RAL 280 75 10
Soft Parchment
RAL 280 75 10 Soft Parchment is positioned at hue 280, lightness 75, and chroma 10, a gentle muted yellow with the quiet warmth of aged parchment and the soft glow of sun-bleached linen. It is widely used for library interior walls, heritage restoration surfaces, and residential living room feature walls. The restrained chroma at this light level gives it a timeless, scholarly quality that pairs beautifully with dark wood, leather, and natural stone.
Color Reference
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+).
WCAG 2.1 AA requires 4.5:1 contrast for normal text. Results show this color as a background.
Spectrum & Perceptual Position
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.
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Reference + opposite hue with tonal variations
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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