RAL Design

RAL 320 90 10

Barely Lemon Cream

RAL 320 90 10 Barely Lemon Cream sits at hue 320, lightness 90, and a chroma of 10, producing a near-white with the slightest lemon-cream cast that softens any surface it touches. It is chosen for bridal event spaces, premium residential interiors, and ceiling finishes where pure white feels too clinical. This colour demonstrates how even modest chroma at high lightness can transform the emotional quality of a room with gentle pastoral warmth.

Time9:36 AM
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Technical Reference

Color Reference

Hex#E0DCC0
RGBrgb(224, 220, 192)
HSLhsl(53°, 34%, 82%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 2%, 14%, 12%)
RAL Design HLC
Hue320°
Lightness90
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
224
G
220
B
192
Temperature
WarmCool
Contrast Accessibility
White text
1.4:1Fail
Black text
15.2:1Pass

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)87
a* (Green-Red)-3
b* (Blue-Yellow)14
L* (LCh)87
C* (Chroma)15
h° (Hue)103°

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
1.2:1
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1.4:1
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2.1:1
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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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