Doors, windows and railings
Choosing a garage door colour that suits the house
Match the windows or contrast on purpose, test a big card outside, and check the door maker's RAL list before you commit to a garage door colour.
Read the noteChart / 9000 series / RAL 9006 White aluminium
metallic or pearl in real life
RAL 9006 White aluminium
A light, almost neutral grey on screen. First published on this chart 12 October 2012.
This swatch is a screen approximation of the colour. Check a physical RAL fan deck or a painted sample of the actual product before you order or match anything.
| Hex (sRGB) | #A5A8A6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 165, 168, 166 |
| HSL | 140°, 2%, 65% |
| CMYK (naive) | 2, 0, 1, 34 |
| CIE Lab (from sRGB) | 68.6, -1.4, 0.7 |
| Relative luminance | 38.8% |
| Text contrast | white text 2.4:1, black text 8.8:1 |
Values are derived from the approximate hex above. CMYK is a simple conversion, not a print recipe: printers convert through their own profiles. Luminance is a screen figure, not a measured light reflectance value (LRV) from a paint data sheet.
How RAL 9006 reads
White aluminium is a light metallic silver grey; the flat grey swatch here cannot show its metallic sparkle. It is lighter than RAL 9007 grey aluminium.
Where it turns up
It is widely used as a metallic finish on frames, radiators, machinery and decorative metal. A flat screen swatch cannot show the metallic effect, so judge a sprayed or powder coated sample.
Ordering RAL 9006 in paint or powder
Quote the number, not just the name: say "RAL Classic 9006" and add the gloss level, the product type (wall paint, metal paint, powder, aerosol) and the surface. The same number mixed by two makers, or in two gloss levels, can look slightly different, so keep a whole job in one batch and look at a sample in daylight first. The paint counter guide covers the questions to ask.