RAL Design

RAL 030 85 10

Whisper Apricot

RAL 030 85 10 Whisper Apricot is positioned at hue 030, lightness 85, and a minimal chroma of 10, an ultra-subtle apricot that reads almost as a warm white with the faintest orange tint. It is specified for luxury bathroom surfaces, gallery walls requiring a hint of warmth, and high-end residential ceilings. This near-neutral apricot adds emotional warmth to a space without introducing obvious colour.

Time9:36 AM
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Technical Reference

Color Reference

Hex#E8D4C8
RGBrgb(232, 212, 200)
HSLhsl(23°, 41%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 9%, 14%, 9%)
RAL Design HLC
Hue30°
Lightness85
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
232
G
212
B
200
Temperature
WarmCool
Contrast Accessibility
White text
1.4:1Fail
Black text
14.7:1Pass

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)86
a* (Green-Red)5
b* (Blue-Yellow)8
L* (LCh)86
C* (Chroma)10
h° (Hue)60°

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
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1.1:1
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1.7:1
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1.6:1

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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