RAL Design

RAL 280 80 15

Lemon Chiffon

RAL 280 80 15 Lemon Chiffon is defined by hue 280, lightness 80, and chroma 15, a luminous pastel yellow that captures the soft glow of lemon chiffon fabric and the translucent warmth of pale citrine held to the light. 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#D0C890
RGBrgb(208, 200, 144)
HSLhsl(53°, 41%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 4%, 31%, 18%)
RAL Design HLC
Hue280°
Lightness80
Chroma15

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
200
B
144
Temperature
WarmCool
Contrast Accessibility
White text
1.7:1Fail
Black text
12.3:1Pass

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)80
a* (Green-Red)-6
b* (Blue-Yellow)29
L* (LCh)80
C* (Chroma)30
h° (Hue)101°

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
1.7:1
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1.8:1
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4.8:1
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3.9:1

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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