RAL Design System

RAL 140 70 10 Wormwood Green

#9FAE9E

RGB 159, 174, 158 · HSL 116°, 9%, 65% · CMYK 9, 0, 9, 32

RAL 140 70 10 Wormwood Green is #9FAE9E in HEX, rgb(159, 174, 158), cmyk(9%, 0%, 9%, 32%).

RAL 140 70 10, Wormwood Green, is a cool color from the RAL Design System — the European standard used to specify exact colors for paints and coatings. Its hex value is #9FAE9E, or rgb(159, 174, 158). 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#9FAE9E
RGB159, 174, 158
HSL116°, 9%, 65%
HSV116°, 9%, 68%
CMYK9, 0, 9, 32
Decimal10464926
CSS RGBrgb(159, 174, 158)
CSS HSLhsl(116, 9%, 65%)

Valspar

Favourite Jade5004-3C

Near-exact · #A2B0A0

Benjamin Moore

ScenicCC-758

ΔE 1.2 · #9DAD9F

Dulux

Grass SandsS23A3

ΔE 1.6 · #A2AEA0

Behr

Green BalsamPPU11-15

ΔE 1.9 · #9FAC9F

Vista Paint

Fair MaidenC-455

ΔE 2.3 · #A5B3A5

Hallman-Lindsay

Fair Maiden456

ΔE 2.3 · #A5B3A5

Colorhouse

Water .06Water-06

ΔE 2.8 · #9EAEA3

Sherwin-Williams

Coastal PlainSW6192

ΔE 4 · #9FA694

Dunn-Edwards

Graceful GreenDE6284

ΔE 4 · #ACB7A8

PPG

Dusty Aqua10-29

ΔE 4.3 · #A2B5AB

Kilz

Summer HavenTB-75

ΔE 4.7 · #A3AB94

Farrow & Ball

Green Blue84

ΔE 6.3 · #ADBDB2

IKEA

IKEA179179

ΔE 6.9 · #B6BBAD

Dutch Boy

Fair MaidenDCP-0456

ΔE 8.5 · #B3C3B9

RAL

Signal Grey7004

ΔE 9.5 · #969992

Kobra

Silver47

ΔE 16.4 · #CDCECD

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

TemperatureNeutral MasstoneGreen UndertoneBlue

A near-neutral with a subtle neutral blue undertone — it will pick up colour from surrounding surfaces and shift noticeably under different light.

Complementary

#9FAE9E
#AD9EAE

Analogous

#A7AE9E
#9FAE9E
#9EAEA5

Triadic

#9FAE9E
#9E9FAE
#AE9E9F

Monochromatic

#526151
#768B74
#9FAE9E
#C8D1C7
#F1F3F1

Shades and tints of Wormwood 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 #EFF1EE
Tint #DBE0DA
Tint #C7CFC6
Tint #B3BFB2
Base #9FAE9E
Shade #7A8F79
Shade #5B6B59
Shade #3B463B
Shade #1C211C

Lighter

#B2BEB1
#C6CEC5
#DEE2DE

Darker

#7B9079
#536452
#303B30

Saturation

#A4A8A3
#9FAE9E
#7CD675

Best Rooms

living rooms, bedrooms, bathrooms

Best Uses

walls, soft furniture, hard surfaces

Pairs With

white trim, natural wood, brass, soft black accents

Aa

vs White

2.33:1

Fail

Aa

vs Black

9.02:1

AAA

Deuteranopia

#9FAE9E
#AAA89F

Original → Simulated

Protanopia

#9FAE9E
#ACACA0

Original → Simulated

Tritanopia

#9FAE9E
#A1ABAC

Original → Simulated

Quiet · Versatile

Wormwood Green gets out of the way so the architecture and the people in the room do the work. The right neutral is never a default — it reads warm or cool, dusty or sharp depending on its undertone, and that undertone is what makes or breaks the room.

SymbolismBalance, sophistication, calm
PersonalityAdaptable, considered, timeless
versatileneutraltimelessbackdroptrimwall
#B7AF92

Warm Bulb 2700K

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

#9FAE9E

Daylight 5500K

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

#A4B4B6

Cool Bulb 6500K

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

#EAEBEA

Trim

Matched off-white

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

#F7F7F7

Ceiling

Whisper tint

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

#A670A9

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: #9FAE9E;
CSS — background
background-color: #9FAE9E;
CSS Variable
--color-wormwood-green: #9FAE9E;
Tailwind v3 — config
colors: { 'wormwood-green': '#9FAE9E' }
Tailwind — arbitrary
bg-[#9FAE9E] text-[#9FAE9E]
SCSS
$wormwood-green: #9FAE9E;

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 140 70 10 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 140 70 10 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 Wormwood Green equivalent across 16 brands (Benjamin Moore, Sherwin-Williams, Behr, Dulux and more), each with its code, so you can take RAL 140 70 10 straight to a can.

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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.

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What color is RAL 140 70 10?

RAL 140 70 10 is Wormwood Green. On screen it is approximately #9FAE9E (rgb 159, 174, 158).

What is RAL 140 70 10 in RGB?

RAL 140 70 10 is approximately rgb(159, 174, 158). Its HSL and CMYK values are in the color codes above.

What paint matches RAL 140 70 10?

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 140 70 10?

RAL 140 70 10 (Wormwood Green) is approximately #9FAE9E in HEX — the standard sRGB equivalent for screen.

What is RAL 140 70 10 in CMYK?

RAL 140 70 10 converts to roughly cmyk(9%, 0%, 9%, 32%). 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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