Yellows
RAL 1003 Signal yellow
Signal yellow as a back-painted glass splashback: what it looks like on the glass, the colours nearest to it, and one click to see it on a kitchen wall or price it.
- RAL code
- RAL 1003
- Name
- Signal yellow
- Family
- Yellows
- Lightness
- 75 of 100
- Screen value
- sRGB approximation #f9a800, a guide to the chip and never a match
On the glass
Low-iron or standard float?
Specify low-iron glass
On standard 6mm float glass this colour will not look like the chip. Float glass contains iron, which gives it a faint green cast, easy to see at the edge of a pane and, through a pale colour, across the whole face: a white goes faintly green-cream, a pale blue drifts towards sea green. Low-iron glass has almost none of that cast, so the colour reads as the chart shows it. Low-iron carries a higher rate per square metre, and the cost page shows the two side by side.
How a painted splashback is made
6mm glass, toughened for the heat behind a hob, with the sockets and the hob notch cut before toughening, then painted on the back so the colour sits behind a glass surface that wipes clean. The colour you see is the paint through the glass, which is why the base glass matters and why the surface is always gloss.
Nearest colours
Close to RAL 1003
Ranked by colour distance between the published values, nearest first, so a neighbour can sit under a different family heading.
Also in yellows: RAL 1021 Rape yellow, RAL 1023 Traffic yellow, RAL 1018 Zinc yellow, RAL 1034 Pastel yellow.
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See Signal yellow on a wall, then price it
The visualiser opens with RAL 1003 already selected: drop it onto a photo of your own kitchen, or onto one of our stock kitchens. The cost page prices the usual hob, sink and full-run sizes with the colour carried across, and its configurator link opens with the panel already painted.
Looking for a different shade? Every colour in the library, grouped by family.
Straight answers
RAL 1003 questions
Does RAL 1003 Signal yellow need low-iron glass?
Yes, if you want it to look like the chip. Signal yellow is a pale colour, and the green cast of standard float glass shows through it. Low-iron glass has almost no cast, so the colour reads true.
Will RAL 1003 on my screen match the glass?
No. RAL 1003 is defined by a painted chip, the swatch on this page is a published sRGB approximation of it, and your screen renders that in its own way. Lacquered glass also reads glossier and a little cooler than a paint chart. Use the swatch to shortlist, and settle the colour with a physical sample in your own kitchen light.
Does Signal yellow cost more than another colour?
No. A back-painted splashback is priced by its glass type (standard or low-iron), thickness and size, and the colour is not a price line. The cost page shows the usual sizes priced with RAL 1003 carried across.
What are the nearest colours to RAL 1003?
In this library, the closest chips to RAL 1003 Signal yellow are RAL 1034 Pastel yellow, RAL 1023 Traffic yellow, RAL 2000 Yellow orange, RAL 2011 Deep orange. They are ranked by colour distance between the published values, so a neighbour can sit under a different family heading.