RAL Design System
RAL 040 50 40 Ant Red
#B05D4A
RAL 040 50 40 Ant Red is #B05D4A in HEX, rgb(176, 93, 74), cmyk(0%, 47%, 58%, 31%).
RAL 040 50 40, Ant Red, is a warm colour from the RAL Design System — the European standard used to specify exact colours for paints and coatings. Its hex value is #B05D4A, or rgb(176, 93, 74). It's commonly specified for architecture, interiors and product design where a wide, fine-graded palette is needed. Below are its exact colour 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.
RAL 040 50 40 Colour Codes
Paint Matches — RAL 040 50 40 across 16 brands
Benjamin Moore
China CW-310
Dunn-Edwards
Iron Ore DE5153
Vista Paint
Pebblestone Clay K-1089
Behr
Tibetan Orange PPU2-14
Dutch Boy
Coral Red VS-9770
Kilz
Scorching Hot LB120-02
Valspar
Fall Leaf 2009-5
Hallman-Lindsay
Portsmouth Spice historic-portsmouth-spice
PPG
Glowing Firelight 1191-7
Sherwin-Williams
Red Cent SW6341
Farrow & Ball
Picture Gallery Red 42
Dulux
Very Terracotta S08E8
IKEA
IKEA066 66
Colorhouse
Clay .07 Clay-07
RAL
Pearl Pink 3033
Kobra
Red 16
Light Reflectance & Undertone
Light Reflectance Value (LRV)
18/100
Dark
Soaks up light and feels moody and intimate. Great for studies, dining rooms and accent walls; pair with ample lighting.
Undertone
Reads as a warm red with a pink undertone showing through, especially in daylight. Pair trim and adjacent colours to either calm or amplify that undertone.
Colour Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Monochromatic
Shades & Tints
Lighter
Darker
Saturation
Similar RAL Colours
About RAL 040 50 40
What is a RAL colour?
RAL is the European colour-matching standard used to specify exact colours for paints and coatings. Each code — like RAL 040 50 40 from the RAL Design System — maps to one defined colour, 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 040 50 40 on interior walls
RAL is defined for industrial coatings, not interior wall paint — so to paint a room in this colour you match it to a real interior brand. The Paint Matches above show the nearest Ant Red equivalent across 16 brands (Benjamin Moore, Sherwin-Williams, Behr, Dulux and more), each with its code, so you can take RAL 040 50 40 straight to a can.
More
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.
Frequently Asked Questions
What colour is RAL 040 50 40?
RAL 040 50 40 is Ant Red. On screen it is approximately #B05D4A (rgb 176, 93, 74).
What is RAL 040 50 40 in RGB?
RAL 040 50 40 is approximately rgb(176, 93, 74). Its HSL and CMYK values are in the colour codes above.
What paint matches RAL 040 50 40?
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 colour.
What is the HEX code for RAL 040 50 40?
RAL 040 50 40 (Ant Red) is approximately #B05D4A in HEX — the standard sRGB equivalent for screen.
What is RAL 040 50 40 in CMYK?
RAL 040 50 40 converts to roughly cmyk(0%, 47%, 58%, 31%). 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 colour against a physical RAL fan deck.
