RAL Picker Blog

Guides for reading color the smart way.

Hands-on articles about finding RAL codes from a photo, translating between RAL, Pantone, NCS and HEX, and turning your phone into a color reader. Written by the team behind RAL Picker.

How-to

How to Find a RAL Color Code from a Photo

Three reliable ways to pull a RAL Classic code out of an existing photo — and the lighting mistakes that throw the match off.

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Reference

RAL vs Pantone vs NCS vs HEX: Color System Cheat Sheet

What each color system is for, when to use which, and why converting between them is always an approximation.

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Practical guide

Match Paint Color with Your Phone Camera: A Practical Guide

How phone color matching actually works, when it's accurate enough, and the field technique that gets you the closest result.

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