RAL Design System

RAL 120 80 40 Summer Green

#B9D080

RGB 185, 208, 128 · HSL 77°, 46%, 66% · CMYK 11, 0, 38, 18

RAL 120 80 40 Summer Green is #B9D080 in HEX, rgb(185, 208, 128), cmyk(11%, 0%, 38%, 18%).

RAL 120 80 40, Summer Green, 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 #B9D080, or rgb(185, 208, 128). 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#B9D080
RGB185, 208, 128
HSL77°, 46%, 66%
HSV77°, 38%, 82%
CMYK11, 0, 38, 18
Decimal12177536
CSS RGBrgb(185, 208, 128)
CSS HSLhsl(77, 46%, 66%)

Kilz

Green FlashLG240-02

ΔE 1.6 · #B8D280

PPG

Floral Bouquet1117-4

ΔE 2.8 · #BACB7C

Vista Paint

Lick of LimeK-354

ΔE 3.5 · #B1D07D

Behr

Sweet GrassM350-4

ΔE 3.9 · #ACCB7C

Benjamin Moore

Stem2029-40

ΔE 4 · #ADC875

Dulux

Sour AppleS20F4

ΔE 4.2 · #C0D48B

Hallman-Lindsay

Wonder Woods772

ΔE 4.3 · #ABCB7B

Valspar

Afternoon Delight6006-10A

ΔE 4.5 · #BDDB8C

Dutch Boy

Lightning GreenVS-9109

ΔE 5.8 · #C7DF89

IKEA

IKEA02121

ΔE 6.7 · #BEC675

Dunn-Edwards

WasabiDE5578

ΔE 7.6 · #AFD77F

Colorhouse

Thrive .02Thrive-02

ΔE 8.9 · #CCCE7A

Sherwin-Williams

Lime RickeySW6717

ΔE 9.1 · #AFB96A

RAL

Green Beige1000

ΔE 13.6 · #BEBD7F

Farrow & Ball

Churlish Green251

ΔE 17.6 · #C8BD83

Kobra

Green33

ΔE 18.6 · #7AB96E

Light Reflectance Value (LRV)

57/100

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

#B9D080
#9780D0

Analogous

#D0BF80
#B9D080
#92D080

Triadic

#B9D080
#80BAD0
#D080BA

Monochromatic

#6E8632
#9BBC49
#B9D080
#D8E5B8
#F5F8EC

Shades and tints of Summer Green 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 #F3F7E9
Tint #E4EDCF
Tint #D6E3B5
Tint #C8DA9A
Base #B9D080
Shade #9EBE4E
Shade #779136
Shade #4E5F23
Shade #252D11

Lighter

#C7DA9A
#D4DFB7
#E5EAD7

Darker

#A0C14D
#718B2E
#425219

Saturation

#ADB49C
#BAD080
#C4E869

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

1.69:1

Fail

Aa

vs Black

12.40:1

AAA

Deuteranopia

#B9D080
#D0C382

Original → Simulated

Protanopia

#B9D080
#CCCC8E

Original → Simulated

Tritanopia

#B9D080
#BFC5CB

Original → Simulated

Calm · Restorative

Summer Green 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
#CAC97B

Warm Bulb 2700K

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

#B9D080

Daylight 5500K

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

#B7CE9F

Cool Bulb 6500K

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

#EBECE9

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.

#7C63BB

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: #B9D080;
CSS — background
background-color: #B9D080;
CSS Variable
--color-summer-green: #B9D080;
Tailwind v3 — config
colors: { 'summer-green': '#B9D080' }
Tailwind — arbitrary
bg-[#B9D080] text-[#B9D080]
SCSS
$summer-green: #B9D080;

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 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 120 80 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 Summer Green equivalent across 16 brands (Benjamin Moore, Sherwin-Williams, Behr, Dulux and more), each with its code, so you can take RAL 120 80 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 120 80 40?

RAL 120 80 40 is Summer Green. On screen it is approximately #B9D080 (rgb 185, 208, 128).

What is RAL 120 80 40 in RGB?

RAL 120 80 40 is approximately rgb(185, 208, 128). Its HSL and CMYK values are in the color codes above.

What paint matches RAL 120 80 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 120 80 40?

RAL 120 80 40 (Summer Green) is approximately #B9D080 in HEX — the standard sRGB equivalent for screen.

What is RAL 120 80 40 in CMYK?

RAL 120 80 40 converts to roughly cmyk(11%, 0%, 38%, 18%). 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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