RAL Classic

RAL 6022 Olive Drab

#25221B

RGB 37, 34, 27 · HSL 42°, 16%, 13% · CMYK 0, 8, 27, 85

RAL 6022 Olive Drab is #25221B in HEX, rgb(37, 34, 27), cmyk(0%, 8%, 27%, 85%).

RAL 6022, Olive Drab, is a warm color from the RAL Classic — the European standard used to specify exact colors for paints and coatings. Its hex value is #25221B, or rgb(37, 34, 27). 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#25221B
RGB37, 34, 27
HSL42°, 16%, 13%
HSV42°, 27%, 15%
CMYK0, 8, 27, 85
Decimal2433563
CSS RGBrgb(37, 34, 27)
CSS HSLhsl(42, 16%, 13%)

RAL

Olive Drab6022

Near-exact · #25221B

Dulux

Te KuitiNZ10H1

ΔE 4.4 · #242322

Kilz

Deep OnyxTB-40

ΔE 4.4 · #242322

Vista Paint

Silent SeaC-514

ΔE 6.2 · #262627

Colorhouse

Wood .06Wood-06

ΔE 6.5 · #312F24

Hallman-Lindsay

Silent Sea515

ΔE 7.3 · #2A2B2C

Benjamin Moore

BucktroutCW-180

ΔE 7.7 · #362E2C

IKEA

IKEA186186

ΔE 8 · #302F2F

Dutch Boy

Dark ChocolateD-6782

ΔE 8.5 · #392A27

Sherwin-Williams

Tricorn BlackSW6258

ΔE 8.5 · #2F2F30

Behr

Bitter Chocolate790B-7

ΔE 9.6 · #393432

Kobra

Black44

ΔE 11.1 · #383737

Farrow & Ball

Pitch Black256

ΔE 11.7 · #3B3938

Dunn-Edwards

BlackDEA187

ΔE 12.3 · #3B3A3A

PPG

Black Magic1001-7

ΔE 14.8 · #414040

Valspar

Dark Kettle Black4011-2

ΔE 15.5 · #3F4043

Light Reflectance Value (LRV)

2/100

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

#25221B
#1C1F26

Analogous

#261E1C
#25221B
#24261C

Triadic

#25221B
#1C2623
#231C26

Monochromatic

#0F0E0B
#0F0E0B
#25221B
#534C3C
#7F755C

Shades and tints of Olive Drab 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 #C7C0B1
Tint #9B9075
Tint #625A47
Base #25221B
Shade #26231B
Shade #25221B
Shade #24211A
Shade #23211A

Lighter

#5A5241
#8A8169
#BAB5A9

Darker

#1F1C16
#15140F
#0D0B09

Saturation

#232220
#26231C
#34290E

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

15.87:1

AAA

Aa

vs Black

1.32:1

Fail

Deuteranopia

#25221B
#24221B

Original → Simulated

Protanopia

#25221B
#23231C

Original → Simulated

Tritanopia

#25221B
#252122

Original → Simulated

Grounded · Earthy

Olive Drab 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
#5B462F

Warm Bulb 2700K

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

#25221B

Daylight 5500K

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

#484B54

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: #25221B;
CSS — background
background-color: #25221B;
CSS Variable
--color-olive-drab: #25221B;
Tailwind v3 — config
colors: { 'olive-drab': '#25221B' }
Tailwind — arbitrary
bg-[#25221B] text-[#25221B]
SCSS
$olive-drab: #25221B;

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 6022 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 6022 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 Olive Drab equivalent across 16 brands (Benjamin Moore, Sherwin-Williams, Behr, Dulux and more), each with its code, so you can take RAL 6022 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 6022?

RAL 6022 is Olive Drab. On screen it is approximately #25221B (rgb 37, 34, 27).

What is RAL 6022 in RGB?

RAL 6022 is approximately rgb(37, 34, 27). Its HSL and CMYK values are in the color codes above.

What paint matches RAL 6022?

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 6022?

RAL 6022 (Olive Drab) is approximately #25221B in HEX — the standard sRGB equivalent for screen.

What is RAL 6022 in CMYK?

RAL 6022 converts to roughly cmyk(0%, 8%, 27%, 85%). 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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