RAL Design

RAL 020 55 45

Bright Coral Red

RAL 020 55 45 Bright Coral Red is positioned at hue 020, lightness 55, and chroma 45, a lively saturated red-orange that pulses with energy and warmth. It is widely used for retail storefront highlights, sports equipment frames, and vibrant interior accent walls. The elevated lightness combined with strong chroma produces a colour that feels both bold and inviting.

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Technical Reference

Color Reference

Hex#D05838
RGBrgb(208, 88, 56)
HSLhsl(13°, 62%, 52%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 58%, 73%, 18%)
RAL Design HLC
Hue20°
Lightness55
Chroma45

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
208
G
88
B
56
Temperature
WarmCool
Contrast Accessibility
White text
4.1:1Fail
Black text
5.1:1Pass

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)53
a* (Green-Red)46
b* (Blue-Yellow)42
L* (LCh)53
C* (Chroma)62
h° (Hue)42°

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 Bright Coral Red

Palette Generator

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

1 locked / 4 free

Reference + opposite hue with tonal variations

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Complementary
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Complementary
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Split Comp +
Pairwise Contrast Ratios
1.8:1
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1.1:1
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1.4:1
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1.8:1

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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