RAL 7012 Basalt Grey

With an LRV of about 11, RAL 7012 Basalt Grey 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. #585D5E is a screen approximation of RAL 7012; sources list slightly different HEX values, so check a RAL card before ordering paint.

RAL 7012 Basalt Grey in other brands

• Hempel 10270 Hempel Gray Very close ΔE 0.5
• Flint Benjamin Moore AF-560 Gray Very close ΔE 0.7
• Organic Ware Berger Paints 8A2682 Gray Very close ΔE 0.7
• Charcoal Shadow Vista K-809 Gray Very close ΔE 0.9
• Mostly Metal PPG 1036-7 Gray Very close ΔE 1.0
• Mostly Metal Glidden PPG1036-7 Gray Very close ΔE 1.0

How it looks with color blindness

• Deuteranopia Reads as gray
• Protanopia Reads as gray
• Tritanopia Reads as gray
• Achromatopsia Reads as gray

Under different light

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

Nearby RAL greys

Questions

What is the HEX code of RAL 7012?

#585D5E on screen, RGB 88, 93, 94. RAL is a physical standard, so check a RAL card before ordering paint.

Is RAL 7012 Basalt Grey warm or cool?

Close to neutral. Its LAB a value of -1.7 and b value of -1.3 sit near zero, so it shifts with the light and the colors around it.

What is the closest Hempel color to RAL 7012 Basalt Grey?

Hempel 10270 (10270), at ΔE 0.5. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of RAL 7012 Basalt Grey?

≈ 11. RAL does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.