Browns and beiges
RAL 8017 Chocolate brown
Chocolate brown 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 8017
- Name
- Chocolate brown
- Family
- Browns and beiges
- Lightness
- 22 of 100
- Screen value
- sRGB approximation #442f29, a guide to the chip and never a match
On the glass
Low-iron or standard float?
Standard float glass is fine
This colour is dark enough to swallow the green cast of standard float glass: on the wall, the two base glasses read the same. Standard 6mm toughened float is the sensible specification here, and the low-iron premium buys almost nothing. Spend it on a sample instead.
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.
Before you choose Chocolate brown
A very dark gloss colour shows every smear, water mark and fingerprint, and any unevenness in the paint reads through the glass. Choose it for a kitchen that gets wiped down daily.
Nearest colours
Close to RAL 8017
Ranked by colour distance between the published values, nearest first, so a neighbour can sit under a different family heading.
Also in browns and beiges: RAL 8019 Grey brown, RAL 8014 Sepia brown, RAL 8011 Nut brown, RAL 8003 Clay brown, RAL 8025 Pale brown, RAL 1019 Grey beige.
Next
See Chocolate brown on a wall, then price it
The visualiser opens with RAL 8017 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 8017 questions
Does RAL 8017 Chocolate brown need low-iron glass?
No. Chocolate brown is dark enough that the green cast of standard float glass is lost in it, so standard 6mm toughened float is the sensible choice and low-iron adds cost for no visible gain.
Will RAL 8017 on my screen match the glass?
No. RAL 8017 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 Chocolate brown 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 8017 carried across.
What are the nearest colours to RAL 8017?
In this library, the closest chips to RAL 8017 Chocolate brown are RAL 8014 Sepia brown, RAL 8019 Grey brown, RAL 8011 Nut brown, RAL 9004 Signal black. They are ranked by colour distance between the published values, so a neighbour can sit under a different family heading.