RAL Design

RAL 280 65 25

Bright Daffodil

RAL 280 65 25 Bright Daffodil occupies hue 280, lightness 65, and chroma 25, a vivid luminous yellow that radiates the fresh brilliance of spring daffodils and the warm glow of polished citrine gemstone. It is widely used for spring event space features, creative studio feature walls, and dynamic retail environment accents. The elevated lightness combined with strong chroma produces a colour that feels both fresh and joyfully optimistic.

Time9:36 AM
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Technical Reference

Color Reference

Hex#B8A840
RGBrgb(184, 168, 64)
HSLhsl(52°, 48%, 49%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 9%, 65%, 28%)
RAL Design HLC
Hue280°
Lightness65
Chroma25

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
64
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)54
L* (LCh)68
C* (Chroma)54
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

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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
3.2:1
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2.2:1
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3.3:1
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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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