RAL Classic Luminous green RAL 6038
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| Code: | RAL 6038 |
| Name: | Luminous green |
| Brand: | RAL Classic |
What color is RAL Classic Luminous green?
RAL Classic Luminous green RAL 6038 is a bright, highly saturated green with a clean, sharply defined appearance. Its #00B51B value gives it strong green intensity with no visible red warmth, so it reads fresh and energetic rather than earthy or olive-toned. In direct daylight, Luminous green appears especially vivid, while lower light can make it look deeper and more concentrated. It is best used for accents such as doors, railings, garden furniture, feature panels, or bold cabinetry rather than across every wall. Pair this color with crisp white, charcoal gray, black metal, concrete, or pale natural wood to give its intensity room to stand out.
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What are RAL Classic Luminous green undertones?
Luminous green is a midtone, vivid sage green. The HEX sample leans green; this describes its measurable digital hue direction, not a hidden paint pigment. Warm light can make it look more olive and earthy, while cool daylight usually makes the green direction easier to notice.
HEX value:
RGB code:
0, 181, 27
Is RAL Classic Luminous green cool or warm?
warm
cool
At 129° on the HSL hue wheel, this dark green falls clearly in the cool range.
RAL 6038 Luminous green HSL code: 129, 100%, 35%
Hue - degree on a color wheel from 0 to 360. 0 is red, 120 is green, and 240 is blue.
Saturation is expressed as a percentage. At 0%, it appears as a shade of grey, and at 100%, it is in full color.
Lightness is also a percentage value. 0% is black, and 100% is white.
How light temperature affects Luminous green
Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.
In addition, natural-light temperature depends on its direction:
| Direction of sunlight | Visible temp. | Hue | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| North | Cool | Bluish | All day |
| East | Warm | Yellow | Before noon |
| West | Warm | Orange-red | After noon |
| South | Warm | Orange-yellow | All day |
Artificial Lighting. When choosing bulbs, pay attention to their color temperature in Kelvins.
Use the slider to see how this dark green shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
LRV of Luminous green
Luminous green has an LRV of 29.78% and refers to Medium colors that reflect a lot of light. Why LRV is important?
Light Reflectance Value measures the amount of visible and usable light that reflects from a painted surface.
Simply put, the higher the LRV of a paint color, the brighter the room you will get.
The scale goes from 0% (absolute black, absorbing all light) to 100% (pure white, reflecting all light).
Act like a pro: When choosing paint with an LRV of 29.78%, pay attention to your bulbs' brightness. Light brightness is measured in lumens. The lower the paint's LRV, the higher lumen level you need. Every square foot of room needs at least 40 lumens. That means for a 200 ft2 living room you'll need about 8000 lumens of light – e.g., eight 1000 lm bulbs.
Color codes
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| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| HEX | #00B51B |
| RGB Decimal | 0, 181, 27 |
| RGB Percent | 0.00%, 70.98%, 10.59% |
| HSV | Hue: 129° Saturation: 100.0% Value: 70.98% |
| HSL | hsl(129, 100, 35) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 100.0 Magenta: 0.0 Yellow: 85.08 Key: 29.02 |
| YIQ | Y: 109.325 I: -58.371 Q: -86.213 |
| XYZ | X: 16.721 Y: 33.125 Z: 6.549 |
| CIE Lab | L:64.262 a:-65.795 b:60.021 |
| CIE Luv | L:64.262 u:-60.495 v:75.807 |
| Decimal | 46363 |
| Hunter Lab | 57.554, -48.862, 33.541 |
