RAL Classic — greys (RAL 7000 series)

Thirty-eight colours, RAL 7000 through 7048 — the largest group within RAL Classic and by far the most requested. That is no accident: grey is the colour on which construction and machine building have standardised. Window frames, façade elements, switch cabinets, machine housings and building services nearly all come from this series.

The group runs from very light to almost black, and it is at those extremes that the most frequently confused colours sit. Grey moreover nearly always has an undertone — blue, green or brown — and that undertone decides whether a colour sits well beside a façade or an adjoining element or clashes with it. On paper the difference is small; on ten metres of façade it is unmistakable.

Colours that stand out. RAL 7016 anthracite grey is the best-selling colour in the whole collection: dark grey with a blue undertone, standard for window frames and façade elements. RAL 7021 black grey is the darker neighbour with which 7016 is most often confused. RAL 7035 light grey is the classic colour of switch cabinets and machine housings. RAL 7015 slate grey and RAL 7024 graphite grey are the usual alternatives when 7016 comes out too blue.

All 38 colours in this group

RAL 7000 — EekhoorngrijsView RAL 7000 →RAL 7001 — ZilvergrijsView RAL 7001 →RAL 7002 — OlijfgrijsView RAL 7002 →RAL 7003 — MosgrijsView RAL 7003 →RAL 7004 — SignaalgrijsView RAL 7004 →RAL 7005 — MuisgrijsView RAL 7005 →RAL 7006 — BeigegrijsView RAL 7006 →RAL 7008 — KakigrijsView RAL 7008 →RAL 7009 — GroengrijsView RAL 7009 →RAL 7010 — TentdoekgrijsView RAL 7010 →RAL 7011 — IJzergrijsView RAL 7011 →RAL 7012 — BazaltgrijsView RAL 7012 →RAL 7013 — BruingrijsView RAL 7013 →RAL 7015 — LeigrijsView RAL 7015 →RAL 7016 — AntracietgrijsView RAL 7016 →RAL 7021 — ZwartgrijsView RAL 7021 →RAL 7022 — OmbergrijsView RAL 7022 →RAL 7023 — BetongrijsView RAL 7023 →RAL 7024 — GrafietgrijsView RAL 7024 →RAL 7026 — GranietgrijsView RAL 7026 →RAL 7030 — SteengrijsView RAL 7030 →RAL 7031 — BlauwgrijsView RAL 7031 →RAL 7032 — KiezelgrijsView RAL 7032 →RAL 7033 — CementgrijsView RAL 7033 →RAL 7034 — GeelgrijsView RAL 7034 →RAL 7035 — LichtgrijsView RAL 7035 →RAL 7036 — Platina grijsView RAL 7036 →RAL 7037 — StofgrijsView RAL 7037 →RAL 7038 — AgaatgrijsView RAL 7038 →RAL 7039 — KwartsgrijsView RAL 7039 →RAL 7040 — VenstergrijsView RAL 7040 →RAL 7042 — Verkeersgrijs AView RAL 7042 →RAL 7043 — Verkeersgrijs BView RAL 7043 →RAL 7044 — ZijdegrijsView RAL 7044 →RAL 7045 — Telegrijs 1View RAL 7045 →RAL 7046 — Telegrijs 2View RAL 7046 →RAL 7047 — Telegrijs 4View RAL 7047 →RAL 7048 — ParelmoermuisgrijsView RAL 7048 →

More about greys (RAL 7000 series)

Judging grey

Of all the colour groups, grey is the hardest to judge visually, because the eye perceives grey very relatively: the same shade looks cooler beside warm timber and warmer against a blue ground. So never judge grey on its own but always next to the material it will meet, under daylight or standardised light. For a binding comparison, use a primary standard card, not the fan deck.

Loose colour samples from this group

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