Yellow

RAL 1005

Honey Yellow

RAL 1005 Honey Yellow is a warm amber-gold with a slightly muted, organic quality. Named for its resemblance to natural honey, this color bridges the gap between bright yellows and earthy browns. It is frequently used in industrial equipment coatings, furniture finishing, and architectural metalwork where a warm but not overly bright yellow is needed. Honey Yellow works particularly well in combination with dark browns and forest greens for a natural, grounded palette.

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Technical Reference

Color Reference

Hex#C89F04
RGBrgb(200, 159, 4)
HSLhsl(47°, 96%, 40%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 21%, 98%, 22%)
Color Analysis
RGB Composition
R
200
G
159
B
4
Temperature
WarmCool
Contrast Accessibility
White text
2.5:1Fail
Black text
8.4:1Pass

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
-4004080-4004080a* (Green ← → Red)b* (Blue ← → Yellow)
L* (Lightness)67
a* (Green-Red)3
b* (Blue-Yellow)70
L* (LCh)67
C* (Chroma)70
h° (Hue)87°

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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1 locked / 4 free

Reference + opposite hue with tonal variations

Reference
#2
Complementary
#3
Complementary
#4
Complementary
#5
Split Comp +
Pairwise Contrast Ratios
5:1
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1.9:1
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1.8:1
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1.5:1

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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