RAL Design System
RAL 040 50 50 English Red
#BD553E
RAL 040 50 50 English Red is #BD553E in HEX, rgb(189, 85, 62), cmyk(0%, 55%, 67%, 26%).
RAL 040 50 50, English 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 #BD553E, or rgb(189, 85, 62). 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 50 Colour Codes
Paint Matches — RAL 040 50 50 across 16 brands
Benjamin Moore
Fire 2171-20
Vista Paint
Best of the Bunch C-1067
PPG
Orange Vermillion 1194-7
Behr
Fall Foliage HDC-FL14-3
Hallman-Lindsay
Best Of The Bunch 1068
Dulux
Hot Chillie S07E7
Sherwin-Williams
Emotional SW6621
Dunn-Edwards
Red River DE5125
Valspar
Hacienda Tile 2010-4
IKEA
IKEA193 193
RAL
Pearl Pink 3033
Colorhouse
Petal .06 Petal-06
Farrow & Ball
Blazer 212
Kilz
Scorching Hot LB120-02
Kobra
Red 15
Dutch Boy
Coral Red VS-9770
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 50
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 50 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 50 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 English Red equivalent across 16 brands (Benjamin Moore, Sherwin-Williams, Behr, Dulux and more), each with its code, so you can take RAL 040 50 50 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 50?
RAL 040 50 50 is English Red. On screen it is approximately #BD553E (rgb 189, 85, 62).
What is RAL 040 50 50 in RGB?
RAL 040 50 50 is approximately rgb(189, 85, 62). Its HSL and CMYK values are in the colour codes above.
What paint matches RAL 040 50 50?
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 50?
RAL 040 50 50 (English Red) is approximately #BD553E in HEX — the standard sRGB equivalent for screen.
What is RAL 040 50 50 in CMYK?
RAL 040 50 50 converts to roughly cmyk(0%, 55%, 67%, 26%). 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.
