RAL Design

RAL 320 85 10

Whisper Hay

RAL 320 85 10 Whisper Hay occupies hue 320, lightness 85, and a gentle chroma of 10, yielding a soft pale olive-yellow that warms light surfaces with the delicate atmospheric colour of dried hay held to the light. It is a go-to specification for luxury bathroom surfaces, gallery walls requiring a hint of pastoral warmth, and high-end residential ceilings. The high lightness and restrained chroma make it a versatile backdrop that pairs with both warm and cool accent colours.

Time9:36 AM
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Technical Reference

Color Reference

Hex#D4D0B8
RGBrgb(212, 208, 184)
HSLhsl(51°, 25%, 78%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 2%, 13%, 17%)
RAL Design HLC
Hue320°
Lightness85
Chroma10

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
212
G
208
B
184
Temperature
WarmCool
Contrast Accessibility
White text
1.6:1Fail
Black text
13.5:1Pass

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)83
a* (Green-Red)-3
b* (Blue-Yellow)12
L* (LCh)83
C* (Chroma)13
h° (Hue)102°

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
1.3:1
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1.6:1
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2.3:1
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1.9:1

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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