RAL Design

RAL 340 75 10

Pale Barley

RAL 340 75 10 Pale Barley is defined by hue 340, lightness 75, and a low chroma of 10, a soft muted light warm gold that captures the weathered warmth of old barley-tinted plaster and the gentle blush of sun-bleached grain. It is a natural choice for heritage facade restoration, natural material colour coordination, and wellness centre corridor surfaces. The restrained saturation gives it a timeless, pastoral quality that pairs beautifully with raw timber, woven rattan, and natural stone.

Time9:36 AM
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Color Reference

Hex#C0B8A0
RGBrgb(192, 184, 160)
HSLhsl(45°, 20%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 4%, 17%, 25%)
RAL Design HLC
Hue340°
Lightness75
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
192
G
184
B
160
Temperature
WarmCool
Contrast Accessibility
White text
2:1Fail
Black text
10.6:1Pass

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)75
a* (Green-Red)-1
b* (Blue-Yellow)13
L* (LCh)75
C* (Chroma)13
h° (Hue)95°

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 Barley

Palette Generator

Select a harmony type, then press Space to reroll unlocked colors.

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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2.4:1
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1.7:1

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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