RAL 7038 Agate Grey

With an LRV of about 43, RAL 7038 Agate Grey is a mid tone: it absorbs more light than it reflects, so it reads deeper on a large wall than on the chip. It suits accent walls and well-lit rooms. RAL does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color. RAL is a physical standard. #AFB1A9 is a screen approximation of RAL 7038; sources list slightly different HEX values, so check a RAL card before ordering paint.

RAL 7038 Agate Grey in other brands

• Urban Putty Behr BNC-06 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.5
• Coastal Jetty Valspar 5007-1C Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.6
• Gray Shirt Nippon Paint NP N 2032P Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.7
• TVT Q813 Tikkurila Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.7
• Olive Grey Jotun 7690 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.8
• Lyttelton Double Dulux Australia NZ9B4 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.9

How it looks with color blindness

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

Under different light

• Warm bulb, 2700 K Turns yellow
• Neutral, 4000 K Turns beige
• Daylight, 6500 K As listed

Nearby RAL greys

Questions

What is the HEX code of RAL 7038?

#AFB1A9 on screen, RGB 175, 177, 169. RAL is a physical standard, so check a RAL card before ordering paint.

Is RAL 7038 Agate Grey warm or cool?

Close to neutral. Its LAB a value of -2.2 and b value of 3.8 sit near zero, so it shifts with the light and the colors around it.

What is the closest Behr color to RAL 7038 Agate Grey?

Urban Putty (BNC-06), at ΔE 0.5. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of RAL 7038 Agate Grey?

≈ 43. RAL does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.