RAL Design System

RAL 080 50 40 Dirt Yellow

#926E2E

RGB 146, 110, 46 · HSL 38°, 52%, 38% · CMYK 0, 25, 68, 43

RAL 080 50 40 Dirt Yellow is #926E2E in HEX, rgb(146, 110, 46), cmyk(0%, 25%, 68%, 43%).

RAL 080 50 40, Dirt Yellow, 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 #926E2E, or rgb(146, 110, 46). 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#926E2E
RGB146, 110, 46
HSL38°, 52%, 38%
HSV38°, 68%, 57%
CMYK0, 25, 68, 43
Decimal9596462
CSS RGBrgb(146, 110, 46)
CSS HSLhsl(38, 52%, 38%)

Benjamin Moore

Golden2153-10

ΔE 2.6 · #97732F

Sherwin-Williams

Sconce GoldSW6398

ΔE 3.1 · #996F32

Behr

Wave Of GrainS290-7

ΔE 3.1 · #966D32

Dulux

SneezyS15E9

ΔE 3.7 · #9D7638

Vista Paint

Golden MistK-992

ΔE 5.2 · #9B733C

Dunn-Edwards

Hearth GoldDEA165

ΔE 6.1 · #A17135

Hallman-Lindsay

Rich And Rare893

ΔE 6.7 · #977540

Kilz

Flea MarketLD120-02

ΔE 7.2 · #9A6A35

RAL

Green Brown8000

ΔE 8.6 · #826C34

PPG

Brown Basket16-15

ΔE 9.3 · #AC7B44

Valspar

Autumn Surprise3011-5

ΔE 10.9 · #9D6C40

Colorhouse

Grain .07Grain-07

ΔE 12.8 · #AF8A3A

Kobra

Beige04

ΔE 12.9 · #8F6E46

Dutch Boy

CaramelVS-9805

ΔE 15.5 · #875228

IKEA

IKEA157157

ΔE 16.6 · #B7975E

Farrow & Ball

India Yellow66

ΔE 19.2 · #CB9E59

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

#926E2E
#2F5393

Analogous

#933C2F
#926E2E
#86932F

Triadic

#926E2E
#2F936E
#6E2F93

Monochromatic

#1F170A
#59431C
#926E2E
#C59849
#D8B983

Shades and tints of Dirt Yellow 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 #F8F2E8
Tint #E7D3B1
Tint #D5B47B
Tint #C49645
Base #926E2E
Shade #7A5B27
Shade #61491F
Shade #483617
Shade #2F230F

Lighter

#C2923F
#CAAB76
#DCCDB4

Darker

#785923
#543D17
#32240C

Saturation

#706552
#936E2F
#AB7517

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

4.67:1

AA

Aa

vs Black

4.49:1

AA Large

Deuteranopia

#926E2E
#84782D

Original → Simulated

Protanopia

#926E2E
#75753B

Original → Simulated

Tritanopia

#926E2E
#93686E

Original → Simulated

Warm · Inviting

Dirt Yellow 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
#AD7F3E

Warm Bulb 2700K

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

#926E2E

Daylight 5500K

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

#9A8462

Cool Bulb 6500K

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

#EDEBE9

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.

#2E4977

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: #926E2E;
CSS — background
background-color: #926E2E;
CSS Variable
--color-dirt-yellow: #926E2E;
Tailwind v3 — config
colors: { 'dirt-yellow': '#926E2E' }
Tailwind — arbitrary
bg-[#926E2E] text-[#926E2E]
SCSS
$dirt-yellow: #926E2E;

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 080 50 40 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 080 50 40 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 Dirt Yellow equivalent across 16 brands (Benjamin Moore, Sherwin-Williams, Behr, Dulux and more), each with its code, so you can take RAL 080 50 40 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 080 50 40?

RAL 080 50 40 is Dirt Yellow. On screen it is approximately #926E2E (rgb 146, 110, 46).

What is RAL 080 50 40 in RGB?

RAL 080 50 40 is approximately rgb(146, 110, 46). Its HSL and CMYK values are in the color codes above.

What paint matches RAL 080 50 40?

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 080 50 40?

RAL 080 50 40 (Dirt Yellow) is approximately #926E2E in HEX — the standard sRGB equivalent for screen.

What is RAL 080 50 40 in CMYK?

RAL 080 50 40 converts to roughly cmyk(0%, 25%, 68%, 43%). 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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