RAL Effect

RAL 270-2

Light Amber

RAL 270-2 Light Amber is a gentle amber tone with warm golden-orange undertones from the RAL Effect 270 group. This inviting shade evokes caramel and golden syrup, making it ideal for café design, warm commercial interiors, and artisan product finishes. It brings sweetness and warmth to any surface.

Time9:36 AM
Light
Technical Reference

Color Reference

Hex#ECD4A4
RGBrgb(236, 212, 164)
HSLhsl(40°, 65%, 78%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 10%, 31%, 7%)
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
236
G
212
B
164
Temperature
WarmCool
Contrast Accessibility
White text
1.4:1Fail
Black text
14.5:1Pass

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
-40-2002040-200204060a* (Green ← → Red)b* (Blue ← → Yellow)
L* (Lightness)86
a* (Green-Red)1
b* (Blue-Yellow)27
L* (LCh)86
C* (Chroma)27
h° (Hue)87°

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
1.5:1
·
1.7:1
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2.9:1
·
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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