Orange

RAL 2017

RAL Orange

RAL 2017 RAL Orange is the newest addition to the RAL Classic orange series, introduced in January 2020. This vibrant, contemporary orange was developed to meet modern design demands for a clean, pure orange that works across digital and physical media. RAL Orange represents the organization's commitment to evolving the color standard to meet contemporary needs. It is suitable for modern branding, digital-physical color matching, and contemporary architectural applications.

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Technical Reference

Color Reference

Hex#FA4402
RGBrgb(250, 68, 2)
HSLhsl(16°, 98%, 49%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 73%, 99%, 2%)
Color Analysis
RGB Composition
R
250
G
68
B
2
Temperature
WarmCool
Contrast Accessibility
White text
3.6:1Fail
Black text
5.9:1Pass

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)57
a* (Green-Red)67
b* (Blue-Yellow)68
L* (LCh)57
C* (Chroma)95
h° (Hue)45°

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
1.3:1
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1.2:1
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1.9:1
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2.3:1

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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