RAL Design

RAL 270 70 30

Bright Saffron Cream

RAL 270 70 30 Bright Saffron Cream is positioned at hue 270, lightness 70, and chroma 30, a vivid luminous golden yellow that radiates the fresh brilliance of saffron-infused cream and the warm glow of polished gold in afternoon light. 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 luxuriously optimistic.

Time9:36 AM
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Technical Reference

Color Reference

Hex#C8A450
RGBrgb(200, 164, 80)
HSLhsl(42°, 52%, 55%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 18%, 60%, 22%)
RAL Design HLC
Hue270°
Lightness70
Chroma30

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
200
G
164
B
80
Temperature
WarmCool
Contrast Accessibility
White text
2.4:1Fail
Black text
8.9:1Pass

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)69
a* (Green-Red)4
b* (Blue-Yellow)48
L* (LCh)69
C* (Chroma)48
h° (Hue)86°

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 Saffron Cream

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
3.3:1
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2.6:1
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2.6:1
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2.6:1

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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