RAL Design

RAL 360 55 25

Bright Carnelian

RAL 360 55 25 Bright Carnelian is positioned at hue 360, lightness 55, and chroma 25, a vibrant mid-tone deep red with the fresh appeal of polished carnelian gemstone and the warm glow of sun-fired terracotta. Designers specify it for creative branding elements, exhibition graphic panels, and contemporary furniture finishes. The balanced lightness and moderate-high chroma create a colour that is warm, invigorating, and unmistakably expressive.

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Technical Reference

Color Reference

Hex#A85848
RGBrgb(168, 88, 72)
HSLhsl(10°, 40%, 47%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 48%, 57%, 34%)
RAL Design HLC
Hue360°
Lightness55
Chroma25

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
168
G
88
B
72
Temperature
WarmCool
Contrast Accessibility
White text
5.1:1Pass
Black text
4.2:1Fail

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)47
a* (Green-Red)31
b* (Blue-Yellow)24
L* (LCh)47
C* (Chroma)39
h° (Hue)38°

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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Split Comp +
Pairwise Contrast Ratios
1.5:1
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1.5:1
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2.5:1
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2.1:1

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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