RAL Design System

RAL 180 85 05 Sea Haze Grey

#CBD9D4

RGB 203, 217, 212 · HSL 159°, 16%, 82% · CMYK 6, 0, 2, 15

RAL 180 85 05 Sea Haze Grey is #CBD9D4 in HEX, rgb(203, 217, 212), cmyk(6%, 0%, 2%, 15%).

RAL 180 85 05, Sea Haze Grey, 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 #CBD9D4, or rgb(203, 217, 212). 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#CBD9D4
RGB203, 217, 212
HSL159°, 16%, 82%
HSV159°, 6%, 85%
CMYK6, 0, 2, 15
Decimal13359572
CSS RGBrgb(203, 217, 212)
CSS HSLhsl(159, 16%, 82%)

PPG

Blue Lullaby1143-2

Near-exact · #C8D7D2

Valspar

Distant Valley5002-3A

ΔE 1.2 · #C9D8D1

Benjamin Moore

White708

ΔE 1.3 · #C9D9D2

Hallman-Lindsay

Powdered Pool482

ΔE 1.3 · #C7D6D0

Dulux

White Box HalfS26A1H

ΔE 1.5 · #CEDCD5

Dunn-Edwards

Sky GlassDE6303

ΔE 1.5 · #D0DBD7

Vista Paint

Powdered PoolC-481

ΔE 1.5 · #C8D5CF

Behr

Frosted SilverBNC-07

ΔE 1.5 · #C6D7D1

Colorhouse

Wool .01Wool-01

ΔE 1.7 · #C5D7D2

IKEA

IKEA183183

ΔE 1.8 · #CFD8D2

Sherwin-Williams

TidewaterSW6477

ΔE 2.4 · #C3D7D3

Kilz

Cool FogTB-61

ΔE 3.6 · #D4D8D4

Farrow & Ball

Borrowed Light235

ΔE 4.2 · #D5DBDB

Dutch Boy

Laguna White7411

ΔE 4.9 · #C8CDC9

RAL

Papyrus White9018

ΔE 5.7 · #D7D7D7

Kobra

Silver47

ΔE 5.9 · #CDCECD

Light Reflectance Value (LRV)

67/100

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

#CBD9D4
#D8CACF

Analogous

#CAD8CC
#CBD9D4
#CAD6D8

Triadic

#CBD9D4
#D3CAD8
#D8D3CA

Monochromatic

#71988A
#9DB8AF
#CBD9D4
#F0F4F3
#F0F4F3

Shades and tints of Sea Haze Grey 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 #EDF2F0
Tint #E4ECE9
Tint #DCE5E2
Tint #D3DFDB
Base #CBD9D4
Shade #96B3A9
Shade #658B7E
Shade #3F574F
Shade #1A2320

Lighter

#D4E0DC
#E0E7E5
#EDF1EF

Darker

#99B6AC
#5F8779
#374F47

Saturation

#CFD3D2
#CAD8D3
#B6ECD9

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

1.46:1

Fail

Aa

vs Black

14.42:1

AAA

Deuteranopia

#CBD9D4
#D4D4D5

Original → Simulated

Protanopia

#CBD9D4
#D7D7D5

Original → Simulated

Tritanopia

#CBD9D4
#CCD8D8

Original → Simulated

Calm · Restorative

Sea Haze Grey 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
#D8CFBA

Warm Bulb 2700K

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

#CBD9D4

Daylight 5500K

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

#C5D4DE

Cool Bulb 6500K

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

#EAEBEB

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.

#C59EAC

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) · Semi-gloss (trim) · Flat (ceiling)

Light tones absorb less light than expected — eggshell adds warmth on walls, semi-gloss gives trim crisp definition against pale walls.

Best Surfaces

Primary walls · Trim · Ceilings · 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; pale colors typically need 2 coats for full opacity.

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: #CBD9D4;
CSS — background
background-color: #CBD9D4;
CSS Variable
--color-sea-haze-grey: #CBD9D4;
Tailwind v3 — config
colors: { 'sea-haze-grey': '#CBD9D4' }
Tailwind — arbitrary
bg-[#CBD9D4] text-[#CBD9D4]
SCSS
$sea-haze-grey: #CBD9D4;

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 180 85 05 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 180 85 05 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 Sea Haze Grey equivalent across 16 brands (Benjamin Moore, Sherwin-Williams, Behr, Dulux and more), each with its code, so you can take RAL 180 85 05 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 180 85 05?

RAL 180 85 05 is Sea Haze Grey. On screen it is approximately #CBD9D4 (rgb 203, 217, 212).

What is RAL 180 85 05 in RGB?

RAL 180 85 05 is approximately rgb(203, 217, 212). Its HSL and CMYK values are in the color codes above.

What paint matches RAL 180 85 05?

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 180 85 05?

RAL 180 85 05 (Sea Haze Grey) is approximately #CBD9D4 in HEX — the standard sRGB equivalent for screen.

What is RAL 180 85 05 in CMYK?

RAL 180 85 05 converts to roughly cmyk(6%, 0%, 2%, 15%). 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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