Classic Ral Color Chart K5 Painting Printing Industry Used Chart
RAL is an European color matching system which defines colors for paint, coatings and plastics. The RAL color standard is administrated by the RAL Deutsches Institut für Gütesicherung und
'RAL' is the abbreviation of 'Reichs-Ausschuß für Lieferbedingungen und Gütesicherung'. This name can be translated in English as 'National Commission for Delivery Terms and Quality Assurance'. This website is not affiliated with the official RAL organization.
In 1927 the German RAL organization invented a collection of 40 colors. Prior to that date manufacturers and customers had to exchange color samples to describe a tint, whereas from then on they would rely on numbers. With tints constantly added to the collection, the collection was revised in 1961. From that moment the color system consists of 213 colors, which is still in use to this day. In the 1960s the colors were given supplemental names to avoid confusion in case of transposed digits.
In 1993 RAL introduced a new color matching system, tailored to the needs of architects, designers and advertisers. The collection includes 1,625 colors. The colors of and do not interst. comprises 420 solid colors and, as a particular highlight, 70 metallic colors. It is the first collection from RAL to be based on waterborne paint systems. No use is made of heavy metals such as lead, cadmium and chromates.
RAL Plastics is the color standard for plastics. The multifunctional plates made of polypropylene ensure the best possible translation of RAL paint color shades into an identical shade for plastics.contains the 100 favorite colors, shows 200, colors as a plastic standard.
Features:
RAL K5 color card for paint features:
Large area of colour for all 210 RAL CLASSIC colours.
U - shaped protective cover.
Full page colour area of 5 x 15 cm.
Ideally suited for colour combination and colour comparison.
Choice of semi-matte or gloss.
The RAL CLASSIC Colour Collection with its 210 colours is indispensable in many areas.
Many products are internationally available in these colours. RAL Colours with four digit numbers will continue to be important for colour decision also in the future.
