RAL Design

RAL 290 30 20

Rich Chartreuse

RAL 290 30 20 Rich Chartreuse is positioned at hue 290, lightness 30, and chroma 20, a deep high-chroma yellow-lime that channels the concentrated vibrancy of chartreuse liqueur and the warm glow of unripe olives in Mediterranean sunlight. It is specified for cocktail bar interior finishes, gallery feature wall surfaces, and premium brand identity elements. The strong chroma at low lightness produces a colour of botanical intensity and dramatic freshness, recalling the prized herbal elixirs of French monastic tradition.

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Technical Reference

Color Reference

Hex#4C5810
RGBrgb(76, 88, 16)
HSLhsl(70°, 69%, 20%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 0%, 82%, 65%)
RAL Design HLC
Hue290°
Lightness30
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
76
G
88
B
16
Temperature
WarmCool
Contrast Accessibility
White text
7.7:1Pass
Black text
2.7:1Fail

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)35
a* (Green-Red)-15
b* (Blue-Yellow)37
L* (LCh)35
C* (Chroma)40
h° (Hue)112°

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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1 locked / 4 free

Reference + opposite hue with tonal variations

#2
Complementary
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Complementary
#5
Split Comp +
Pairwise Contrast Ratios
1.9:1
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1.1:1
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1.2:1
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1.1:1

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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