RAL Design

RAL 320 65 20

Pale Olive Honey

RAL 320 65 20 Pale Olive Honey occupies hue 320, lightness 65, and chroma 20, a luminous warm olive-yellow that captures the golden warmth of wildflower honey and the gentle glow of late-afternoon sunlight on olive groves. It is a natural choice for Mediterranean-inspired interior schemes, boutique hotel lobby finishes, and artisan ceramic glaze coordination. The balanced chroma and elevated lightness produce a colour that feels sun-warmed, inviting, and effortlessly elegant.

Time9:36 AM
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Technical Reference

Color Reference

Hex#A89C60
RGBrgb(168, 156, 96)
HSLhsl(50°, 29%, 52%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 7%, 43%, 34%)
RAL Design HLC
Hue320°
Lightness65
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
168
G
156
B
96
Temperature
WarmCool
Contrast Accessibility
White text
2.8:1Fail
Black text
7.6:1Pass

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)64
a* (Green-Red)-4
b* (Blue-Yellow)33
L* (LCh)64
C* (Chroma)33
h° (Hue)98°

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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Pairwise Contrast Ratios
1.8:1
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1.8:1
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2.7:1
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2.2:1

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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