RAL Design

RAL 050 45 55

Vivid Sunflower

RAL 050 45 55 Vivid Sunflower occupies hue 050, lightness 45, and chroma 55, near the peak saturation for this yellow family, producing a bright electrifying sunflower gold of maximum visual impact. It is chosen for agricultural equipment housings, school bus accent elements, and bold architectural feature walls. This is the quintessential statement colour of the 050 hue group, radiating solar energy and optimism.

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Color Reference

Hex#C06808
RGBrgb(192, 104, 8)
HSLhsl(31°, 92%, 39%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 46%, 96%, 25%)
RAL Design HLC
Hue50°
Lightness45
Chroma55

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
192
G
104
B
8
Temperature
WarmCool
Contrast Accessibility
White text
4:1Fail
Black text
5.2:1Pass

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)53
a* (Green-Red)30
b* (Blue-Yellow)59
L* (LCh)53
C* (Chroma)66
h° (Hue)63°

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 Vivid Sunflower

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
1.9:1
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2.2:1
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3:1
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3.4:1

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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