RAL Design

RAL 270 80 10

Whisper Wheat

RAL 270 80 10 Whisper Wheat occupies hue 270, lightness 80, and a gentle chroma of 10, yielding a soft wheat tone that warms light surfaces with the delicate atmospheric colour of sun-bleached grain held to the light. It is a go-to specification for nursery interiors, bridal boutique walls, and pastel-forward colour schemes in residential design. The high lightness and restrained chroma make it a versatile backdrop that pairs with both warm and cool accent colours.

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Technical Reference

Color Reference

Hex#C8BCA8
RGBrgb(200, 188, 168)
HSLhsl(38°, 23%, 72%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 6%, 16%, 22%)
RAL Design HLC
Hue270°
Lightness80
Chroma10

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
188
B
168
Temperature
WarmCool
Contrast Accessibility
White text
1.9:1Fail
Black text
11.2:1Pass

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)77
a* (Green-Red)1
b* (Blue-Yellow)12
L* (LCh)77
C* (Chroma)12
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

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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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Pairwise Contrast Ratios
1.1:1
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1.4:1
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2.1:1
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1.8:1

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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