RAL Design

RAL 070 40 20

Warm Olive

RAL 070 40 20 Warm Olive sits at hue 070, lightness 40, and chroma 20, a warm earthy mid-dark green-yellow reminiscent of pressed olive leaves and sun-dried meadow grass. It is specified for herb garden structural elements, farmhouse interior millwork, and natural material colour coordination. The moderate chroma and darkness produce a colour that feels organic, grounded, and connected to pastoral landscapes.

Time9:36 AM
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Technical Reference

Color Reference

Hex#686848
RGBrgb(104, 104, 72)
HSLhsl(60°, 18%, 35%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 0%, 31%, 59%)
RAL Design HLC
Hue70°
Lightness40
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
104
G
104
B
72
Temperature
WarmCool
Contrast Accessibility
White text
5.7:1Pass
Black text
3.7:1Fail

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)43
a* (Green-Red)-6
b* (Blue-Yellow)18
L* (LCh)43
C* (Chroma)19
h° (Hue)107°

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

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Select a harmony type, then press Space to reroll unlocked colors.

1 locked / 4 free

Reference + opposite hue with tonal variations

Reference
#2
Complementary
#3
Complementary
#4
Complementary
#5
Split Comp +
Pairwise Contrast Ratios
1.6:1
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1.6:1
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2.4:1
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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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