RAL Design System

RAL 220 30 30 Sandalwood Grey Blue

#005160

RGB 0, 81, 96 · HSL 189°, 100%, 19% · CMYK 100, 16, 0, 62

RAL 220 30 30 Sandalwood Grey Blue is #005160 in HEX, rgb(0, 81, 96), cmyk(100%, 16%, 0%, 62%).

RAL 220 30 30, Sandalwood Grey Blue, 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 #005160, or rgb(0, 81, 96). 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#005160
RGB0, 81, 96
HSL189°, 100%, 19%
HSV189°, 100%, 38%
CMYK100, 16, 0, 62
Decimal20832
CSS RGBrgb(0, 81, 96)
CSS HSLhsl(189, 100%, 19%)

Dulux

PlungeS32E9

ΔE 2.6 · #035767

RAL

Azure Blue5009

ΔE 3.3 · #025669

Sherwin-Williams

OceansideSW6496

ΔE 3.9 · #015A6B

Benjamin Moore

Galápagos2057-20

ΔE 4.3 · #205864

Behr

Kingfisher520F-7

ΔE 4.6 · #22515D

Hallman-Lindsay

Blue Period690

ΔE 5.3 · #075158

Vista Paint

Mountain MistK-224

ΔE 5.3 · #0E535A

Dunn-Edwards

Nocturnal SeaDE5783

ΔE 6.3 · #0E6071

PPG

Deep Emerald1148-7

ΔE 6.8 · #2A545C

Valspar

Shaded Lake5011-9

ΔE 6.8 · #285F6F

IKEA

IKEA09797

ΔE 9.2 · #006673

Kilz

Wild RiverRE100-02

ΔE 11.4 · #3D6775

Colorhouse

Dream .06Dream-06

ΔE 13.3 · #0E707B

Farrow & Ball

Hague Blue30

ΔE 13.4 · #3D4E57

Dutch Boy

Ocean BlueD-6743

ΔE 14.9 · #4C6A74

Kobra

Blue31

ΔE 18 · #334059

Light Reflectance Value (LRV)

7/100

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

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

#005160
#610F00

Analogous

#00613F
#005160
#002261

Triadic

#005160
#610052
#526100

Monochromatic

#00161A
#00161A
#005160
#0093AD
#00D4FA

Shades and tints of Sandalwood Grey Blue 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 #E0FAFF
Tint #81ECFF
Tint #21DEFF
Tint #00A4C1
Base #005160
Shade #004B58
Shade #00434F
Shade #003C46
Shade #00343D

Lighter

#0099B4
#1ACDEC
#84DAE9

Darker

#00424E
#002D35
#001A1F

Saturation

#223B3F
#005261
#005261

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

8.95:1

AAA

Aa

vs Black

2.35:1

Fail

Deuteranopia

#005160
#3A4461

Original → Simulated

Protanopia

#005160
#4A4A5E

Original → Simulated

Tritanopia

#005160
#005350

Original → Simulated

Calm · Restorative

Sandalwood Grey Blue 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
#3F6963

Warm Bulb 2700K

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

#005160

Daylight 5500K

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

#2D6E87

Cool Bulb 6500K

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

#E7EDEE

Trim

Matched off-white

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

#F7F8F8

Ceiling

Whisper tint

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

#531409

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: #005160;
CSS — background
background-color: #005160;
CSS Variable
--color-sandalwood-grey-blue: #005160;
Tailwind v3 — config
colors: { 'sandalwood-grey-blue': '#005160' }
Tailwind — arbitrary
bg-[#005160] text-[#005160]
SCSS
$sandalwood-grey-blue: #005160;

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 220 30 30 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 220 30 30 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 Sandalwood Grey Blue equivalent across 16 brands (Benjamin Moore, Sherwin-Williams, Behr, Dulux and more), each with its code, so you can take RAL 220 30 30 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 220 30 30?

RAL 220 30 30 is Sandalwood Grey Blue. On screen it is approximately #005160 (rgb 0, 81, 96).

What is RAL 220 30 30 in RGB?

RAL 220 30 30 is approximately rgb(0, 81, 96). Its HSL and CMYK values are in the color codes above.

What paint matches RAL 220 30 30?

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 220 30 30?

RAL 220 30 30 (Sandalwood Grey Blue) is approximately #005160 in HEX — the standard sRGB equivalent for screen.

What is RAL 220 30 30 in CMYK?

RAL 220 30 30 converts to roughly cmyk(100%, 16%, 0%, 62%). 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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