RAL Design

RAL 050 40 10

Dusty Khaki

RAL 050 40 10 Dusty Khaki occupies hue 050, lightness 40, and a minimal chroma of 10, a muted near-neutral mid-dark tone that bridges yellow and warm grey. It is a natural choice for military-inspired interior schemes, utility furniture finishes, and contemporary office space surfaces. The very restrained saturation gives it a rugged, functional quality that pairs with both industrial and refined materials.

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Color Reference

Hex#888070
RGBrgb(136, 128, 112)
HSLhsl(40°, 10%, 49%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 6%, 18%, 47%)
RAL Design HLC
Hue50°
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
136
G
128
B
112
Temperature
WarmCool
Contrast Accessibility
White text
3.9:1Fail
Black text
5.4:1Pass

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)54
a* (Green-Red)0
b* (Blue-Yellow)10
L* (LCh)54
C* (Chroma)10
h° (Hue)89°

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

Build a Palette Around Dusty Khaki

Palette Generator

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
1.2:1
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1.8:1
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2.9:1
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2.2:1

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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