How do I Convert RAL to PMS?
Although it is impossible to completely match RAL colors to PMS colors, it is possible to get very close. The RAL Classic Color system is used in Europe, while PMS, or Pantone Matching system, is used mostly in the United States. Each color in both the RAL Classic Color system and the Pantone Matching system are identified by a unique number. It is by matching the RAL number to a corresponding PMS number that RAL colors can be converted to PMS colors.
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Instructions
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Determine the RAL color numbers for each color used. Most programs will tell present this information to you in the color selection window.
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Locate the RAL number on a RAL to Pantone conversion table. A RAL to Pantone conversion table or chart. An array of such conversion tables or charts may be found by searching online sources or at art supply or hardware stores.
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Choose the corresponding Pantone number.
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Exchange the RAL numbers for the corresponding Pantone numbers in the program you are using.
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Tips & Warnings
An exact match from RAL to Pantone colors is not possible.
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Nice article, but not completely true. PMS is the most common system used in the graphic arts industry in Europe too. There still is no good alternative so far. RAL is a color system mainly based on paint colors and for that reason also adapted by some other industries. Sometimes both systems need to function side by side so converting from one to another is needed. For that you can use my link in the article.
