A hex code is a screen value, handy for websites and mockups but never a paint formula. What it tells you, why charts disagree and how to find the nearest RAL.
Read the noteRAL, NCS and Pantone describe colour in different ways for different trades. Here is what each one is good at and why conversions are only ever nearest matches.
Read the noteWhat the strips in a RAL Classic fan deck tell you, how to hold one against a wall or a part, and how to store it so the colours stay worth trusting.
Read the noteA RAL number names a physical colour, but your laptop and phone each redraw it their own way. Here is why the hex values drift and what to trust before ordering.
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