RAL Design System

RAL 120 80 20 Avocado Cream

#C2CDA5

RGB 194, 205, 165 · HSL 77°, 29%, 73% · CMYK 5, 0, 20, 20

RAL 120 80 20 Avocado Cream is #C2CDA5 in HEX, rgb(194, 205, 165), cmyk(5%, 0%, 20%, 20%).

RAL 120 80 20, Avocado Cream, 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 #C2CDA5, or rgb(194, 205, 165). 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#C2CDA5
RGB194, 205, 165
HSL77°, 29%, 73%
HSV77°, 20%, 80%
CMYK5, 0, 20, 20
Decimal12766629
CSS RGBrgb(194, 205, 165)
CSS HSLhsl(77, 29%, 73%)

Valspar

Zen Garden6001-5C

ΔE 1.2 · #C4CFA5

Kilz

Subtle CeleryTB-74

ΔE 1.6 · #BFCDA3

Benjamin Moore

Landscape430

ΔE 1.9 · #C0CFA9

IKEA

IKEA115115

ΔE 2 · #C1D0A6

Behr

Washed OliveS350-3

ΔE 2.1 · #C3CEA2

Sherwin-Williams

Baize GreenSW6429

ΔE 2.5 · #C7CDA8

PPG

Pistachio Pudding1120-4

ΔE 2.6 · #C6D4AC

Vista Paint

Wispy MintC-749

ΔE 2.7 · #BBC7A2

Dulux

New FrondS20E3

ΔE 3.2 · #BBCCA0

Hallman-Lindsay

Wispy Mint750

ΔE 3.3 · #BCC7A4

Dunn-Edwards

Olive MartiniDE5562

ΔE 3.6 · #CED2AB

Farrow & Ball

Cooking Apple Green32

ΔE 5.2 · #C4C6A5

Colorhouse

Leaf .01Leaf-01

ΔE 5.6 · #D2D1AD

RAL

Pebble Grey7032

ΔE 9.6 · #B8B799

Dutch Boy

PerspectiveDCP-0749

ΔE 10 · #C8D4BE

Kobra

Beige05

ΔE 11.7 · #D0C092

Light Reflectance Value (LRV)

58/100

Light

0 · DarkLight · 100

Reflects plenty of light and keeps spaces feeling open and airy while still showing clear colour. A safe, flexible choice for living areas.

Undertone

TemperatureNeutral MasstoneYellow-Green UndertoneYellow

Reads as a neutral yellow-Green with a yellow undertone showing through, especially in daylight. Pair trim and adjacent colours to either calm or amplify that undertone.

Complementary

#C2CDA5
#B1A6CE

Analogous

#CEC5A6
#C2CDA5
#AFCEA6

Triadic

#C2CDA5
#A6C3CE
#CEA6C3

Monochromatic

#7B8D4E
#A1B375
#C2CDA5
#E4E9D8
#F4F6EF

Shades and tints of Avocado Cream 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 #F2F4EB
Tint #E6EBDA
Tint #DAE1C9
Tint #CFD8B7
Base #C2CDA5
Shade #A1B374
Shade #7A8C4D
Shade #4E5A31
Shade #222716

Lighter

#CFD8B8
#DAE0CC
#E9ECE2

Darker

#A3B575
#758746
#444F28

Saturation

#BDC0B4
#C3CEA6
#CDE78E

Best Rooms

bedrooms, bathrooms, libraries

Best Uses

main walls, cabinetry, soft furniture

Pairs With

soft white walls, oak floors, brass, warm clay accents

Aa

vs White

1.67:1

Fail

Aa

vs Black

12.57:1

AAA

Deuteranopia

#C2CDA5
#CEC6A6

Original → Simulated

Protanopia

#C2CDA5
#CBCBAB

Original → Simulated

Tritanopia

#C2CDA5
#C5C7CA

Original → Simulated

Calm · Restorative

Avocado Cream sits in the part of the spectrum the eye relaxes into. Designers reach for green when a room needs to feel like a refuge — bedrooms, libraries, bathrooms — because it lowers visual blood-pressure without flattening the space.

SymbolismGrowth, balance, nature
PersonalitySteady, grounded, thoughtful
calmnaturerestorativebalancebedroomlibrary
#D1C697

Warm Bulb 2700K

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

#C2CDA5

Daylight 5500K

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

#BECBBB

Cool Bulb 6500K

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

#EBECEA

Trim

Matched off-white

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

#F7F8F7

Ceiling

Whisper tint

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

#9486B6

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 · Trim · Soft furniture

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: #C2CDA5;
CSS — background
background-color: #C2CDA5;
CSS Variable
--color-avocado-cream: #C2CDA5;
Tailwind v3 — config
colors: { 'avocado-cream': '#C2CDA5' }
Tailwind — arbitrary
bg-[#C2CDA5] text-[#C2CDA5]
SCSS
$avocado-cream: #C2CDA5;

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 120 80 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 120 80 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 Avocado Cream equivalent across 16 brands (Benjamin Moore, Sherwin-Williams, Behr, Dulux and more), each with its code, so you can take RAL 120 80 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 120 80 20?

RAL 120 80 20 is Avocado Cream. On screen it is approximately #C2CDA5 (rgb 194, 205, 165).

What is RAL 120 80 20 in RGB?

RAL 120 80 20 is approximately rgb(194, 205, 165). Its HSL and CMYK values are in the color codes above.

What paint matches RAL 120 80 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 120 80 20?

RAL 120 80 20 (Avocado Cream) is approximately #C2CDA5 in HEX — the standard sRGB equivalent for screen.

What is RAL 120 80 20 in CMYK?

RAL 120 80 20 converts to roughly cmyk(5%, 0%, 20%, 20%). 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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