RAL Design

RAL 240 60 25

Bright Terracotta

RAL 240 60 25 Bright Terracotta is positioned at hue 240, lightness 60, and chroma 25, a vivid high-chroma red-orange that radiates the fresh brilliance of new terracotta and the warm glow of carnelian in sunlight. It is widely used for exhibition graphic panels, creative studio feature walls, and dynamic retail environment features. The elevated lightness combined with strong chroma produces a colour that feels both warm and energetically appetizing.

Time9:36 AM
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Technical Reference

Color Reference

Hex#C06040
RGBrgb(192, 96, 64)
HSLhsl(15°, 50%, 50%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 50%, 67%, 25%)
RAL Design HLC
Hue240°
Lightness60
Chroma25

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
192
G
96
B
64
Temperature
WarmCool
Contrast Accessibility
White text
4.2:1Fail
Black text
5:1Pass

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)52
a* (Green-Red)36
b* (Blue-Yellow)36
L* (LCh)52
C* (Chroma)51
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

Build a Palette Around Bright Terracotta

Palette Generator

Select a harmony type, then press Space to reroll unlocked colors.

1 locked / 4 free

Reference + opposite hue with tonal variations

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Split Comp +
Pairwise Contrast Ratios
1.2:1
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1.4:1
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1.9:1
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2:1

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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