RAL Classic Pale brown RAL 8025
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- RAL Classic RAL 8025 on kitchen cabinets (7 photos)
- RAL Classic Pale brown reviews (3 photos)
- What are RAL Classic Pale brown undertones?
- Is Pale brown RAL 8025 cool or warm?
- How light temperature affects on Pale brown
- Monochromatic color scheme
- Complementary color scheme
- Color comparison and matching
- LRV of Pale brown RAL 8025
- Color codes
- Color equivalents
| Code: | RAL 8025 |
| Name: | Pale brown |
| Brand: | RAL Classic |
What color is RAL Classic Pale brown?
RAL Classic Pale brown RAL 8025 is a muted, medium-dark brown with a clear warm cast and a gently earthy, slightly reddish base. Its restrained saturation keeps it from reading overly orange, giving it a grounded appearance on broad wall areas or built-in cabinetry. In daylight, the brown shows more of its warmth; under lower or warmer artificial light, it can appear deeper and more shadowed. Pair Pale brown with chalky cream, soft beige, charcoal, or dusty green for a composed palette. It also sits naturally beside oak, walnut, aged brass, linen, and matte black details.
RAL Classic RAL 8025 on kitchen cabinets (7 photos)
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RAL Classic Pale brown reviews (3 photos)
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What are RAL Classic Pale brown undertones?
Pale brown is a midtone, muted terracotta. The HEX sample leans orange; this describes its measurable digital hue direction, not a hidden paint pigment. Warm bulbs can make it look creamier or more golden, while cool daylight may mute that warmth and pull it closer to beige or greige.
HEX value:
RGB code:
117, 88, 71
Is RAL Classic Pale brown cool or warm?
With a hue of 22°, this brown reads warm on the HSL color wheel.
RAL 8025 Pale brown HSL code: 22, 24%, 37%
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 Pale brown
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 brown shade looks under different lighting:


4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with RAL Classic Pale brown:
Monochromatic color scheme
This scheme consists of various shades, tints, and tones of a single color. While it offers a perfect combination of hues, without accent décor it may become monotonous.
Lighter shades
RAL 8025
Pale brown
Complementary color scheme
This color scheme is a combination of two shades that are opposite each other on the color wheel. The high contrast between these colors creates a vibrant and dynamic visual effect. For the color Pale brown with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 202, such as RAL Classic Granite grey and Pigeon blue.
LRV of Pale brown
Pale brown has an LRV of 13.68% and refers to Medium Dark which means that this color reflects very little 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 13.68%, 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 | #755847 |
| RGB Decimal | 117, 88, 71 |
| RGB Percent | 45.88%, 34.51%, 27.84% |
| HSV | Hue: 22° Saturation: 39.32% Value: 45.88% |
| HSL | hsl(22, 24, 37) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 24.79 Yellow: 39.32 Key: 54.12 |
| YIQ | Y: 94.733 I: 22.744 Q: 0.844 |
| XYZ | X: 11.963 Y: 11.217 Z: 7.494 |
| CIE Lab | L:39.944 a:9.442 b:14.49 |
| CIE Luv | L:39.944 u:19.857 v:15.422 |
| Decimal | 7690311 |
| Hunter Lab | 33.492, 5.151, 10.177 |
Color equivalents
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