RAL 040 40 40
Burnished Bronze
RAL 040 40 40 Burnished Bronze occupies hue 040, lightness 40, and chroma 40, a bold warm mid-dark orange-yellow that captures the lustre of hand-burnished bronze. It is specified for luxury door hardware finishes, heritage metalwork restoration, and premium interior accent elements. The high chroma at moderate darkness delivers a colour that is both opulent and deeply grounded in craft tradition.
Color Reference
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+).
WCAG 2.1 AA requires 4.5:1 contrast for normal text. Results show this color as a background.
Spectrum & Perceptual Position
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.
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Reference + opposite hue with tonal variations
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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