RAL Design

RAL 030 40 10

Muted Driftwood

RAL 030 40 10 Muted Driftwood occupies hue 030, lightness 40, and a restrained chroma of 10, a subdued earthy mid-dark orange that recalls sun-bleached driftwood and weathered pier timbers. It is specified for coastal-inspired interior schemes, natural timber colour coordination, and heritage restoration projects. The very low chroma at moderate darkness gives it a near-neutral warmth that feels authentically weathered and organic.

Time9:36 AM
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Technical Reference

Color Reference

Hex#806858
RGBrgb(128, 104, 88)
HSLhsl(24°, 19%, 42%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 19%, 31%, 50%)
RAL Design HLC
Hue30°
Lightness40
Chroma10

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
128
G
104
B
88
Temperature
WarmCool
Contrast Accessibility
White text
5.2:1Pass
Black text
4:1Fail

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)46
a* (Green-Red)7
b* (Blue-Yellow)13
L* (LCh)46
C* (Chroma)14
h° (Hue)61°

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
1.1:1
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2:1
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2.8:1
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2.1:1

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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