RAL Design

RAL 050 85 10

Whisper Gold

RAL 050 85 10 Whisper Gold is positioned at hue 050, lightness 85, and a minimal chroma of 10, an ultra-subtle gold tone that reads almost as a warm white with the faintest golden tint. It is specified for luxury bathroom surfaces, gallery walls requiring a hint of warmth, and high-end residential ceilings. This near-neutral gold adds emotional warmth to a space without introducing obvious colour.

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Technical Reference

Color Reference

Hex#E8DCC8
RGBrgb(232, 220, 200)
HSLhsl(38°, 41%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 5%, 14%, 9%)
RAL Design HLC
Hue50°
Lightness85
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
232
G
220
B
200
Temperature
WarmCool
Contrast Accessibility
White text
1.4:1Fail
Black text
15.5:1Pass

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)88
a* (Green-Red)1
b* (Blue-Yellow)11
L* (LCh)88
C* (Chroma)11
h° (Hue)86°

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 Whisper Gold

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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1.3:1
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1.9:1
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1.9:1

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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