RAL Design

RAL 010 80 05

Barely Blush

RAL 010 80 05 Barely Blush sits at hue 010, lightness 80, and the minimal chroma of 05, a near-neutral blush that adds the gentlest possible warmth to light surfaces. It is chosen for premium residential ceilings, gallery backdrop walls, and minimalist interior palettes where pure white feels too stark. At this extreme low chroma, the pink is more a sensation than a visible colour, softening spaces with quiet elegance.

Time9:36 AM
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Technical Reference

Color Reference

Hex#D8C0C0
RGBrgb(216, 192, 192)
HSLhsl(0°, 24%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 11%, 11%, 15%)
RAL Design HLC
Hue10°
Lightness80
Chroma5

The RAL Design system uses Hue-Lightness-Chroma (HLC) notation. Hue describes the color family (0-360°), Lightness describes brightness (0-100), and Chroma describes saturation intensity (0-100+).

Color Analysis
RGB Composition
R
216
G
192
B
192
Temperature
WarmCool
Contrast Accessibility
White text
1.7:1Fail
Black text
12.2:1Pass

WCAG 2.1 AA requires 4.5:1 contrast for normal text. Results show this color as a background.

Spectrum & Perceptual Position

Hue Spectrum
60°120°180°240°300°360°
CIELAB a*b* Chromaticity
-3003060-3003060a* (Green ← → Red)b* (Blue ← → Yellow)
L* (Lightness)80
a* (Green-Red)8
b* (Blue-Yellow)3
L* (LCh)80
C* (Chroma)9
h° (Hue)20°

CIELAB is a perceptually uniform color space. Euclidean distance between two colors in this diagram closely matches human visual difference. The dot size shows your selected color; slightly larger dots are the nearest perceptual neighbors.

Color Harmonies

Build a Palette Around Barely Blush

Palette Generator

Select a harmony type, then press Space to reroll unlocked colors.

1 locked / 4 free

Reference + opposite hue with tonal variations

#2
Complementary
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Complementary
#4
Complementary
#5
Split Comp +
Pairwise Contrast Ratios
1.1:1
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1.4:1
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1.6:1
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1.3:1

Contrast ratios follow WCAG 2.1 guidelines. Green (≥4.5:1) passes AA for normal text. Amber (≥3:1) passes for large text only. Grey indicates low contrast.

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