RAL Design

RAL 280 60 30

Bright Citrine

RAL 280 60 30 Bright Citrine is positioned at hue 280, lightness 60, and chroma 30, a vivid high-chroma yellow that radiates the fresh brilliance of polished citrine gemstone and the warm glow of late-afternoon sunlight on golden fields. 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 energetically optimistic.

Time9:36 AM
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Technical Reference

Color Reference

Hex#B8A830
RGBrgb(184, 168, 48)
HSLhsl(53°, 59%, 45%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 9%, 74%, 28%)
RAL Design HLC
Hue280°
Lightness60
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
184
G
168
B
48
Temperature
WarmCool
Contrast Accessibility
White text
2.4:1Fail
Black text
8.7:1Pass

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)68
a* (Green-Red)-7
b* (Blue-Yellow)60
L* (LCh)68
C* (Chroma)61
h° (Hue)97°

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 Citrine

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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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Split Comp +
Pairwise Contrast Ratios
4.9:1
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1.5:1
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1.6:1
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2.5:1

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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