RAL Design

RAL 290 80 05

Whisper Meadow

RAL 290 80 05 Whisper Meadow occupies hue 290, lightness 80, and a minimal chroma of 05, a near-neutral light tone that barely hints at yellow-lime beneath its grey-white surface, like the blush of morning dew on a distant meadow. It is a natural choice for minimalist interior schemes, premium ceiling finishes, and gallery spaces requiring the subtlest atmospheric freshness. The very restrained saturation gives it a timeless, architectural quality that blends seamlessly with any material palette.

Time9:36 AM
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Technical Reference

Color Reference

Hex#C4C8BC
RGBrgb(196, 200, 188)
HSLhsl(80°, 10%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(2%, 0%, 6%, 22%)
RAL Design HLC
Hue290°
Lightness80
Chroma5

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
196
G
200
B
188
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)-4
b* (Blue-Yellow)6
L* (LCh)80
C* (Chroma)7
h° (Hue)123°

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

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#5
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Pairwise Contrast Ratios
1.1:1
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1.5:1
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2.2:1
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1.8:1

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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