RAL Design System

RAL 050 50 30 Golden Brown

#A36A4F

RGB 163, 106, 79 · HSL 19°, 35%, 47% · CMYK 0, 35, 52, 36

RAL 050 50 30 Golden Brown is #A36A4F in HEX, rgb(163, 106, 79), cmyk(0%, 35%, 52%, 36%).

RAL 050 50 30, Golden 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 #A36A4F, or rgb(163, 106, 79). 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#A36A4F
RGB163, 106, 79
HSL19°, 35%, 47%
HSV19°, 52%, 64%
CMYK0, 35, 52, 36
Decimal10709583
CSS RGBrgb(163, 106, 79)
CSS HSLhsl(19, 35%, 47%)

Kilz

Roasted PumpkinLC100-01

Near-exact · #A1694D

Behr

Toasted Chestnut240F-5

ΔE 1.1 · #A0694D

Benjamin Moore

Copper1218

ΔE 2 · #9D674C

Valspar

Woodland2006-5A

ΔE 2.3 · #A36D54

PPG

Foxfire Brown1069-6

ΔE 2.9 · #9F6949

Vista Paint

Mandalay RoadC-38

ΔE 3.5 · #A16348

Dunn-Edwards

Ruddy OakDE5188

ΔE 3.8 · #A5654E

Sherwin-Williams

BrandywineSW7710

ΔE 3.9 · #A56C4A

Hallman-Lindsay

Sizzling Hot45

ΔE 4.4 · #A36956

Dulux

Clay CourtS08E7

ΔE 5.2 · #A8735D

Colorhouse

Clay .03Clay-03

ΔE 7.2 · #A16941

Farrow & Ball

Picture Gallery Red42

ΔE 9.9 · #A15A4D

Dutch Boy

Caramel BrownD-6783

ΔE 10.7 · #8D5033

RAL

Brown Beige1011

ΔE 10.8 · #8A6642

Kobra

Beige04

ΔE 12.3 · #8F6E46

IKEA

IKEA140140

ΔE 13.7 · #A58369

Light Reflectance Value (LRV)

19/100

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

#A36A4F
#4E87A2

Analogous

#A24E5D
#A36A4F
#A2924E

Triadic

#A36A4F
#4EA268
#684EA2

Monochromatic

#3B261C
#6E4735
#A36A4F
#C0927C
#D9BDB0

Shades and tints of Golden 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 #F5EEEA
Tint #E2CCC2
Tint #CEAA99
Tint #BB8871
Base #A36A4F
Shade #84553F
Shade #664231
Shade #472E22
Shade #291B14

Lighter

#B9856D
#C6A596
#DBCBC4

Darker

#83533D
#5B3929
#362117

Saturation

#84736B
#A2684E
#C95A27

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

4.44:1

AA Large

Aa

vs Black

4.73:1

AA

Deuteranopia

#A36A4F
#897F4D

Original → Simulated

Protanopia

#A36A4F
#767653

Original → Simulated

Tritanopia

#A36A4F
#A3686D

Original → Simulated

Warm · Inviting

Golden 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
#BA7C56

Warm Bulb 2700K

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

#A36A4F

Daylight 5500K

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

#A7817B

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.

#487184

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: #A36A4F;
CSS — background
background-color: #A36A4F;
CSS Variable
--color-golden-brown: #A36A4F;
Tailwind v3 — config
colors: { 'golden-brown': '#A36A4F' }
Tailwind — arbitrary
bg-[#A36A4F] text-[#A36A4F]
SCSS
$golden-brown: #A36A4F;

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 50 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 50 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 Golden Brown equivalent across 16 brands (Benjamin Moore, Sherwin-Williams, Behr, Dulux and more), each with its code, so you can take RAL 050 50 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 50 30?

RAL 050 50 30 is Golden Brown. On screen it is approximately #A36A4F (rgb 163, 106, 79).

What is RAL 050 50 30 in RGB?

RAL 050 50 30 is approximately rgb(163, 106, 79). Its HSL and CMYK values are in the color codes above.

What paint matches RAL 050 50 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 50 30?

RAL 050 50 30 (Golden Brown) is approximately #A36A4F in HEX — the standard sRGB equivalent for screen.

What is RAL 050 50 30 in CMYK?

RAL 050 50 30 converts to roughly cmyk(0%, 35%, 52%, 36%). 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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