RAL 9023 Pearl Dark Grey

With an LRV of about 20, RAL 9023 Pearl Dark 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. #797B7B is a screen approximation of RAL 9023; sources list slightly different HEX values, so check a RAL card before ordering paint.

RAL 9023 Pearl Dark Grey in other brands

• Hempel 19230 Hempel Gray Very close ΔE 0.6
• Industrial Revolution Glidden PPG0997-6 Gray Very close ΔE 0.8
• TVT 022h Tikkurila Gray Very close ΔE 1.1
• Boulder Resene Gray Very close ΔE 1.1
• Steel Benjamin Moore 2121-20 Gray Very close ΔE 1.2
• Dover Grey Johnstone's 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 brown
• Neutral, 4000 K Close to listed
• Daylight, 6500 K As listed

Nearby RAL whites and blacks

Questions

What is the HEX code of RAL 9023?

#797B7B on screen, RGB 121, 123, 123. RAL is a physical standard, so check a RAL card before ordering paint.

Is RAL 9023 Pearl Dark Grey warm or cool?

Close to neutral. Its LAB a value of -0.7 and b value of -0.3 sit near zero, so it shifts with the light and the colors around it.

What is the closest Hempel color to RAL 9023 Pearl Dark Grey?

Hempel 19230 (19230), at ΔE 0.6. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of RAL 9023 Pearl Dark Grey?

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