RAL Design

RAL 020 80 15

Pale Apricot Blush

RAL 020 80 15 Pale Apricot Blush is defined by hue 020, lightness 80, and a gentle chroma of 15, yielding a soft apricot blush that warms light surfaces with delicate colour. It is a go-to specification for nursery interiors, bridal boutique walls, and pastel-forward colour schemes in residential design. The high lightness and low chroma make it an exceptionally versatile backdrop that flatters skin tones and pairs with warm metallics.

Time9:36 AM
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Technical Reference

Color Reference

Hex#E0C0B0
RGBrgb(224, 192, 176)
HSLhsl(20°, 44%, 78%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 14%, 21%, 12%)
RAL Design HLC
Hue20°
Lightness80
Chroma15

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
224
G
192
B
176
Temperature
WarmCool
Contrast Accessibility
White text
1.7:1Fail
Black text
12.3:1Pass

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)9
b* (Blue-Yellow)12
L* (LCh)80
C* (Chroma)15
h° (Hue)54°

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 Pale Apricot Blush

Palette Generator

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

1 locked / 4 free

Reference + opposite hue with tonal variations

#3
Complementary
#4
Complementary
#5
Split Comp +
Pairwise Contrast Ratios
1.1:1
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1.4:1
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1.9:1
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1.7:1

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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