RAL Design

RAL 260 25 25

Dark Bronze

RAL 260 25 25 Dark Bronze occupies hue 260, lightness 25, and chroma 25, a deep saturated warm orange that recalls the concentrated warmth of aged bronze patina and the rich interior of old spice chests. It is ideal for heritage library interiors, artisan metalwork coordination, and traditional joinery details. The strong chroma at this dark level gives it a metallic intensity that feels rooted in centuries of bronze-casting craft and architectural tradition.

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Technical Reference

Color Reference

Hex#502410
RGBrgb(80, 36, 16)
HSLhsl(19°, 67%, 19%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 55%, 80%, 69%)
RAL Design HLC
Hue260°
Lightness25
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
80
G
36
B
16
Temperature
WarmCool
Contrast Accessibility
White text
13.1:1Pass
Black text
1.6:1Fail

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)20
a* (Green-Red)19
b* (Blue-Yellow)22
L* (LCh)20
C* (Chroma)29
h° (Hue)50°

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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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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1.9:1
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2.9:1
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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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