RAL Design

RAL 020 50 35

Warm Paprika

RAL 020 50 35 Warm Paprika is defined by hue 020, lightness 50, and chroma 35, a vibrant mid-tone red-orange with the appetising warmth of ground paprika spice. Designers specify it for kitchen cabinetry accent panels, cafe and bistro branding elements, and contemporary furniture finishes. The balanced lightness and moderate-high chroma create a colour that is energetic yet approachable.

Time9:36 AM
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Technical Reference

Color Reference

Hex#C06048
RGBrgb(192, 96, 72)
HSLhsl(12°, 49%, 52%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 50%, 63%, 25%)
RAL Design HLC
Hue20°
Lightness50
Chroma35

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
192
G
96
B
72
Temperature
WarmCool
Contrast Accessibility
White text
4.2:1Fail
Black text
5:1Pass

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)52
a* (Green-Red)36
b* (Blue-Yellow)31
L* (LCh)52
C* (Chroma)48
h° (Hue)41°

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

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1 locked / 4 free

Reference + opposite hue with tonal variations

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Split Comp +
Pairwise Contrast Ratios
1.8:1
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1.2:1
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2.3:1
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2:1

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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