RAL 7046 Tele Grey 2

With an LRV of about 23, RAL 7046 Tele Grey 2 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. #7F868A is a screen approximation of RAL 7046; sources list slightly different HEX values, so check a RAL card before ordering paint.

RAL 7046 Tele Grey 2 in other brands

• Hempel 17860 Hempel Gray Very close ΔE 0.0
• Stone Age Vista K-811 Gray Very close ΔE 0.7
• London Road Hallman Lindsay 527 Gray Very close ΔE 0.9
• Englewood Benjamin Moore 1607 Gray Very close ΔE 1.0
• Matt Silver Jotun 4629 Gray Very close ΔE 1.1
• TVT N498 Tikkurila Gray Very close ΔE 1.2

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 7046?

#7F868A on screen, RGB 127, 134, 138. RAL is a physical standard, so check a RAL card before ordering paint.

Is RAL 7046 Tele Grey 2 warm or cool?

Cool. Its LAB b value of -3.0 and a value of -1.7 lean toward blue or green, so it reads cooler next to a pure gray.

What is the closest Hempel color to RAL 7046 Tele Grey 2?

Hempel 17860 (17860), at ΔE 0.0. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of RAL 7046 Tele Grey 2?

≈ 23. RAL does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.