RAL Design

RAL 170 70 15

Pale Lavender

RAL 170 70 15 Pale Lavender is defined by hue 170, lightness 70, and chroma 15, a warm luminous violet with the gentle fragrance-evoking quality of Provençal lavender fields at golden hour. It is specified for bedroom feature walls, spa and wellness interiors, and decorative ceramic glazes where a calming floral freshness is desired. This lavender tone works harmoniously with natural wood, linen textiles, and matte brass accents.

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Technical Reference

Color Reference

Hex#A898B8
RGBrgb(168, 152, 184)
HSLhsl(270°, 18%, 66%)
CMYKcmyk(9%, 17%, 0%, 28%)
RAL Design HLC
Hue170°
Lightness70
Chroma15

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
168
G
152
B
184
Temperature
WarmCool
Contrast Accessibility
White text
2.7:1Fail
Black text
7.8:1Pass

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)65
a* (Green-Red)12
b* (Blue-Yellow)-14
L* (LCh)65
C* (Chroma)19
h° (Hue)310°

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
1.2:1
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1.4:1
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1.7:1
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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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