RAL 7037 Dusty Grey

With an LRV of about 20, RAL 7037 Dusty 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. #7A7B7A is a screen approximation of RAL 7037; sources list slightly different HEX values, so check a RAL card before ordering paint.

RAL 7037 Dusty Grey in other brands

• Hempel 11370 Hempel Gray Very close ΔE 0.0
• Industrial Revolution Glidden PPG0997-6 Gray Very close ΔE 0.4
• IKEA185 IKEA Gray Very close ΔE 0.7
• Westchester Gray Sherwin-Williams 2849 Gray Very close ΔE 0.9
• TVT 022h Tikkurila Gray Very close ΔE 1.0
• Boulder Resene 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 brown
• Neutral, 4000 K Close to listed
• Daylight, 6500 K As listed

Nearby RAL greys

Questions

What is the HEX code of RAL 7037?

#7A7B7A on screen, RGB 122, 123, 122. RAL is a physical standard, so check a RAL card before ordering paint.

Is RAL 7037 Dusty Grey warm or cool?

Close to neutral. Its LAB a value of -0.6 and b value of 0.4 sit near zero, so it shifts with the light and the colors around it.

What is the closest Hempel color to RAL 7037 Dusty Grey?

Hempel 11370 (11370), at ΔE 0.0. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of RAL 7037 Dusty Grey?

≈ 20. RAL does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.