RAL Design System

RAL 310 60 10 Gentle Mauve

#958C9E

RGB 149, 140, 158 · HSL 270°, 8%, 58% · CMYK 6, 11, 0, 38

RAL 310 60 10 Gentle Mauve is #958C9E in HEX, rgb(149, 140, 158), cmyk(6%, 11%, 0%, 38%).

RAL 310 60 10, Gentle Mauve, 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 #958C9E, or rgb(149, 140, 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#958C9E
RGB149, 140, 158
HSL270°, 8%, 58%
HSV270°, 11%, 62%
CMYK6, 11, 0, 38
Decimal9800862
CSS RGBrgb(149, 140, 158)
CSS HSLhsl(270, 8%, 58%)

Sherwin-Williams

Gentle GrapeSW9074

ΔE 1.6 · #908A9B

Dulux

EccentricityS44C4

ΔE 1.9 · #958A9F

PPG

Wright MurasakiFLLW771

ΔE 2.4 · #9B8C9F

Vista Paint

Garden BeautyK-42

ΔE 2.5 · #8D899C

Behr

Duchess LilacPPU16-13

ΔE 2.8 · #9A909E

Benjamin Moore

AmorousAF-600

ΔE 2.9 · #968997

Kilz

Orchid SmokeTB-27

ΔE 3.3 · #8F8494

Valspar

Lucent Purple4002-4A

ΔE 3.4 · #97919E

Hallman-Lindsay

Lilac Blossom1289

ΔE 3.5 · #9A93A9

IKEA

IKEA08888

ΔE 4.6 · #8B859D

Dunn-Edwards

Soft CharcoalDE5935

ΔE 5.8 · #838298

Farrow & Ball

Brassica271

ΔE 7 · #8D8089

Kobra

Grey42

ΔE 8.3 · #889099

RAL

Telegrey 27046

ΔE 9.6 · #82898F

Colorhouse

Wool .04Wool-04

ΔE 9.8 · #8B8A8C

Dutch Boy

Natural GrayVS-9332

ΔE 11.3 · #878787

Light Reflectance Value (LRV)

28/100

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 MasstoneViolet 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

#958C9E
#949C8B

Analogous

#8B8B9C
#958C9E
#9C8B9C

Triadic

#958C9E
#9C948B
#8B9C94

Monochromatic

#47424D
#6E6576
#958C9E
#BAB5C0
#E0DEE3

Shades and tints of Gentle Mauve 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 #F0EEF1
Tint #D9D6DC
Tint #C2BDC7
Tint #ABA4B2
Base #958C9E
Shade #776D80
Shade #595260
Shade #3C3741
Shade #1F1C21

Lighter

#A9A2B0
#BFBAC3
#DAD7DC

Darker

#766C80
#514A59
#2F2B34

Saturation

#949196
#948B9C
#945ACE

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

3.22:1

AA Large

Aa

vs Black

6.52:1

AA

Deuteranopia

#958C9E
#8D919E

Original → Simulated

Protanopia

#958C9E
#8E8E9C

Original → Simulated

Tritanopia

#958C9E
#938F8E

Original → Simulated

Quiet · Versatile

Gentle Mauve 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
#AF9692

Warm Bulb 2700K

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

#958C9E

Daylight 5500K

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

#9C9BB6

Cool Bulb 6500K

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

#EBEAEB

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.

#7E9D5E

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: #958C9E;
CSS — background
background-color: #958C9E;
CSS Variable
--color-gentle-mauve: #958C9E;
Tailwind v3 — config
colors: { 'gentle-mauve': '#958C9E' }
Tailwind — arbitrary
bg-[#958C9E] text-[#958C9E]
SCSS
$gentle-mauve: #958C9E;

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 310 60 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 310 60 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 Gentle Mauve equivalent across 16 brands (Benjamin Moore, Sherwin-Williams, Behr, Dulux and more), each with its code, so you can take RAL 310 60 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 310 60 10?

RAL 310 60 10 is Gentle Mauve. On screen it is approximately #958C9E (rgb 149, 140, 158).

What is RAL 310 60 10 in RGB?

RAL 310 60 10 is approximately rgb(149, 140, 158). Its HSL and CMYK values are in the color codes above.

What paint matches RAL 310 60 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 310 60 10?

RAL 310 60 10 (Gentle Mauve) is approximately #958C9E in HEX — the standard sRGB equivalent for screen.

What is RAL 310 60 10 in CMYK?

RAL 310 60 10 converts to roughly cmyk(6%, 11%, 0%, 38%). 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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