RAL Design

RAL 270 30 25

Burnished Gold

RAL 270 30 25 Burnished Gold is positioned at hue 270, lightness 30, and chroma 25, a deep high-chroma golden yellow that channels the concentrated fire of burnished gold leaf and the warm glow of aged amber resin. It is specified for luxury watch display cases, gallery feature wall finishes, and premium brand identity elements. The strong chroma at low lightness produces a colour of metallic intensity and dramatic warmth, recalling the prized gold-work of Byzantine mosaics.

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Technical Reference

Color Reference

Hex#604010
RGBrgb(96, 64, 16)
HSLhsl(36°, 71%, 22%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 33%, 83%, 62%)
RAL Design HLC
Hue270°
Lightness30
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
96
G
64
B
16
Temperature
WarmCool
Contrast Accessibility
White text
9.4:1Pass
Black text
2.2:1Fail

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)30
a* (Green-Red)9
b* (Blue-Yellow)33
L* (LCh)30
C* (Chroma)34
h° (Hue)74°

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 Burnished Gold

Palette Generator

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

1 locked / 4 free

Reference + opposite hue with tonal variations

#2
Complementary
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Complementary
#5
Split Comp +
Pairwise Contrast Ratios
1.4:1
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1.7:1
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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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