RAL Design

RAL 030 65 10

Soft Fawn

RAL 030 65 10 Soft Fawn occupies hue 030, lightness 65, and a low chroma of 10, a desaturated warm neutral that hovers between orange and warm grey. It is a natural fit for Scandinavian-inspired interiors, natural linen colour palettes, and understated residential wall finishes. This soft fawn brings subtle warmth to neutral schemes without disrupting their calm, muted character.

Time9:36 AM
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Technical Reference

Color Reference

Hex#B89888
RGBrgb(184, 152, 136)
HSLhsl(20°, 25%, 63%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 17%, 26%, 28%)
RAL Design HLC
Hue30°
Lightness65
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
184
G
152
B
136
Temperature
WarmCool
Contrast Accessibility
White text
2.7:1Fail
Black text
7.9:1Pass

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)65
a* (Green-Red)9
b* (Blue-Yellow)13
L* (LCh)65
C* (Chroma)16
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

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

1 locked / 4 free

Reference + opposite hue with tonal variations

Reference
#2
Complementary
#3
Complementary
#4
Complementary
#5
Split Comp +
Pairwise Contrast Ratios
1.1:1
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1.5:1
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2.5:1
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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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