RAL Effect

RAL Effect 810-3

#79888E

RGB 121, 136, 142 · HSL 197°, 9%, 52% · CMYK 15, 4, 0, 44

RAL Effect 810-3 is #79888E in HEX, rgb(121, 136, 142), cmyk(15%, 4%, 0%, 44%).

RAL Effect 810-3, RAL Effect 810-3, is a cool color from the RAL Effect — the European standard used to specify exact colors for paints and coatings. Its hex value is #79888E, or rgb(121, 136, 142). It's commonly specified for metallic and pearlescent finishes on vehicles, façades and design objects. 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#79888E
RGB121, 136, 142
HSL197°, 9%, 52%
HSV197°, 15%, 56%
CMYK15, 4, 0, 44
Decimal7964814
CSS RGBrgb(121, 136, 142)
CSS HSLhsl(197, 9%, 52%)

RAL

Squirrel Grey7000

ΔE 1.2 · #78858B

Kilz

December NightsTB-36

ΔE 1.6 · #7C878E

Valspar

Academy Gray5001-2A

ΔE 1.7 · #778489

Dulux

KolyaSG5C4

ΔE 2 · #758991

Benjamin Moore

Smokestack2131-40

ΔE 2.2 · #738388

PPG

Garrison Gray1039-5

ΔE 2.6 · #7B8588

Behr

Cold SteelMQ5-20

ΔE 2.8 · #7D8C96

Sherwin-Williams

Storm CloudSW6249

ΔE 2.8 · #7A848D

Vista Paint

Smoky DayC-490

ΔE 2.9 · #7D8D8F

Hallman-Lindsay

London Road527

ΔE 3 · #7F878A

Dunn-Edwards

Taliesin BlueDEC798

ΔE 3.9 · #707E84

IKEA

IKEA158158

ΔE 3.9 · #7C9195

Kobra

Grey42

ΔE 4.9 · #889099

Farrow & Ball

De Nimes299

ΔE 5.3 · #6A7C80

Colorhouse

Water .05Water-05

ΔE 5.7 · #82979D

Dutch Boy

Natural GrayVS-9332

ΔE 6.5 · #878787

Light Reflectance Value (LRV)

24/100

Dark

0 · DarkLight · 100

Soaks up light and feels moody and intimate. Great for studies, dining rooms and accent walls; pair with ample lighting.

Undertone

TemperatureCool MasstoneBlue UndertoneViolet

A near-neutral with a subtle cool violet undertone — it will pick up colour from surrounding surfaces and shift noticeably under different light.

Complementary

#79888E
#90807A

Analogous

#7A908B
#79888E
#7A7E90

Triadic

#79888E
#907A89
#89907A

Monochromatic

#333A3D
#566267
#79888E
#A3AEB2
#CDD3D5

Shades and tints of RAL Effect 810-3 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 #EEF0F1
Tint #D1D7D9
Tint #B4BDC0
Tint #97A3A8
Base #79888E
Shade #616F75
Shade #4A5559
Shade #333A3D
Shade #1C2021

Lighter

#94A1A6
#B0B8BB
#D1D5D7

Darker

#606E74
#424C50
#262C2F

Saturation

#818688
#7A8990
#42A2C7

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

3.67:1

AA Large

Aa

vs Black

5.73:1

AA

Deuteranopia

#79888E
#81848F

Original → Simulated

Protanopia

#79888E
#86868D

Original → Simulated

Tritanopia

#79888E
#798988

Original → Simulated

Quiet · Versatile

RAL Effect 810-3 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
#9A9386

Warm Bulb 2700K

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

#79888E

Daylight 5500K

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

#8798AA

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.

#8D6455

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: #79888E;
CSS — background
background-color: #79888E;
CSS Variable
--color-ral-effect-810-3: #79888E;
Tailwind v3 — config
colors: { 'ral-effect-810-3': '#79888E' }
Tailwind — arbitrary
bg-[#79888E] text-[#79888E]
SCSS
$ral-effect-810-3: #79888E;

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 810-3 from the RAL Effect — 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 810-3 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 RAL Effect 810-3 equivalent across 16 brands (Benjamin Moore, Sherwin-Williams, Behr, Dulux and more), each with its code, so you can take RAL 810-3 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 810-3?

RAL 810-3 is RAL Effect 810-3. On screen it is approximately #79888E (rgb 121, 136, 142).

What is RAL 810-3 in RGB?

RAL 810-3 is approximately rgb(121, 136, 142). Its HSL and CMYK values are in the color codes above.

What paint matches RAL 810-3?

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 810-3?

RAL 810-3 (RAL Effect 810-3) is approximately #79888E in HEX — the standard sRGB equivalent for screen.

What is RAL 810-3 in CMYK?

RAL 810-3 converts to roughly cmyk(15%, 4%, 0%, 44%). 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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