RAL EFFECT – The innovative
colour palette for industrial and product design
With its EFFECT collection, RAL fulfils the wish for greater variety
in colour design in the industrial sector. RAL EFFECT comprises 420
solid colours and, as a particular highlight, 70 metallic colours.
It is the first collection from RAL to be based on waterborne paint
systems. No use is made of heavy metals such as lead, cadmium and
chromates.
RAL EFFECT allows eco-efficient colour production for all paint and
lacquer producers and users thanks to its simple, modern
formulation. Let yourself be inspired by the this modern colour
collection and discover the diversity of RAL EFFECT!
RAL E1
Primary standards of all 490 RAL EFFECT colours
420 solid colours and 70 metallic colours in a high grade box
based on waterborne paint systems
A6-sized (10.5 x 14.8 cm), colour illustration 10.5 x 13.8 cm
binding colour samples for colour matching and quality control
solid colours semi matt, metallic colours high gloss
The 4-digit RAL colours have been the standard for choosing colours for more than
80 years now. At the beginning the colour collection included 40 different colours. Its number has risen to more than 200 today. The basic collection for matt colour shades is called RAL 840-HR, the one for glossy colour shades RAL 841-GL. Both basic collections contain colour samples that are being used by important institutions to cover a wide range of applications and are constantly adapted to the requirements of the industry. The registers are being used as colour samples for designs. They also contain safety- and signalling colours and fulfil the colour requirements of DIN regulations.
RAL K1
Booklet with all 213 RAL CLASSIC colours
booklet size 10.4 x 19.0 cm, colour illustration 1.8 x 2.8 cm
RAL DESIGN System has been developed primarily for sophisticated decorative colour design. It is the colour system of their choice for example, for architects, designers and advertising agencies - not only in Germany but also throughout the world. With its methidically arranged, colour metric defined colours shades the system is said to be the perfect instrument for individual colour design and since its debut on the market in 1993 it has quickly become the top choice for users everywhere. Creative colour design requires a multitude of colour nuances - RAL DESIGN accomplishes this task with the utmost precision.
Revised RAL DESIGN System
The revised RAL DESIGN system now presents itself as an improved system with a total of 1625 shades. The number of pastel colours has been increased by 26 new shades to reflect the growing market relevance and the sensitiveness of the eye to pastel colours. On the other side, the number of dark, low-saturated and less frequently used colours has been reduced.
RAL D2
Colour fan set in box containing all 1625 RAL DESIGN colours
fan size 24.0 x 5.0 cm, colour illustration 5.0 x 2.5 cm
RAL PLASTICS – The RAL
colour standard for plastics
RAL PLASTICS is a
new colour standard especially for plastics, created in response to
widespread demand from the plastics-processing industry.
To begin with, 100 colours from the RAL CLASSIC collection were
translated into a dedicated RAL plastics standard using a
sophisticated technical process – these being the 100 colours that
people most often request.
Plastics processors will benefit from RAL PLASTICS because the new,
binding plastics standard eliminates the need to reproduce RAL paint
sample colours in plastic, formerly a time-consuming and expensive
procedure.
The RAL PLASTICS colour samples are multifunctional and offer many
benefits in practice. Three different surface textures and three
different material thicknesses give users a realistic impression of
how the colours will look when used with different material
applications.
Polypropylene was intentionally chosen for RAL PLASTICS. It is a
mass-produced plastic that is used in many finished products because
of its balanced properties and excellent value for money. In
addition to its technical characteristics, this plastic is easy to
use for a wide variety of manufacturing procedures, and is also
compatible with numerous dyes.
RAL Plastics - An overview :
100 colours
Plastics colour sample format: 105 ×
148 × 3 mm
Material: polypropylene
Three sample thicknesses show the
colour fully opaque and in various opacity levels:
3 mm, 2 mm and 1 mm
Three different surfaces allow you
to interpret the colour in relation to roughness:
high gloss polished,
VDI 24, VDI 42
Includes reflectance curve, absolute
values and the divergence from the RAL PLASTICS
original sample
Protective sleeve for every plastics
colour sample
