Yellow

RAL 1033

Dahlia Yellow

RAL 1033 Dahlia Yellow is a vivid, warm amber-orange named after the dahlia flower. This energetic color sits firmly between yellow and orange, providing a bold, attention-grabbing finish for decorative and commercial applications. Dahlia Yellow is popular for event infrastructure, exhibition stands, and retail environments where visual impact is essential. Its warm, inviting character also makes it suitable for hospitality and leisure facility coatings.

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Technical Reference

Color Reference

Hex#F3A505
RGBrgb(243, 165, 5)
HSLhsl(40°, 96%, 49%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 32%, 98%, 5%)
Color Analysis
RGB Composition
R
243
G
165
B
5
Temperature
WarmCool
Contrast Accessibility
White text
2.1:1Fail
Black text
10.2:1Pass

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)74
a* (Green-Red)19
b* (Blue-Yellow)77
L* (LCh)74
C* (Chroma)79
h° (Hue)76°

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
3.2:1
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1.2:1
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1.5:1
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3.3:1

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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