RAL Design

RAL 070 45 10

Muted Thyme

RAL 070 45 10 Muted Thyme occupies hue 070, lightness 45, and a minimal chroma of 10, a subdued near-neutral mid-dark tone that bridges green-yellow and warm grey. It is a natural choice for contemporary office space surfaces, utility building finishes, and heritage garden structural elements. The very restrained saturation gives it a rugged, organic quality that blends seamlessly with natural stone and weathered timber.

Time9:36 AM
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Color Reference

Hex#787868
RGBrgb(120, 120, 104)
HSLhsl(60°, 7%, 44%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 0%, 13%, 53%)
RAL Design HLC
Hue70°
Lightness45
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
120
G
120
B
104
Temperature
WarmCool
Contrast Accessibility
White text
4.5:1Fail
Black text
4.7:1Pass

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)50
a* (Green-Red)-3
b* (Blue-Yellow)9
L* (LCh)50
C* (Chroma)9
h° (Hue)109°

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

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Split Comp +
Pairwise Contrast Ratios
1.2:1
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1.5:1
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2.5:1
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1.8:1

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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