RAL Design

RAL 050 80 20

Pale Lemon Cream

RAL 050 80 20 Pale Lemon Cream occupies hue 050, lightness 80, and a gentle chroma of 20, yielding a soft lemon cream that warms light surfaces with delicate golden colour. It is a go-to specification for nursery interiors, bridal boutique walls, and pastel-forward colour schemes in residential design. The high lightness and moderate-low chroma make it an exceptionally versatile backdrop that pairs with both warm metallics and cool accents.

Time9:36 AM
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Technical Reference

Color Reference

Hex#E0D0A8
RGBrgb(224, 208, 168)
HSLhsl(43°, 47%, 77%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 7%, 25%, 12%)
RAL Design HLC
Hue50°
Lightness80
Chroma20

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
224
G
208
B
168
Temperature
WarmCool
Contrast Accessibility
White text
1.5:1Fail
Black text
13.8:1Pass

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)84
a* (Green-Red)-1
b* (Blue-Yellow)22
L* (LCh)84
C* (Chroma)22
h° (Hue)92°

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 Pale Lemon Cream

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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Pairwise Contrast Ratios
1.4:1
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1.7:1
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2.9:1
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2.3:1

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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