RAL Design System
RAL 040 90 05 Sahara Light Red
#F0E1DB
RAL 040 90 05 Sahara Light Red is #F0E1DB in HEX, rgb(240, 225, 219), cmyk(0%, 6%, 9%, 6%).
RAL 040 90 05, Sahara Light 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 #F0E1DB, or rgb(240, 225, 219). 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 90 05 Colour Codes
Paint Matches — RAL 040 90 05 across 16 brands
Benjamin Moore
Victorian 2100-70
PPG
Peach Tone 1191-2
Dunn-Edwards
White Russian DE6050
Valspar
Sweet Pastel 1007-8C
Dulux
Pianissimo Quarter S06D1Q
Kilz
Peach Glamour LB180-01
Vista Paint
Morning Side C-95
Sherwin-Williams
Intimate White SW6322
IKEA
IKEA026 26
Hallman-Lindsay
Merlins Beard 124
Behr
Malted Milk 700C-2
Farrow & Ball
Great White 2006
Dutch Boy
Dove White DCP-0018
Colorhouse
Imagine .06 Imagine-06
Kobra
White 01
RAL
Papyrus White 9018
Light Reflectance & Undertone
Light Reflectance Value (LRV)
77/100
Very Light
Bounces most light back into the room — maximises brightness and makes small or north-facing rooms feel larger. Reads close to a soft neutral.
Undertone
Reads as a warm orange with a yellow 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 90 05
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 90 05 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 90 05 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 Sahara Light Red equivalent across 16 brands (Benjamin Moore, Sherwin-Williams, Behr, Dulux and more), each with its code, so you can take RAL 040 90 05 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 90 05?
RAL 040 90 05 is Sahara Light Red. On screen it is approximately #F0E1DB (rgb 240, 225, 219).
What is RAL 040 90 05 in RGB?
RAL 040 90 05 is approximately rgb(240, 225, 219). Its HSL and CMYK values are in the colour codes above.
What paint matches RAL 040 90 05?
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 90 05?
RAL 040 90 05 (Sahara Light Red) is approximately #F0E1DB in HEX — the standard sRGB equivalent for screen.
What is RAL 040 90 05 in CMYK?
RAL 040 90 05 converts to roughly cmyk(0%, 6%, 9%, 6%). 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.
