ᐅ RAL 7016 – More Affordable Than Other Shades or Why Is It So Popular?
Created on: 30 Sep 2020 23:51
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Shiny86
Why does it seem like almost everyone with gray windows chooses RAL 7016?
There are many other RAL colors available. For example, I like RAL 7021, which is even darker—more of a black-gray.
Is RAL 7016 a standard color and therefore cheaper than less common shades?
I currently have RAL 7016 specified in my contract, but I’m not sure if I should change it.
An architect once advised against even darker window frames because they would get very hot in the sun.
However, I’m not sure if there is a significant difference between RAL 7016 and RAL 7021 in that regard.
What brick color did you choose to go with RAL 7016?
There are many other RAL colors available. For example, I like RAL 7021, which is even darker—more of a black-gray.
Is RAL 7016 a standard color and therefore cheaper than less common shades?
I currently have RAL 7016 specified in my contract, but I’m not sure if I should change it.
An architect once advised against even darker window frames because they would get very hot in the sun.
However, I’m not sure if there is a significant difference between RAL 7016 and RAL 7021 in that regard.
What brick color did you choose to go with RAL 7016?
The anthracite window frames always give me a bit of the feeling of an "eyeliner for the house." By the way, there is no such thing as an "exact match in a RAL color": unlike Pantone shades, RAL colors appear differently on every material (in terms of the surface, here possibly the foil!). When searching online for examples of a color code, I hardly ever see fewer than seven different shades that appear to be the same color to my eyes. This effect is more noticeable with colored shades, which is why neutral tones (especially those close to medium black, around 80% gray) tend to work best as a seemingly consistent denominator for adjacent color surfaces. In practice, however, the (at least perceived) difference between matte and glossy finishes of the same color number is greater than between, for example, RAL7016, RAL7021, and DB703.
As a former window manufacturer, I can say that we produced 80% of orders in white (notably in aluminum!). The pigment powders for coatings are usually delivered in large quantities, which means that the capital tied up in stock affects cost calculations more for seldom-used colors than for those that are more expensive (for example due to metallic effects). I was quite satisfied with red because, for office and retail projects, the specific shade of red used by savings banks is also popular among other clients—unlike Lidl or Aral blue, which is different. Roe brown is practically obsolete since the trend has moved steel garage swing doors with vertical ribs into the museum. This commercial aspect, as with the powders we used, is essentially the same for foil manufacturers with their granulates.
Everyone should take the above italicized paragraph to heart before falling into the delusion of trying to match roof coverings and window frames—whether in the "same" tone or deliberately different! – this can only lead to regular disappointments and/or cause builders to suspect the manufacturer of one or the other material of having too wide a tolerance from the supposedly "standardized" color shade.
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As a former window manufacturer, I can say that we produced 80% of orders in white (notably in aluminum!). The pigment powders for coatings are usually delivered in large quantities, which means that the capital tied up in stock affects cost calculations more for seldom-used colors than for those that are more expensive (for example due to metallic effects). I was quite satisfied with red because, for office and retail projects, the specific shade of red used by savings banks is also popular among other clients—unlike Lidl or Aral blue, which is different. Roe brown is practically obsolete since the trend has moved steel garage swing doors with vertical ribs into the museum. This commercial aspect, as with the powders we used, is essentially the same for foil manufacturers with their granulates.
Everyone should take the above italicized paragraph to heart before falling into the delusion of trying to match roof coverings and window frames—whether in the "same" tone or deliberately different! – this can only lead to regular disappointments and/or cause builders to suspect the manufacturer of one or the other material of having too wide a tolerance from the supposedly "standardized" color shade.
https://www.instagram.com/11antgmxde/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/bauen-jetzt/
11ant schrieb:
succumbs to the delusion of coordinating the roofing membrane and window frames – whether in the exact same shade or intentionally different!But that is not the topic here at all (even if someone briefly mentioned it).ypg schrieb:
But that’s not the topic here (even if someone briefly mentioned it)It was just the original poster who mentioned it "briefly" Shiny86 schrieb:
The problem is that according to the development plan, the facade must be white and the bricks in a shade of gray. Since white windows don’t look good against a white facade in my opinion, the windows need to be gray.https://www.instagram.com/11antgmxde/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/bauen-jetzt/
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