RAL 7042 Traffic Grey A

With an LRV of about 28, RAL 7042 Traffic Grey A 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. #8E9291 is a screen approximation of RAL 7042; sources list slightly different HEX values, so check a RAL card before ordering paint.

RAL 7042 Traffic Grey A in other brands

• Hempel 17720 Hempel Gray Very close ΔE 0.0
• Storm Clearing Dulux UK 1998088 Gray Very close ΔE 0.7
• Carbonite Nippon Paint NP N 3001T Gray Very close ΔE 0.7
• Castle Rock Kelly-Moore KM3813-2 Gray Very close ΔE 0.8
• Industrial Grey Jotun 5343 Gray Very close ΔE 0.8
• Silver Veil Asian Paints K104 Gray Very close ΔE 1.1

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 7042?

#8E9291 on screen, RGB 142, 146, 145. RAL is a physical standard, so check a RAL card before ordering paint.

Is RAL 7042 Traffic Grey A warm or cool?

Close to neutral. Its LAB a value of -1.6 and b value of 0.0 sit near zero, so it shifts with the light and the colors around it.

What is the closest Hempel color to RAL 7042 Traffic Grey A?

Hempel 17720 (17720), at ΔE 0.0. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of RAL 7042 Traffic Grey A?

≈ 28. RAL does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.