RAL Design System

RAL 050 30 20 Tropical Wood Brown

#603B2A

RGB 96, 59, 42 · HSL 19°, 39%, 27% · CMYK 0, 39, 56, 62

RAL 050 30 20 Tropical Wood Brown is #603B2A in HEX, rgb(96, 59, 42), cmyk(0%, 39%, 56%, 62%).

RAL 050 30 20, Tropical Wood Brown, is a warm color from the RAL Design System — the European standard used to specify exact colors for paints and coatings. Its hex value is #603B2A, or rgb(96, 59, 42). 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#603B2A
RGB96, 59, 42
HSL19°, 39%, 27%
HSV19°, 56%, 38%
CMYK0, 39, 56, 62
Decimal6306602
CSS RGBrgb(96, 59, 42)
CSS HSLhsl(19, 39%, 27%)

Behr

Root Beer240F-7

ΔE 1.4 · #643E2D

RAL

Nut Brown8011

ΔE 2.2 · #5B3A29

Benjamin Moore

TerrazzoCSP-360

ΔE 3.6 · #5F3C30

Sherwin-Williams

Rugged BrownSW6062

ΔE 4.5 · #694336

Dulux

Painted BarkS06D9

ΔE 4.8 · #5F3C32

Vista Paint

HideawayC-136

ΔE 5.7 · #624534

Hallman-Lindsay

Hideaway137

ΔE 5.8 · #654637

PPG

Bird House Brown1072-7

ΔE 6.1 · #6C483A

IKEA

IKEA08989

ΔE 6.6 · #6A443B

Kilz

Ancient SpiceLM170

ΔE 6.8 · #694A39

Dutch Boy

Western BrownVS-9660

ΔE 6.9 · #53372C

Dunn-Edwards

Sunken ShipDEA148

ΔE 7.6 · #6B443D

Kobra

Brown43

ΔE 9.9 · #624A3E

Valspar

Rich Chocolate1005-9A

ΔE 10.3 · #6A4C44

Colorhouse

Clay .06Clay-06

ΔE 13.7 · #675544

Farrow & Ball

Preference Red297

ΔE 14.1 · #6D4247

Light Reflectance Value (LRV)

6/100

Very Dark

0 · DarkLight · 100

Absorbs almost all light — dramatic and cocooning. Needs strong artificial lighting and works best as an accent or in well-lit rooms.

Undertone

TemperatureWarm MasstoneOrange UndertoneYellow

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.

Complementary

#603B2A
#2A4F60

Analogous

#602A34
#603B2A
#60562A

Triadic

#603B2A
#2A603B
#3B2A60

Monochromatic

#120B08
#2B1A13
#603B2A
#955C41
#BC8267

Shades and tints of Tropical Wood Brown 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 #F6EEEA
Tint #DCBDAE
Tint #C28C73
Tint #9B6044
Base #603B2A
Shade #523324
Shade #452B1E
Shade #382218
Shade #2B1A13

Lighter

#935B41
#B4826A
#D0B7AC

Darker

#4E2F21
#362016
#20120C

Saturation

#4D423D
#603B2A
#753315

Best Rooms

living rooms, libraries, dens

Best Uses

trim, cabinetry, leather goods, wood accents

Pairs With

cream walls, off-white linen, brass, soft black

Aa

vs White

9.74:1

AAA

Aa

vs Black

2.16:1

Fail

Deuteranopia

#603B2A
#4F4929

Original → Simulated

Protanopia

#603B2A
#43432D

Original → Simulated

Tritanopia

#603B2A
#603A3D

Original → Simulated

Grounded · Earthy

Tropical Wood Brown grounds a scheme — it gives the eye a place to rest and frames brighter colors around it. Use it on trim, cabinetry, leather goods, and structural wood elements; for walls it works in libraries and dens that want gravity.

SymbolismStability, comfort, tradition
PersonalityReliable, warm, considered
earthywarmlibrarytrimcabinetrygrounded
#87593B

Warm Bulb 2700K

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

#603B2A

Daylight 5500K

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

#755E5F

Cool Bulb 6500K

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

#ECEAE9

Trim

Matched off-white

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

#F8F7F7

Ceiling

Whisper tint

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

#27424E

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: #603B2A;
CSS — background
background-color: #603B2A;
CSS Variable
--color-tropical-wood-brown: #603B2A;
Tailwind v3 — config
colors: { 'tropical-wood-brown': '#603B2A' }
Tailwind — arbitrary
bg-[#603B2A] text-[#603B2A]
SCSS
$tropical-wood-brown: #603B2A;

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 050 30 20 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 050 30 20 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 Tropical Wood Brown equivalent across 16 brands (Benjamin Moore, Sherwin-Williams, Behr, Dulux and more), each with its code, so you can take RAL 050 30 20 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 050 30 20?

RAL 050 30 20 is Tropical Wood Brown. On screen it is approximately #603B2A (rgb 96, 59, 42).

What is RAL 050 30 20 in RGB?

RAL 050 30 20 is approximately rgb(96, 59, 42). Its HSL and CMYK values are in the color codes above.

What paint matches RAL 050 30 20?

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 050 30 20?

RAL 050 30 20 (Tropical Wood Brown) is approximately #603B2A in HEX — the standard sRGB equivalent for screen.

What is RAL 050 30 20 in CMYK?

RAL 050 30 20 converts to roughly cmyk(0%, 39%, 56%, 62%). 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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