RAL Design

RAL 270 80 20

Sunlit Cream

RAL 270 80 20 Sunlit Cream is defined by hue 270, lightness 80, and chroma 20, a luminous pastel golden yellow that captures the soft glow of cream bathed in late-afternoon sunlight and the translucent warmth of golden calcite. It is specified for children's bedroom walls, event space feature surfaces, and decorative packaging where a gentle, uplifting warmth is desired. The moderate chroma at this light level gives it more presence than a typical pastel while remaining effortlessly soft.

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Technical Reference

Color Reference

Hex#D0B880
RGBrgb(208, 184, 128)
HSLhsl(42°, 46%, 66%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 12%, 38%, 18%)
RAL Design HLC
Hue270°
Lightness80
Chroma20

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
208
G
184
B
128
Temperature
WarmCool
Contrast Accessibility
White text
1.9:1Fail
Black text
10.8:1Pass

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)76
a* (Green-Red)1
b* (Blue-Yellow)32
L* (LCh)76
C* (Chroma)32
h° (Hue)89°

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 Sunlit 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
1.9:1
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1.8:1
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3.9:1
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3.7:1

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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