Dear readers,

We are pleased to inform you today about our new, optimised edition of the popular RAL D2 colour fan. It is available as of immediately. The colour fan contains all 1,825 finely graded colour shades of the RAL DESIGN SYSTEM plus and thus offers a multitude of nuances for the most diverse areas of application.

Our mission is to make the handling of the fan easier and more effective for users all over the world and thus to continuously develop RAL COLOURS. Consequently, the universal, international applicability and the positive user experience are optimised by the following innovations:

• The colour name on the front is now in English.
• The additional fan with different language variants of the colour names is omitted. Instead, the colour names in German, Chinese and Russian can be found directly on the back of the respective colour tile. These language variants as well as all colour names in French are also available as a download on our website.
• An index at the beginning of the fan as well as page numbers now help to find the shades more easily.
• An increased grammage of the paper and the associated stability extend the life of the product and ensure high quality.
• The format of the protective box has been reduced and now appears more harmonious.
  

The RAL DESIGN SYSTEM plus is a colour system that contains a total of 1,825 colour shades and is based on the internationally known CIELab system. The colours are sorted into 39 colour shades as well as a grey axis and are finely graded in the dimensions of brightness and chromaticity. Each colour shade is clearly identified by a 7-digit RAL code and a unique, associative colour name. The colour code gives an indication of the position of the colour in the colour system: the first three digits stand for the colour range. The spectrum ranges from 000 for the tones on the grey axis to 360 for berry and pink shades. The fourth and fifth digits indicate the brightness, whereas low values reflect particularly dark and high values particularly light shades. The last two digits stand for the chromaticity, where low values represent little saturated nuances and high values particularly chromatic nuances. For example, RAL 260 30 35 Royal Blue is a shade of blue that is relatively dark and strong. The clear labelling facilitates communication about the colour shade, and, at the same time, the colour names stimulate the creative design process.

›› Order the optimised RAL D2 colour fan now and benefit from the colour variety of the RAL DESIGN SYSTEM plus!

Best regards,

Your RAL COLOURS Team

We are continuously increasing the proportion of sustainable shipping boxes made from grass paper and protect the products inside with bio-based bubble wrap made from sugar cane. All orders from the online shop are also shipped with the DHL GoGreen initiative. So, your new D2 colour fan will also be delivered to you in sustainable grass paper shipping packaging via DHL GoGreen.

›› Visit the RAL COLOURS Online Shop now and choose your new favourite product!