RAL Design System

RAL 060 40 20 Coffee Bean Brown

#765640

RGB 118, 86, 64 · HSL 24°, 30%, 36% · CMYK 0, 27, 46, 54

RAL 060 40 20 Coffee Bean Brown is #765640 in HEX, rgb(118, 86, 64), cmyk(0%, 27%, 46%, 54%).

RAL 060 40 20, Coffee Bean 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 #765640, or rgb(118, 86, 64). 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#765640
RGB118, 86, 64
HSL24°, 30%, 36%
HSV24°, 46%, 46%
CMYK0, 27, 46, 54
Decimal7755328
CSS RGBrgb(118, 86, 64)
CSS HSLhsl(24, 30%, 36%)

PPG

Molasses1079-7

ΔE 1.9 · #74563D

Benjamin Moore

KonaAF-165

ΔE 2.2 · #735742

Vista Paint

BrownstoneC-1449

ΔE 2.4 · #775745

Hallman-Lindsay

Brownstonehistoric-brownstone

ΔE 2.4 · #785441

Behr

MolassesS220-7

ΔE 2.5 · #7B573F

RAL

Beige Brown8024

ΔE 2.5 · #79553D

Sherwin-Williams

GroundedSW6089

ΔE 2.8 · #785B47

Kilz

Yule LogLC290-02

ΔE 2.9 · #7C5641

Dunn-Edwards

BriarDEC712

ΔE 3 · #745443

Valspar

Cowboy Hat3010-8

ΔE 3.5 · #745746

Dulux

NomadS10D7

ΔE 5.4 · #83624F

Kobra

Copper46

ΔE 6 · #7B584C

Dutch Boy

MapleD-6784

ΔE 7.1 · #7D5436

Colorhouse

Clay .06Clay-06

ΔE 7.9 · #675544

IKEA

IKEA08989

ΔE 10 · #6A443B

Farrow & Ball

Salon Drab290

ΔE 10.8 · #726454

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

#765640
#406177

Analogous

#774046
#765640
#777240

Triadic

#765640
#407756
#564077

Monochromatic

#140E0B
#463225
#765640
#A87B5D
#C2A38E

Shades and tints of Coffee Bean 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 #F4EFEB
Tint #DAC8BB
Tint #C1A08B
Tint #A7795B
Base #765640
Shade #634836
Shade #503A2B
Shade #3C2B20
Shade #281D15

Lighter

#A27557
#B69884
#D2C3BA

Darker

#614532
#432F22
#281B13

Saturation

#645A54
#775640
#975020

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

6.61:1

AA

Aa

vs Black

3.18:1

AA Large

Deuteranopia

#765640
#68613F

Original → Simulated

Protanopia

#765640
#5C5C43

Original → Simulated

Tritanopia

#765640
#765457

Original → Simulated

Warm · Inviting

Coffee Bean 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
#986D4B

Warm Bulb 2700K

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

#765640

Daylight 5500K

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

#85726F

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.

#3A5262

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: #765640;
CSS — background
background-color: #765640;
CSS Variable
--color-coffee-bean-brown: #765640;
Tailwind v3 — config
colors: { 'coffee-bean-brown': '#765640' }
Tailwind — arbitrary
bg-[#765640] text-[#765640]
SCSS
$coffee-bean-brown: #765640;

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 060 40 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 060 40 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 Coffee Bean Brown equivalent across 16 brands (Benjamin Moore, Sherwin-Williams, Behr, Dulux and more), each with its code, so you can take RAL 060 40 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 060 40 20?

RAL 060 40 20 is Coffee Bean Brown. On screen it is approximately #765640 (rgb 118, 86, 64).

What is RAL 060 40 20 in RGB?

RAL 060 40 20 is approximately rgb(118, 86, 64). Its HSL and CMYK values are in the color codes above.

What paint matches RAL 060 40 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 060 40 20?

RAL 060 40 20 (Coffee Bean Brown) is approximately #765640 in HEX — the standard sRGB equivalent for screen.

What is RAL 060 40 20 in CMYK?

RAL 060 40 20 converts to roughly cmyk(0%, 27%, 46%, 54%). 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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