188 of them are body colors, 2 are micaceous iron colors, 5 are daylight luminous colors and 15 others are pearlescent colors. RAL Classic is a collection of 213 colors. Back to index How is the RAL Classic collection structured? In the 1960s the colors were given supplemental names to avoid confusion in case of transposed digits. From that moment the color system consists of 213 colors, which is still in use to this day. With tints constantly added to the collection, the collection was revised in 1961.
Prior to that date manufacturers and customers had to exchange color samples to describe a tint, whereas from then on they would rely on numbers. In 1927 the German RAL organization invented a collection of 40 colors. This name can be translated in English as 'National Commission for Delivery Terms and Quality Assurance'. 'RAL' is the abbreviation of ' Reichs- Ausschuß für Lieferbedingungen und Gütesicherung'. RAL colors What does the abbreviation 'RAL' mean?
