RAL Design

RAL 050 50 40

Warm Corn

RAL 050 50 40 Warm Corn is defined by hue 050, lightness 50, and chroma 40, a vibrant mid-tone yellow with the golden warmth of ripe sweetcorn. Designers specify it for artisan food branding elements, kitchen accent panels, and contemporary furniture finishes. The balanced lightness and strong chroma create a colour that is appetising, cheerful, and unmistakably golden.

Time9:36 AM
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Technical Reference

Color Reference

Hex#B88028
RGBrgb(184, 128, 40)
HSLhsl(37°, 64%, 44%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 30%, 78%, 28%)
RAL Design HLC
Hue50°
Lightness50
Chroma40

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
184
G
128
B
40
Temperature
WarmCool
Contrast Accessibility
White text
3.4:1Fail
Black text
6.2:1Pass

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)58
a* (Green-Red)14
b* (Blue-Yellow)53
L* (LCh)58
C* (Chroma)55
h° (Hue)75°

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 Warm Corn

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1 locked / 4 free

Reference + opposite hue with tonal variations

Reference
#2
Complementary
#3
Complementary
#4
Complementary
#5
Split Comp +
Pairwise Contrast Ratios
2.3:1
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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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