RAL Design System

RAL 050 40 30 Curry Brown

#845038

RGB 132, 80, 56 · HSL 19°, 40%, 37% · CMYK 0, 39, 58, 48

RAL 050 40 30 Curry Brown is #845038 in HEX, rgb(132, 80, 56), cmyk(0%, 39%, 58%, 48%).

RAL 050 40 30, Curry 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 #845038, or rgb(132, 80, 56). 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#845038
RGB132, 80, 56
HSL19°, 40%, 37%
HSV19°, 58%, 52%
CMYK0, 39, 58, 48
Decimal8671288
CSS RGBrgb(132, 80, 56)
CSS HSLhsl(19, 40%, 37%)

Benjamin Moore

SatchelAF-240

ΔE 3.4 · #815032

Vista Paint

Remaining EmbersC-52

ΔE 3.4 · #8A4F3A

Dulux

Russet TanS09F9

ΔE 3.6 · #7D4834

PPG

Warm Wassail1062-7

ΔE 3.9 · #864F3E

Valspar

Burnt Caramel2010-6

ΔE 4.2 · #8A5543

Dunn-Edwards

Hope ChestDEA160

ΔE 4.7 · #875942

Behr

Sable Brown240F-6

ΔE 4.8 · #885A42

Hallman-Lindsay

Remaining Embers53

ΔE 4.9 · #8A4C38

Colorhouse

Clay .04Clay-04

ΔE 5.6 · #8C4D35

Kilz

Autumn AbundanceLC100-02

ΔE 5.6 · #8E5335

Dutch Boy

MapleD-6784

ΔE 5.8 · #7D5436

IKEA

IKEA106106

ΔE 6.6 · #864633

Sherwin-Williams

Rookwood Terra CottaSW2803

ΔE 6.6 · #975840

RAL

Clay Brown8003

ΔE 7.9 · #734222

Farrow & Ball

Picture Gallery Red42

ΔE 11.3 · #A15A4D

Kobra

Copper46

ΔE 12.5 · #7B584C

Light Reflectance Value (LRV)

11/100

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 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

#845038
#396C84

Analogous

#843946
#845038
#847639

Triadic

#845038
#398451
#513984

Monochromatic

#190F0B
#4F3022
#845038
#B67354
#CD9F89

Shades and tints of Curry 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 #F6EDEA
Tint #E0C4B7
Tint #CA9A84
Tint #B47051
Base #845038
Shade #6E432F
Shade #573525
Shade #41281C
Shade #2B1A12

Lighter

#B16C4C
#BF937E
#D7C1B7

Darker

#6B402C
#4B2C1D
#2C1910

Saturation

#6A5A53
#845139
#A0461C

Best Rooms

kitchens, living rooms, dining rooms

Best Uses

main walls, ceilings, soft fabrics, large surfaces

Pairs With

cream walls, walnut furniture, terracotta tile, brass

Aa

vs White

6.59:1

AA

Aa

vs Black

3.19:1

AA Large

Deuteranopia

#845038
#6C6436

Original → Simulated

Protanopia

#845038
#5B5B3C

Original → Simulated

Tritanopia

#845038
#844E53

Original → Simulated

Warm · Inviting

Curry Brown reads warm and lived-in — orange-leaning tones invite conversation and slow the room down without dulling it. They flatter wood, linen, and brass, and they brighten north-facing rooms that otherwise tip cold.

SymbolismCreativity, hospitality, harvest
PersonalityFriendly, optimistic, grounded
warmthhospitalitycreativitycomfortsocialearthy
#A26945

Warm Bulb 2700K

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

#845038

Daylight 5500K

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

#906E69

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.

#355A6B

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: #845038;
CSS — background
background-color: #845038;
CSS Variable
--color-curry-brown: #845038;
Tailwind v3 — config
colors: { 'curry-brown': '#845038' }
Tailwind — arbitrary
bg-[#845038] text-[#845038]
SCSS
$curry-brown: #845038;

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 40 30 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 40 30 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 Curry Brown equivalent across 16 brands (Benjamin Moore, Sherwin-Williams, Behr, Dulux and more), each with its code, so you can take RAL 050 40 30 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 40 30?

RAL 050 40 30 is Curry Brown. On screen it is approximately #845038 (rgb 132, 80, 56).

What is RAL 050 40 30 in RGB?

RAL 050 40 30 is approximately rgb(132, 80, 56). Its HSL and CMYK values are in the color codes above.

What paint matches RAL 050 40 30?

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 40 30?

RAL 050 40 30 (Curry Brown) is approximately #845038 in HEX — the standard sRGB equivalent for screen.

What is RAL 050 40 30 in CMYK?

RAL 050 40 30 converts to roughly cmyk(0%, 39%, 58%, 48%). 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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