RAL 5018 Turquoise Blue

With an LRV of about 21, RAL 5018 Turquoise Blue absorbs most of the light that reaches it. It makes a wall recede and a room feel smaller, and it needs good light to show its color. RAL does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color. RAL is a physical standard. #1B8B8C is a screen approximation of RAL 5018; sources list slightly different HEX values, so check a RAL card before ordering paint.

RAL 5018 Turquoise Blue in other brands

• Hempel 45180 Hempel Teal Very close ΔE 0.7
• Tropical Benjamin Moore 734 Teal Very close ΔE 0.9
• Beacon Hill Berger Paints 4A1000 Teal Very close ΔE 0.9
• Deep End Nippon Paint NP BGG 2711A Teal Very close ΔE 0.9
• Caribbean Splash KILZ RH160 Teal Very close ΔE 1.2
• Skyline Dulux Australia S30G7 Teal Very close ΔE 1.3

How it looks with color blindness

• Deuteranopia Reads as grayish blue
• Protanopia Reads as gray
• Tritanopia Reads as teal
• Achromatopsia Reads as gray

Under different light

• Warm bulb, 2700 K Close to listed
• Neutral, 4000 K Close to listed
• Daylight, 6500 K As listed

Nearby RAL blues

Questions

What is the HEX code of RAL 5018?

#1B8B8C on screen, RGB 27, 139, 140. RAL is a physical standard, so check a RAL card before ordering paint.

Is RAL 5018 Turquoise Blue warm or cool?

Cool. Its LAB b value of -9.1 and a value of -28.6 lean toward blue or green, so it reads cooler next to a pure gray.

What is the closest Hempel color to RAL 5018 Turquoise Blue?

Hempel 45180 (45180), at ΔE 0.7. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of RAL 5018 Turquoise Blue?

≈ 21. RAL does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.