RAL Design System

RAL 130 30 20 Kelp Green

#394827

RGB 57, 72, 39 · HSL 87°, 30%, 22% · CMYK 21, 0, 46, 72

RAL 130 30 20 Kelp Green is #394827 in HEX, rgb(57, 72, 39), cmyk(21%, 0%, 46%, 72%).

RAL 130 30 20, Kelp 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 #394827, or rgb(57, 72, 39). 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#394827
RGB57, 72, 39
HSL87°, 30%, 22%
HSV87°, 46%, 28%
CMYK21, 0, 46, 72
Decimal3754023
CSS RGBrgb(57, 72, 39)
CSS HSLhsl(87, 30%, 22%)

Benjamin Moore

ColonialCW-530

ΔE 4.8 · #3F5034

Dulux

Spinach GreenS23A9

ΔE 6.4 · #455338

Behr

Windsor Moss430F-7

ΔE 6.6 · #3E5635

RAL

Chrome Green6020

ΔE 8.2 · #2E3A23

Sherwin-Williams

EvergreensSW6447

ΔE 9.5 · #405840

Vista Paint

Glade CreekK-872

ΔE 10.9 · #515F44

PPG

Pine Forest1134-7

ΔE 11.2 · #415241

Valspar

Dark Meadow6010-5

ΔE 12.3 · #586444

Hallman-Lindsay

Clover Patch431

ΔE 12.5 · #464A3B

Kilz

American PineTB-69

ΔE 13.5 · #495748

Kobra

Green37

ΔE 13.8 · #515545

Dunn-Edwards

Olive CourtDEA174

ΔE 15.3 · #5F5D48

Dutch Boy

Dark GreenD-6751

ΔE 15.4 · #214136

Farrow & Ball

Bancha298

ΔE 16.4 · #686A47

Colorhouse

Glass .06Glass-06

ΔE 16.7 · #696346

IKEA

IKEA148148

ΔE 18.1 · #676450

Light Reflectance Value (LRV)

6/100

Very Dark

0 · DarkLight · 100

Absorbs almost all light — dramatic and cocooning. Needs strong artificial lighting and works best as an accent or in well-lit rooms.

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

#394827
#362749

Analogous

#494727
#394827
#294927

Triadic

#394827
#273A49
#49273A

Monochromatic

#0D1109
#12170C
#394827
#617B42
#88A960

Shades and tints of Kelp 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 #F0F4EB
Tint #C4D4AF
Tint #97B474
Tint #698547
Base #394827
Shade #334123
Shade #2D381E
Shade #26301A
Shade #202815

Lighter

#637D43
#8BA669
#BBC8AB

Darker

#2E3B1F
#202915
#13180C

Saturation

#393D33
#3A4927
#3C5D14

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

9.86:1

AAA

Aa

vs Black

2.13:1

Fail

Deuteranopia

#394827
#464128

Original → Simulated

Protanopia

#394827
#46462D

Original → Simulated

Tritanopia

#394827
#3C4446

Original → Simulated

Calm · Restorative

Kelp 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
#6A6338

Warm Bulb 2700K

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

#394827

Daylight 5500K

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

#57685D

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.

#F7F8F7

Ceiling

Whisper tint

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

#2E243C

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 / Aura Interior (for richer color depth in deep tones)

Recommended Finishes

Matte (walls) · Pearl (trim) · Satin (doors)

Deep colors look best in matte — gloss exaggerates surface flaws. Reserve subtle sheen for trim, doors, and high-touch areas.

Best Surfaces

Accent walls · Doors · Cabinetry · Built-ins

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

Tinted primer in a similar value is highly recommended — saves a coat and prevents the wall colour from washing the surface.

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: #394827;
CSS — background
background-color: #394827;
CSS Variable
--color-kelp-green: #394827;
Tailwind v3 — config
colors: { 'kelp-green': '#394827' }
Tailwind — arbitrary
bg-[#394827] text-[#394827]
SCSS
$kelp-green: #394827;

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 130 30 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 130 30 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 Kelp Green equivalent across 16 brands (Benjamin Moore, Sherwin-Williams, Behr, Dulux and more), each with its code, so you can take RAL 130 30 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 130 30 20?

RAL 130 30 20 is Kelp Green. On screen it is approximately #394827 (rgb 57, 72, 39).

What is RAL 130 30 20 in RGB?

RAL 130 30 20 is approximately rgb(57, 72, 39). Its HSL and CMYK values are in the color codes above.

What paint matches RAL 130 30 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 130 30 20?

RAL 130 30 20 (Kelp Green) is approximately #394827 in HEX — the standard sRGB equivalent for screen.

What is RAL 130 30 20 in CMYK?

RAL 130 30 20 converts to roughly cmyk(21%, 0%, 46%, 72%). 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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