red: #886F6D;

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 030 50 10 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 030 50 10 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 Earth Red equivalent across 16 brands (Benjamin Moore, Sherwin-Williams, Behr, Dulux and more), each with its code, so you can take RAL 030 50 10 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 030 50 10?

RAL 030 50 10 is Earth Red. On screen it is approximately #886F6D (rgb 136, 111, 109).

What is RAL 030 50 10 in RGB?

RAL 030 50 10 is approximately rgb(136, 111, 109). Its HSL and CMYK values are in the color codes above.

What paint matches RAL 030 50 10?

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 030 50 10?

RAL 030 50 10 (Earth Red) is approximately #886F6D in HEX — the standard sRGB equivalent for screen.

What is RAL 030 50 10 in CMYK?

RAL 030 50 10 converts to roughly cmyk(0%, 18%, 20%, 47%). 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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