RAL Effect

RAL 270-6

Dark Toffee

RAL 270-6 Dark Toffee is the darkest shade in the RAL Effect 270 base group, presenting a deep, rich brown-orange with warm undertones. This powerful tone is ideal for luxury trim, premium hardware, and dramatic accent features. It evokes dark toffee and aged mahogany with a warm, amber glow.

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Technical Reference

Color Reference

Hex#806020
RGBrgb(128, 96, 32)
HSLhsl(40°, 60%, 31%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 25%, 75%, 50%)
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
128
G
96
B
32
Temperature
WarmCool
Contrast Accessibility
White text
5.8:1Pass
Black text
3.6:1Fail

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
-40-2002040-200204060a* (Green ← → Red)b* (Blue ← → Yellow)
L* (Lightness)43
a* (Green-Red)6
b* (Blue-Yellow)40
L* (LCh)43
C* (Chroma)40
h° (Hue)81°

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
1.9:1
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1.4:1
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1.8:1
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2.4:1

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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