Color converter
HEX to RAL and RAL to HEX
Type a HEX value or an RAL value, and the other one appears as you type. Every other notation of the same color is listed below, with each step of the maths.
The converter needs JavaScript. The values shown are for #D3AF37, and the worked examples below read without it.
Result
Inside sRGB
Showing the last color that converted.
- HEX
#D3AF37- RAL
RAL 1032 Broom yellow- RGB
rgb(211 175 55)- HSL
hsl(46.2 63.9% 52.2%)- OKLCH
oklch(76.55% 0.13847 91.55)
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Every format at once
The same color in every notation the converters know. Each name opens its own converter.
| Format | Value | Copy |
|---|---|---|
| Web and CSS | ||
| HEX CSS | #D3AF37 | |
| RGB CSS | rgb(211 175 55) | |
| sRGB (0 to 1) CSS | color(srgb 0.8275 0.6863 0.2157) | |
| Linear sRGB CSS | color(srgb-linear 0.65141 0.42869 0.0382) | |
| HSL CSS | hsl(46.2 63.9% 52.2%) | |
| HSV (HSB) Notation | hsv(46.2 73.9% 82.7%) | |
| HWB CSS | hwb(46.2 21.6% 17.3%) | |
| CSS color name CSS | goldenrodNearest ΔE00 5.00 | |
| Perceptual and CIE | ||
| OKLCH CSS | oklch(76.55% 0.13847 91.55) | |
| OKLab CSS | oklab(76.55% -0.00375 0.13842) | |
| CIELAB CSS | lab(73.19 4.7 62.68) | |
| CIE LCH CSS | lch(73.19 62.86 85.71) | |
| CIE XYZ (D65) CSS | color(xyz-d65 0.42882 0.44786 0.1) | |
| CIE XYZ (D50) CSS | color(xyz-d50 0.45463 0.45457 0.07797) | |
| CIE xyY Notation | xyY(0.43906 0.45855 0.44786) | |
| CIELUV Notation | luv(72.75 30.75 69) | |
| Wide gamut | ||
| Display P3 CSS | color(display-p3 0.80472 0.69157 0.30739) | |
| Rec. 2020 CSS | color(rec2020 0.74174 0.66017 0.25864) | |
| Adobe RGB (1998) CSS | color(a98-rgb 0.78545 0.68035 0.26584) | |
| ProPhoto RGB CSS | color(prophoto-rgb 0.67408 0.63343 0.26964) | |
| Print and paint | ||
| CMYK Notation | cmyk(0% 17.1% 73.9% 17.3%) | |
| RAL Classic Notation | RAL 1032 Broom yellowNearest ΔE00 3.02 | |
| Video | ||
| YCbCr (JPEG, BT.601) Notation | ycbcr(172.08 61.93 155.76) | |
| YCbCr (HD video, BT.709) Notation | ycbcr709(165.43 71.67 148.64) | |
| Code and platforms | ||
| Decimal integer Notation | 13872951 | |
| Android and Flutter ARGB Notation | 0xFFD3AF37 | |
| Android color int Notation | -2904265 | |
| SwiftUI and UIKit Notation | Color(red: 0.8275, green: 0.6863, blue: 0.2157) | |
| GLSL vec3 / vec4 Notation | vec3(0.8275, 0.6863, 0.2157) | |
| Embedded and terminal | ||
| RGB565 Notation | 0xD567Lossy | |
| ANSI 256 (xterm) Notation | 38;5;178Nearest ΔE00 3.11 | |
Every step of the maths
How HEX becomes RAL
Each step shows the values for the color above, as the converter computes them.
- Start Hex digits
#D3AF37 - Back 8-bit channels
each pair of digits read as a byte211 175 55 - Then Nearest RAL Classic
smallest CIEDE2000 to the RAL table's sRGB valuesRAL 1032 Broom yellow
RAL
About RAL
RAL Classic is a German standard of numbered colors for paint, powder coating and plastics, such as RAL 3020 Traffic red. Its colors are physical samples, so their sRGB values are approximations, and a hex color matches the nearest one at some distance.
How this page writes it
- The nearest of the RAL Classic colors in this site's table is chosen by CIEDE2000, and the distance is shown.
- Reads a four-digit number, with or without RAL, or a color's name.
Watch for
- Order paint from the physical RAL card, not from a screen: the sRGB values are published approximations.
- A CIEDE2000 under 1 is too small to see side by side; over 5 the difference is easy to see.
Worked examples
HEX to RAL
Each row is the converter's own output, and a test re-runs every row.
| Color | HEX | RAL |
|---|---|---|
| White | #FFFFFF | RAL 9010 Pure white ΔE00 0.00 |
| Black | #000000 | RAL 9005 Jet black ΔE00 1.59 |
| Middle gray | #808080 | RAL 9007 Grey aluminium ΔE00 5.39 |
| Red | #FF0000 | RAL 3026 Luminous bright red ΔE00 0.21 |
| Green | #00FF00 | RAL 6019 Pastel green ΔE00 19.6 |
| Blue | #0000FF | RAL 5021 Water blue ΔE00 15.9 |
| Royal blue | #2563EB | RAL 5015 Sky blue ΔE00 9.45 |
| Gold | #D3AF37 | RAL 1032 Broom yellow ΔE00 3.02 |
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Sources and testing
- RAL colours ral-farben.de
- Conversions run in your browser with the site's shared color code; nothing you type is sent anywhere.
- An automated test recomputes every value on this page and reads every format back.
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