RAL Design System

RAL 080 70 80 Sunflower Yellow

#E19C00

RGB 225, 156, 0 · HSL 42°, 100%, 44% · CMYK 0, 31, 100, 12

RAL 080 70 80 Sunflower Yellow is #E19C00 in HEX, rgb(225, 156, 0), cmyk(0%, 31%, 100%, 12%).

RAL 080 70 80, Sunflower 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 #E19C00, or rgb(225, 156, 0). 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#E19C00
RGB225, 156, 0
HSL42°, 100%, 44%
HSV42°, 100%, 88%
CMYK0, 31, 100, 12
Decimal14785536
CSS RGBrgb(225, 156, 0)
CSS HSLhsl(42, 100%, 44%)

RAL

Maize Yellow1006

ΔE 1.8 · #E4A010

Vista Paint

Lemon DreamC-941

ΔE 3.6 · #EAA300

Hallman-Lindsay

Lemon Dream942

ΔE 4.6 · #EEA300

Behr

Midsummer GoldP280-7

ΔE 6.8 · #EDAD14

Sherwin-Williams

Gusto GoldSW6904

ΔE 6.8 · #F8AC1D

Dulux

Indulgent YellowS13H9

ΔE 7 · #F3A225

Benjamin Moore

Yellow2155-30

ΔE 8.5 · #EBA832

Valspar

Morning Sunrise3011-2

ΔE 9.5 · #FFB234

Dunn-Edwards

Ripe PumpkinDE5307

ΔE 10.1 · #FFAF37

Kobra

Yellow08

ΔE 10.1 · #FDAD00

Colorhouse

Aspire .06Aspire-06

ΔE 11.2 · #FFBA38

PPG

Fall Gold1205-7

ΔE 11.6 · #FFBC35

Kilz

AlohaLH240

ΔE 15.3 · #FEB14B

IKEA

IKEA124124

ΔE 17.2 · #FFB953

Dutch Boy

Happy DayVS-9601

ΔE 18.5 · #FFCA2C

Farrow & Ball

Babouche223

ΔE 26.5 · #ECC363

Light Reflectance Value (LRV)

40/100

Medium

0 · DarkLight · 100

Balanced reflectance — holds colour without washing out. Versatile for most rooms and the most forgiving range for true-to-chip results.

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

#E19C00
#0043E0

Analogous

#E02D00
#E19C00
#B4E000

Triadic

#E19C00
#00E09D
#9D00E0

Monochromatic

#473200
#946800
#E19C00
#FFC02E
#FFD77A

Shades and tints of Sunflower 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 #FFF6E0
Tint #FFE3A1
Tint #FFD061
Tint #FFBC21
Base #E19C00
Shade #B88100
Shade #8F6400
Shade #664700
Shade #3D2B00

Lighter

#FFBA1B
#F2C660
#F0DBAA

Darker

#B47E00
#7B5600
#483200

Saturation

#927E4F
#E09D00
#E09D00

Best Rooms

kitchens, breakfast nooks, kids' rooms

Best Uses

accent walls, ceilings, cabinetry highlights

Pairs With

white trim, natural linen, light oak, brushed brass

Aa

vs White

2.34:1

Fail

Aa

vs Black

8.96:1

AAA

Deuteranopia

#E19C00
#C6B200

Original → Simulated

Protanopia

#E19C00
#AAAA3B

Original → Simulated

Tritanopia

#E19C00
#E3929D

Original → Simulated

Bright · Optimistic

Sunflower Yellow brings light into spaces that lack it — kitchens, breakfast nooks, kids' rooms wake up under it. The trick with yellow is restraint: lean toward the muted/buttery end if you want it on walls; reserve high-chroma versions for accents and trim.

SymbolismSunlight, clarity, intellect
PersonalityCheerful, alert, sociable
sunlightclarityjoyalertnesskitchenmorning
#E8A21B

Warm Bulb 2700K

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

#E19C00

Daylight 5500K

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

#D5A73F

Cool Bulb 6500K

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

#EEECE7

Trim

Matched off-white

Same hue at 92% lightness — trim reads coordinated, not stark.

#F8F8F7

Ceiling

Whisper tint

Near-white with a hint of the hero's undertone — ceiling feels intentional.

#1341AC

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: #E19C00;
CSS — background
background-color: #E19C00;
CSS Variable
--color-sunflower-yellow: #E19C00;
Tailwind v3 — config
colors: { 'sunflower-yellow': '#E19C00' }
Tailwind — arbitrary
bg-[#E19C00] text-[#E19C00]
SCSS
$sunflower-yellow: #E19C00;

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 70 80 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 70 80 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 Sunflower Yellow equivalent across 16 brands (Benjamin Moore, Sherwin-Williams, Behr, Dulux and more), each with its code, so you can take RAL 080 70 80 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 70 80?

RAL 080 70 80 is Sunflower Yellow. On screen it is approximately #E19C00 (rgb 225, 156, 0).

What is RAL 080 70 80 in RGB?

RAL 080 70 80 is approximately rgb(225, 156, 0). Its HSL and CMYK values are in the color codes above.

What paint matches RAL 080 70 80?

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 70 80?

RAL 080 70 80 (Sunflower Yellow) is approximately #E19C00 in HEX — the standard sRGB equivalent for screen.

What is RAL 080 70 80 in CMYK?

RAL 080 70 80 converts to roughly cmyk(0%, 31%, 100%, 12%). 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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