RAL to PMS and GOE conversion Guide
Posted by Marco on Sep 25, 2009 in
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My good friend Bart set up a Conversion Guide for RAL to Pantone Solid Coated and Pantone GOE. Check it out but keep in mind the surface you’re going to apply RAL-paint on to might make the color appear different. Also don’t forget what Bart says:
“Please be aware that 100% accuracy is not possible when it comes to match these two color systems. Both have unique colors, but also a limited amount of colors to match. I’ve used software to compare the colors between the colorsystems and it comes up with an alternative based on the LAB-colorspace and the closest one based on the “feeling of the color”… Use is at your own risk and I can not be held responsible for any costs or problems because of using this chart”. (I updated the link).
Comments
#1 Evgenia Ebertz | October 16, 2009 | 07:59 CET
Hello, i have a question to you. Can you give me the PMS number for the following colour
RAL 2003
RAL 5000
RAL 3000
RAL 6018
Thanks.
Best regards
#2 Marco | October 16, 2009 | 08:15 CET
The PMS numbers you requested are present in the chart. Follow the link and make sure you look at the Pantone Coated color numbers.
http://www.dtp2.nl/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4&Itemid=3
#3 Richard Stephens | January 21, 2010 | 09:18 CET
Hi, Please could you convert RAL 5002/5003 (somewhere between the 2) to a PMS reference. Thanks
#4 Marco | January 21, 2010 | 10:56 CET
RAL 5002 equals PMS 280 (or Pantone Goe 71-1-7). Using Photoshop you can than create a new Lab document and fill with PMS 280. Convert to CMYK (isocoated v2) and you’ll see cmyk: 100 / 87 / 7 / 34.
#5 Steve Allely | April 26, 2010 | 23:04 CET
Can you please convert RAL 5003 to a PMS color?
#6 George Stapleton | August 10, 2010 | 00:57 CET
Had my daughters truck rims power coated RAL 4003 in Germany and cant find a PMS comparrioson so I can get her brush guard painted to match.
Can anyone help They called it Heather Violet - I call it Pink
#7 Marco | August 10, 2010 | 07:39 CET
Sure, RAL “PINK” or RAL 4003 is Pantone Solid Coated 7432 (or the new Pantone Goe Coated 33-1-2).
The link to the conversion changed. Here’s the new one (scroll down a bit for the tables). http://www.dtp2.nl/ralpantoneconversion.html
@Steve, your PMS is 2767. See the new link in the article.