RAL Design System

RAL 170 80 15 Swimming Pool Green

#A8CFC0

RGB 168, 207, 192 · HSL 157°, 29%, 74% · CMYK 19, 0, 7, 19

RAL 170 80 15 Swimming Pool Green is #A8CFC0 in HEX, rgb(168, 207, 192), cmyk(19%, 0%, 7%, 19%).

RAL 170 80 15, Swimming Pool 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 #A8CFC0, or rgb(168, 207, 192). 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#A8CFC0
RGB168, 207, 192
HSL157°, 29%, 74%
HSV157°, 19%, 81%
CMYK19, 0, 7, 19
Decimal11063232
CSS RGBrgb(168, 207, 192)
CSS HSLhsl(157, 29%, 74%)

PPG

Tarreyton1140-3

ΔE 2 · #A1CDBF

Dulux

LesterS26D2

ΔE 2.1 · #AFD1C3

Colorhouse

Water .07Water-07

ΔE 2.2 · #A6CDC2

IKEA

IKEA117117

ΔE 2.8 · #A6CABF

Sherwin-Williams

AloeSW6464

ΔE 3.3 · #ACCABC

Valspar

Simply Seafoam5008-7C

ΔE 3.4 · #A3D3C7

Benjamin Moore

Copper619

ΔE 3.6 · #B0D8CC

Behr

Thermal AquaHDC-SM14-6

ΔE 3.8 · #9CCEC0

Hallman-Lindsay

Cottege Greenhistoric-cottege-green

ΔE 4.1 · #A9C7BB

Kilz

Green SurfRG160-02

ΔE 4.3 · #ACDAC9

Vista Paint

Shimmering GladeC-706

ΔE 4.5 · #A2D5C3

Dunn-Edwards

Steamy SpringDE5709

ΔE 5.1 · #B1CFC7

Dutch Boy

Fair MaidenDCP-0456

ΔE 8.9 · #B3C3B9

Farrow & Ball

Teresa's Green236

ΔE 9.5 · #C0CDC2

RAL

Light Green6027

ΔE 10.4 · #84C3BE

Kobra

Silver47

ΔE 15.8 · #CDCECD

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

TemperatureCool MasstoneTeal UndertoneGreen

Reads as a cool teal with a green undertone showing through, especially in daylight. Pair trim and adjacent colours to either calm or amplify that undertone.

Complementary

#A8CFC0
#D0A9B8

Analogous

#A9D0AE
#A8CFC0
#A9CBD0

Triadic

#A8CFC0
#C1A9D0
#D0C1A9

Monochromatic

#509178
#78B59E
#A8CFC0
#DBEBE5
#EFF6F3

Shades and tints of Swimming Pool 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 #EBF4F1
Tint #DBEBE5
Tint #CAE2D9
Tint #BAD9CD
Base #A8CFC0
Shade #76B49C
Shade #4E8D75
Shade #325A4B
Shade #162721

Lighter

#BBD9CE
#CDE1DA
#E3EDE9

Darker

#77B79E
#478970
#285141

Saturation

#B7C2BE
#A9D0C1
#92E7C7

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

1.70:1

Fail

Aa

vs Black

12.35:1

AAA

Deuteranopia

#A8CFC0
#C2C1C2

Original → Simulated

Protanopia

#A8CFC0
#C9C9C2

Original → Simulated

Tritanopia

#A8CFC0
#ABCCCC

Original → Simulated

Calm · Restorative

Swimming Pool 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
#BDC8AB

Warm Bulb 2700K

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

#A8CFC0

Daylight 5500K

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

#ABCDCF

Cool Bulb 6500K

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

#EAECEB

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.

#B8899B

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: #A8CFC0;
CSS — background
background-color: #A8CFC0;
CSS Variable
--color-swimming-pool-green: #A8CFC0;
Tailwind v3 — config
colors: { 'swimming-pool-green': '#A8CFC0' }
Tailwind — arbitrary
bg-[#A8CFC0] text-[#A8CFC0]
SCSS
$swimming-pool-green: #A8CFC0;

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 170 80 15 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 170 80 15 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 Swimming Pool Green equivalent across 16 brands (Benjamin Moore, Sherwin-Williams, Behr, Dulux and more), each with its code, so you can take RAL 170 80 15 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 170 80 15?

RAL 170 80 15 is Swimming Pool Green. On screen it is approximately #A8CFC0 (rgb 168, 207, 192).

What is RAL 170 80 15 in RGB?

RAL 170 80 15 is approximately rgb(168, 207, 192). Its HSL and CMYK values are in the color codes above.

What paint matches RAL 170 80 15?

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 170 80 15?

RAL 170 80 15 (Swimming Pool Green) is approximately #A8CFC0 in HEX — the standard sRGB equivalent for screen.

What is RAL 170 80 15 in CMYK?

RAL 170 80 15 converts to roughly cmyk(19%, 0%, 7%, 19%). 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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