RAL Effect

RAL 510-2

Light Heather

RAL 510-2 Light Heather is a warm heather violet with dusty rose undertones from the RAL Effect 510 group. This inviting mid-light tone adds a refined softness to furniture design, retail interior schemes, and residential facade accents. Its muted warmth bridges the gap between neutral and expressive color palettes with understated grace.

Time9:36 AM
Light
Technical Reference

Color Reference

Hex#C098B0
RGBrgb(192, 152, 176)
HSLhsl(324°, 24%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 21%, 8%, 25%)
RAL Effect Variant

RAL Effect colors combine a base shade with a metallic or pearl variant. Base shades (-1 through -6) offer tonal gradation within a color family. The -M suffix indicates a metallic finish with shimmer and depth for architectural and automotive applications.

Color Analysis
RGB Composition
R
192
G
152
B
176
Temperature
WarmCool
Contrast Accessibility
White text
2.5:1Fail
Black text
8.4:1Pass

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
-40-2002040-200204060a* (Green ← → Red)b* (Blue ← → Yellow)
L* (Lightness)67
a* (Green-Red)19
b* (Blue-Yellow)-7
L* (LCh)67
C* (Chroma)20
h° (Hue)340°

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

Reference
#2
Complementary
#3
Complementary
#4
Complementary
#5
Split Comp +
Pairwise Contrast Ratios
1.3:1
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1.3:1
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1.8:1
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1.2:1

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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