Published in 1930 (the same year as HMG’s inception), BS381 was the BSI’s first colour standard. Q: What is the difference between BS colours and RAL colours?Ī: BS colours = British Standard colours. This is a key reference for specifying a particular paint colour to use in the refurbishment of buildings – especially at Local Authority level or for major works, such as office blocks, airports, schools and hospitals. The British Standard BS 4800 specifies colours of paint for building and construction works. Ideal for helping you or your customers choose a colour.
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From this location we ship the color fan decks to our customers on weekdays.ĭo you have questions and/or comments? Please feel free to contact us.A: A fandeck featuring the RAL, BS381C and BS4800 Colours. This website is an initiative of Whirlwind Internet, based in Uden (The Netherlands). We also target other countries with, ,, , and. The RAL K5 is available in 2 versions: semi matt and gloss. As a reseller of the official RAL color products we sell both the RAL K7 and RAL K5 color fan deck. Because computer screens are note able to display the true RAL colors, we recommend to use a physical color fan deck to be sure of the correct color. The website can also be used on smartphones.īesides the free color information we also offer physical RAL color fan decks for sale. We also provide information about a color, such as the name (if available also in other languages) and matching color codes ( HEX, RGB and CMYK). Through the detail page of each color you can view a full-screen color impression. The colors are divided into categories and you can look up a color using the color name or color code. On this site you find colors which are part of the following RAL collections: RAL Classic, RAL Design, RAL Effect, RAL Plastics P1 and RAL Plastics P2. The website provides an overview of all RAL colors. RAL Plastics P2 shows 200 RAL Design colors as a plastic standard. RAL Plastics P1 contains the 100 favorite RAL Classic colors. The multifunctional plates made of polypropylene ensure the best possible translation of RAL paint color shades into an identical shade for plastics. RAL Plastics is the color standard for plastics. No use is made of heavy metals such as lead, cadmium and chromates. It is the first collection from RAL to be based on waterborne paint systems. RAL Effect comprises 420 solid colors and, as a particular highlight, 70 metallic colors. The colors of RAL Classic and RAL Design do not intersect. The RAL Design collection includes 1,625 colors. In 1993 RAL introduced a new color matching system, tailored to the needs of architects, designers and advertisers. In the 1960s the colors were given supplemental names to avoid confusion in case of transposed digits. From that moment the color system consists of 213 colors, which is still in use to this day.
With tints constantly added to the collection, the collection was revised in 1961. 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. In 1927 the German RAL organization invented a collection of 40 colors. This website is not affiliated with the official RAL organization. This name can be translated in English as 'National Commission for Delivery Terms and Quality Assurance'. 'RAL' is the abbreviation of ' Reichs- Ausschuß für Lieferbedingungen und Gütesicherung'.
The RAL color standard is administrated by the RAL Deutsches Institut für Gütesicherung und Kennzeichnung. RAL is an European color matching system which defines colors for paint, coatings and plastics. About RAL colors About the RAL color system
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