RAL Design

RAL 040 55 15

Dusty Camel

RAL 040 55 15 Dusty Camel occupies hue 040, lightness 55, and a low chroma of 15, a muted earthy mid-tone that bridges orange-yellow and warm taupe. It is a natural choice for desert-inspired interior schemes, natural material colour coordination, and wellness space surfaces. The restrained saturation gives it a sophisticated, organic quality that pairs beautifully with raw linen and rattan.

Time9:36 AM
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Technical Reference

Color Reference

Hex#A88878
RGBrgb(168, 136, 120)
HSLhsl(20°, 22%, 56%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 19%, 29%, 34%)
RAL Design HLC
Hue40°
Lightness55
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
168
G
136
B
120
Temperature
WarmCool
Contrast Accessibility
White text
3.3:1Fail
Black text
6.5:1Pass

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)59
a* (Green-Red)10
b* (Blue-Yellow)13
L* (LCh)59
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

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Split Comp +
Pairwise Contrast Ratios
1:1
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1.7:1
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2.3:1
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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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