RAL Design

RAL 240 45 20

Warm Paprika

RAL 240 45 20 Warm Paprika sits at hue 240, lightness 45, and chroma 20, a mid-dark red-orange with earthy warmth reminiscent of smoked paprika and the shadowed interior of Moroccan spice market walls. It is specified for boutique interior elements, heritage millwork finishes, and restaurant dining room surfaces. The balanced chroma and moderate darkness produce a colour that feels spiced, grounded, and connected to the warmth of culinary earth tones.

Time9:36 AM
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Technical Reference

Color Reference

Hex#784038
RGBrgb(120, 64, 56)
HSLhsl(8°, 36%, 35%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 47%, 53%, 53%)
RAL Design HLC
Hue240°
Lightness45
Chroma20

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
120
G
64
B
56
Temperature
WarmCool
Contrast Accessibility
White text
8.1:1Pass
Black text
2.6:1Fail

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)34
a* (Green-Red)23
b* (Blue-Yellow)16
L* (LCh)34
C* (Chroma)28
h° (Hue)34°

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

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Pairwise Contrast Ratios
1.5:1
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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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