RAL Design System

RAL 060 50 60 Elm Brown Red

#B25B09

RGB 178, 91, 9 · HSL 29°, 90%, 37% · CMYK 0, 49, 95, 30

RAL 060 50 60 Elm Brown Red is #B25B09 in HEX, rgb(178, 91, 9), cmyk(0%, 49%, 95%, 30%).

RAL 060 50 60, Elm Brown Red, 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 #B25B09, or rgb(178, 91, 9). 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#B25B09
RGB178, 91, 9
HSL29°, 90%, 37%
HSV29°, 95%, 70%
CMYK0, 49, 95, 30
Decimal11688713
CSS RGBrgb(178, 91, 9)
CSS HSLhsl(29, 90%, 37%)

Behr

Acorn SpiceS-H-280

ΔE 1.3 · #B55C08

Benjamin Moore

14CSP-1110

ΔE 10 · #D27326

Dunn-Edwards

Desert SpiceDE5202

ΔE 10 · #C66B30

Dulux

Nomadic StyleSB7C6

ΔE 11.1 · #CF7730

Vista Paint

Deep SpiceK-600

ΔE 12.1 · #D26B33

PPG

Sesame Crunch1198-7

ΔE 12.3 · #C26A35

Colorhouse

Create .03Create-03

ΔE 12.7 · #C27136

Valspar

Caramel Cream2009-2

ΔE 13.4 · #C56E39

Hallman-Lindsay

Casa De Oro1026

ΔE 13.7 · #CF6837

Sherwin-Williams

Determined OrangeSW6635

ΔE 14.7 · #C56639

Dutch Boy

HamburgerVS-9801

ΔE 15.8 · #9F5224

RAL

Pearl Orange2013

ΔE 15.9 · #C35831

Kobra

Yellow11

ΔE 18 · #B97D31

Kilz

LigerLH210

ΔE 18.5 · #EA8A42

IKEA

IKEA193193

ΔE 19.2 · #BA5B3A

Farrow & Ball

Charlotte's Locks268

ΔE 20.2 · #D65F3D

Light Reflectance Value (LRV)

17/100

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

#B25B09
#0961B3

Analogous

#B3090C
#B25B09
#B3B009

Triadic

#B25B09
#09B35C
#5C09B3

Monochromatic

#221102
#6B3606
#B25B09
#F38116
#F7A85F

Shades and tints of Elm Brown Red 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 #FDEFE2
Tint #FACA9D
Tint #F6A458
Tint #F37F13
Base #B25B09
Shade #954C08
Shade #773D06
Shade #582D05
Shade #3A1E03

Lighter

#F07B0D
#E89C55
#EAC6A3

Darker

#934904
#673201
#3C1D00

Saturation

#785E45
#B35C09
#B85B05

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

4.78:1

AA

Aa

vs Black

4.39:1

AA Large

Deuteranopia

#B25B09
#8D7F00

Original → Simulated

Protanopia

#B25B09
#707022

Original → Simulated

Tritanopia

#B25B09
#B25761

Original → Simulated

Warm · Inviting

Elm Brown Red 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
#C57122

Warm Bulb 2700K

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

#B25B09

Daylight 5500K

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

#B27646

Cool Bulb 6500K

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

#EEEAE7

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.

#13528E

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: #B25B09;
CSS — background
background-color: #B25B09;
CSS Variable
--color-elm-brown-red: #B25B09;
Tailwind v3 — config
colors: { 'elm-brown-red': '#B25B09' }
Tailwind — arbitrary
bg-[#B25B09] text-[#B25B09]
SCSS
$elm-brown-red: #B25B09;

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 50 60 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 50 60 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 Elm Brown Red equivalent across 16 brands (Benjamin Moore, Sherwin-Williams, Behr, Dulux and more), each with its code, so you can take RAL 060 50 60 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 50 60?

RAL 060 50 60 is Elm Brown Red. On screen it is approximately #B25B09 (rgb 178, 91, 9).

What is RAL 060 50 60 in RGB?

RAL 060 50 60 is approximately rgb(178, 91, 9). Its HSL and CMYK values are in the color codes above.

What paint matches RAL 060 50 60?

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 50 60?

RAL 060 50 60 (Elm Brown Red) is approximately #B25B09 in HEX — the standard sRGB equivalent for screen.

What is RAL 060 50 60 in CMYK?

RAL 060 50 60 converts to roughly cmyk(0%, 49%, 95%, 30%). 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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