RAL Effect

RAL 230-2

Soft Fern

RAL 230-2 Soft Fern is a gentle green with warm, yellow-green undertones from the RAL Effect 230 group. This natural shade evokes fern fronds and forest undergrowth, making it ideal for garden rooms, botanical design, and calming residential interiors. It brings the serenity of a woodland walk indoors.

Time9:36 AM
Light
Technical Reference

Color Reference

Hex#C4D0B8
RGBrgb(196, 208, 184)
HSLhsl(90°, 20%, 77%)
CMYKcmyk(6%, 0%, 12%, 18%)
RAL Effect Variant

RAL Effect colors combine a base shade with a metallic or pearl variant. Base shades (-1 through -6) offer tonal gradation within a color family. The -M suffix indicates a metallic finish with shimmer and depth for architectural and automotive applications.

Color Analysis
RGB Composition
R
196
G
208
B
184
Temperature
WarmCool
Contrast Accessibility
White text
1.6:1Fail
Black text
13.1:1Pass

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
-40-2002040-200204060a* (Green ← → Red)b* (Blue ← → Yellow)
L* (Lightness)82
a* (Green-Red)-8
b* (Blue-Yellow)11
L* (LCh)82
C* (Chroma)13
h° (Hue)129°

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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Reference + opposite hue with tonal variations

Reference
#2
Complementary
#3
Complementary
#4
Complementary
#5
Split Comp +
Pairwise Contrast Ratios
1.2:1
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1.5:1
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2.3:1
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1.8:1

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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