Red brown
There is more to RAL Classic Red brown (RAL 8012) than the swatch alone: its depth, undertones and setting all shape the final impression. Its LRV of 8.2 gives it real visual weight, allowing the color to hold a wall rather than simply recede from view. 5 room images offer visual context for the color.
Hex
#66332BLRV
8.16
Red brown in Rooms
Follow Red brown from one space to another and watch how light, scale and surrounding materials reshape its character. 5 room images offer visual context for the color.
1 Bedroom Photo
The 1 bedroom image turn a pink swatch into something more spatial and expressive. With an LRV of 8.2, it carries enough visual weight to make light, trim and texture feel especially deliberate.
RAL Classic 8012 bedroom
2 Misc Photos
These 2 misc images show how Red brown (RAL 8012) can sit beside a changing mix of architectural details and personal finishes. The pink, red hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
RAL Classic 8012 kidsroom interior, children's room
RAL Classic 8012 wall
2 Kitchen Photos
2 kitchen images offer visual context for the shade. Together they show Red brown (RAL 8012) as inspiration rather than a promise of an identical result.
RAL Classic 8012 kitchen interior
RAL Classic 8012 kitchen review
Similar Colors
Pearl copper reads slightly lighter (LRV 14 vs 8), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 8 vs 7), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Complementary Colors
With LRVs of 8 and 8, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 39 vs 8, Pastel turquoise is decisively the brighter choice.
Light green reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 8), opening up a space where Red brown encloses it.
Pastel blue reflects far more light (LRV 29 vs 8), opening up a space where Red brown encloses it.
At LRV 23 vs 8, Mint turquoise is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (12 vs 8) makes Azure blue the marginally brighter of the two.
A 10-point LRV gap (18 vs 8) makes Pearl gentian blue the marginally brighter of the two.