RAL Classic Chocolate brown RAL 8017 paint color review
Let’s dive into a full Chocolate brown paint color review. Take a look at pictures of real interiors and exteriors painted with beautiful RAL 8017. Find out if this gorgeous warm beige paint color would look great on your living room walls or trims, kitchen cabinet, bedroom accent wall, bathroom or house exterior.
| Color code: | RAL 8017 |
| Color name: | Chocolate brown |
| Brand: | RAL Classic |
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Looking for a fresh new look for your house exterior or starting from skretch? We’ve collected pictures of real-life homes that have been painted with this warm hue. Find inspiration for your house’s exterior, front doors, gates, shutters, frames or windows.
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LRV of Chocolate brown
Chocolate brown RAL 8017 has an LRV of 6.64% and refers to Dark colors which means that this color almost does not reflect light
Light Reflectance Value measures the amount of visible and usable light that reflects from a painted surface.
Simply put, the higher LRV of paint color, the brighter room you will get.
Scale goes from 0% (absolute black, absorbing all light) to 100% (pure white, reflecting 100% of all light).
Act like a pro: Choosing paint with LRV of 6.64% be attentive to your bulbs light Brightness.Light Brightness – measured in lumens. The lower LRV of paint you have, the higher lumen level you need. Every square feet of room needs at least 40 lumens. That means for a 200 square feet living room you’ll need 8000 lumens of light. To achieve that brightness, you would require a total of 8 bulbs, 1000lm each.
What are RAL Classic Chocolate brown undertones?
Red is RAL Classic Chocolate brown undertone color, as you can clearly see on the color field below. To determine this undertone we’ve removed all the tints, tones, shades and get HUE (pure color). Seems that undertone definition on a white sheet is already outdated and rather inaccurate
HEX value
HEX value:
#442F29
RGB code:
68, 47, 41
Is RAL Classic Chocolate brown RAL 8017 cool or warm?
With a hue of 13° this Beige refers warm paint shade according to HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) on the color wheel.
RAL 8017 Chocolate brown HSL code: 13, 25%, 21%
Hue - degree on a color wheel from 0 to 360. 0 is red, 120 is green, and 240 is blue.
Saturation is a percentage value. 0% is a shade of grey, and 100% is the full color.
Lightness is also a percentage value. 0% is black, and 100% is white.
- Warm Beige will make even large rooms feel cozy and intimate
- Warm Beige undertones tend to make you feel happy, energized and playful
- Warm paint colors are ideal for kitchens, living rooms or bathrooms
- Warmer hues make larger spaces feel more inviting
Act like a pro: Mixing warm and cool shades is a must have to get harmonius interior. Add accents that contrast with the primary color to create visual balance. If your walls are a warm color, don’t forget to add accent in cold colors (furniture, art, décor). A good practice is too use a complementary color scheme.
Color comparison
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Color codes
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| Format | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| HEX | #442F29 |  |
| RGB Decimal | 68, 47, 41 | |
| RGB Percent | 26.67%, 18.43%, 16.08% | |
| HSV | Hue: 13° Saturation: 39.71% Value: 26.67% | |
| HSL | hsl(13, 25, 21) | |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 30.88 Yellow: 39.71 Key: 73.33 | |
| YIQ | Y: 52.595 I: 14.442 Q: 2.575 | |
| XYZ | X: 3.801 Y: 3.422 Z: 2.558 | |
| CIE Lab | L:21.661 a:8.646 b:7.656 | |
| CIE Luv | L:21.661 u:12.451 v:6.211 | |
| Decimal | 4468521 | |
| Hunter lab | 18.499, 4.299, 4.753 | |
