RAL Classic

RAL 6008 Brown Green

#39352A

RGB 57, 53, 42 · HSL 44°, 15%, 19% · CMYK 0, 7, 26, 78

RAL 6008 Brown Green is #39352A in HEX, rgb(57, 53, 42), cmyk(0%, 7%, 26%, 78%).

RAL 6008, Brown Green, is a warm color from the RAL Classic — the European standard used to specify exact colors for paints and coatings. Its hex value is #39352A, or rgb(57, 53, 42). It's commonly specified for fences, agricultural machinery, gates and exterior metalwork. 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#39352A
RGB57, 53, 42
HSL44°, 15%, 19%
HSV44°, 26%, 22%
CMYK0, 7, 26, 78
Decimal3749162
CSS RGBrgb(57, 53, 42)
CSS HSLhsl(44, 15%, 19%)

RAL

Brown Green6008

Near-exact · #39352A

Colorhouse

Wood .06Wood-06

ΔE 3.1 · #312F24

Vista Paint

Carbon CopyK-816

ΔE 3.5 · #3C3731

Behr

Havana CoffeeN210-7

ΔE 4.3 · #403C35

Dulux

Dark CavernS11A9

ΔE 4.6 · #3F3934

Benjamin Moore

WallerCW-510

ΔE 4.9 · #373B33

Sherwin-Williams

AndironSW6174

ΔE 4.9 · #424036

Kilz

RebelRM260

ΔE 4.9 · #373632

Hallman-Lindsay

Film Noir144

ΔE 6.5 · #473933

Farrow & Ball

Pitch Black256

ΔE 7 · #3B3938

Kobra

Black44

ΔE 7.5 · #383737

Dunn-Edwards

BlackDEA187

ΔE 7.8 · #3B3A3A

IKEA

IKEA186186

ΔE 8 · #302F2F

Dutch Boy

Dark ChocolateD-6782

ΔE 8.3 · #392A27

PPG

Black Magic1001-7

ΔE 9 · #414040

Valspar

Fired Earth6011-1

ΔE 10.1 · #4B4845

Light Reflectance Value (LRV)

4/100

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

TemperatureWarm MasstoneOrange UndertoneYellow

Reads as a warm orange with a yellow undertone showing through, especially in daylight. Pair trim and adjacent colours to either calm or amplify that undertone.

Complementary

#39352A
#292D38

Analogous

#382D29
#39352A
#343829

Triadic

#39352A
#293834
#342938

Monochromatic

#0F0E0B
#0F0E0B
#39352A
#645D4A
#90866A

Shades and tints of Brown 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 #F2F1ED
Tint #C9C4B6
Tint #A1987F
Tint #6F6752
Base #39352A
Shade #332F25
Shade #2D2A22
Shade #28261E
Shade #23211A

Lighter

#67604C
#938A73
#BEBAAF

Darker

#2D2A21
#1F1D16
#12110D

Saturation

#33312E
#383429
#4C3D15

Best Rooms

living rooms, libraries, dens

Best Uses

trim, cabinetry, leather goods, wood accents

Pairs With

cream walls, off-white linen, brass, soft black

Aa

vs White

12.23:1

AAA

Aa

vs Black

1.72:1

Fail

Deuteranopia

#39352A
#38362A

Original → Simulated

Protanopia

#39352A
#36362C

Original → Simulated

Tritanopia

#39352A
#3A3335

Original → Simulated

Grounded · Earthy

Brown Green grounds a scheme — it gives the eye a place to rest and frames brighter colors around it. Use it on trim, cabinetry, leather goods, and structural wood elements; for walls it works in libraries and dens that want gravity.

SymbolismStability, comfort, tradition
PersonalityReliable, warm, considered
earthywarmlibrarytrimcabinetrygrounded
#6A543B

Warm Bulb 2700K

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

#39352A

Daylight 5500K

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

#57595F

Cool Bulb 6500K

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

#EBEBEA

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.

#222939

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: #39352A;
CSS — background
background-color: #39352A;
CSS Variable
--color-brown-green: #39352A;
Tailwind v3 — config
colors: { 'brown-green': '#39352A' }
Tailwind — arbitrary
bg-[#39352A] text-[#39352A]
SCSS
$brown-green: #39352A;

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 6008 from the RAL Classic — 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 6008 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 Brown Green equivalent across 16 brands (Benjamin Moore, Sherwin-Williams, Behr, Dulux and more), each with its code, so you can take RAL 6008 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 6008?

RAL 6008 is Brown Green. On screen it is approximately #39352A (rgb 57, 53, 42).

What is RAL 6008 in RGB?

RAL 6008 is approximately rgb(57, 53, 42). Its HSL and CMYK values are in the color codes above.

What paint matches RAL 6008?

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 6008?

RAL 6008 (Brown Green) is approximately #39352A in HEX — the standard sRGB equivalent for screen.

What is RAL 6008 in CMYK?

RAL 6008 converts to roughly cmyk(0%, 7%, 26%, 78%). 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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