RAL Design

RAL 140 90 10

Barely Cornflower

RAL 140 90 10 Barely Cornflower sits at hue 140, lightness 90, and a chroma of 10, producing a near-white with a gentle cornflower cast. It is chosen for bridal event spaces, premium residential interiors, and ceiling finishes where pure white feels too clinical. This colour demonstrates how even modest chroma at high lightness can transform the emotional quality of a surface.

Time9:36 AM
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Technical Reference

Color Reference

Hex#C4D0E0
RGBrgb(196, 208, 224)
HSLhsl(214°, 31%, 82%)
CMYKcmyk(12%, 7%, 0%, 12%)
RAL Design HLC
Hue140°
Lightness90
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
196
G
208
B
224
Temperature
WarmCool
Contrast Accessibility
White text
1.6:1Fail
Black text
13.4:1Pass

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
-3003060-3003060a* (Green ← → Red)b* (Blue ← → Yellow)
L* (Lightness)83
a* (Green-Red)-1
b* (Blue-Yellow)-9
L* (LCh)83
C* (Chroma)9
h° (Hue)264°

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

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Pairwise Contrast Ratios
1.1:1
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1.1:1
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1.6:1
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1.4:1

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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