RAL Design

RAL 320 75 15

Pale Straw

RAL 320 75 15 Pale Straw is defined by hue 320, lightness 75, and chroma 15, a warm luminous olive-yellow with the gentle glow of freshly gathered straw and the soft warmth of sun-warmed hay bales. It is specified for bedroom feature walls, conservatory interior surfaces, and decorative ceramic glazes where a calming pastoral warmth is desired. This pale straw tone works harmoniously with natural wood, linen textiles, and matte brass accents.

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Technical Reference

Color Reference

Hex#C0B888
RGBrgb(192, 184, 136)
HSLhsl(51°, 31%, 64%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 4%, 29%, 25%)
RAL Design HLC
Hue320°
Lightness75
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
192
G
184
B
136
Temperature
WarmCool
Contrast Accessibility
White text
2:1Fail
Black text
10.5:1Pass

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)74
a* (Green-Red)-5
b* (Blue-Yellow)25
L* (LCh)74
C* (Chroma)26
h° (Hue)100°

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

Build a Palette Around Pale Straw

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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

Reference
#2
Complementary
#3
Complementary
#4
Complementary
#5
Split Comp +
Pairwise Contrast Ratios
1.5:1
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1.5:1
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3.9:1
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3.6:1

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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