RAL Design

RAL 340 25 20

Dark Tawny Bronze

RAL 340 25 20 Dark Tawny Bronze occupies hue 340, lightness 25, and chroma 20, a deep saturated warm gold that recalls the concentrated warmth of aged tawny port and the rich interior of old bronze casting moulds. It is ideal for heritage library interior finishes, artisan metalwork coordination, and traditional joinery details. The strong chroma at this dark level gives it a metallic intensity that feels rooted in centuries of goldsmithing craft and architectural tradition.

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Color Reference

Hex#503818
RGBrgb(80, 56, 24)
HSLhsl(34°, 54%, 20%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 30%, 70%, 69%)
RAL Design HLC
Hue340°
Lightness25
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
80
G
56
B
24
Temperature
WarmCool
Contrast Accessibility
White text
10.9:1Pass
Black text
1.9:1Fail

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)26
a* (Green-Red)7
b* (Blue-Yellow)24
L* (LCh)26
C* (Chroma)25
h° (Hue)74°

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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1.8:1
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2.1:1
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1.5:1

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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