RAL Effect

RAL 550-2

Light Haze

RAL 550-2 Light Haze is a warm haze grey with soft violet undertones from the RAL Effect 550 group. This inviting mid-light tone adds a refined neutrality to furniture coatings, retail interior schemes, and architectural facade panels. Its muted warmth creates a calming backdrop that complements both bold accent colors and natural material finishes.

Time9:36 AM
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Technical Reference

Color Reference

Hex#A8A0B0
RGBrgb(168, 160, 176)
HSLhsl(270°, 9%, 66%)
CMYKcmyk(5%, 9%, 0%, 31%)
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
168
G
160
B
176
Temperature
WarmCool
Contrast Accessibility
White text
2.5:1Fail
Black text
8.3:1Pass

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)6
b* (Blue-Yellow)-7
L* (LCh)67
C* (Chroma)9
h° (Hue)309°

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 Light Haze

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

1 locked / 4 free

Reference + opposite hue with tonal variations

Reference
#2
Complementary
#3
Complementary
#4
Complementary
#5
Split Comp +
Pairwise Contrast Ratios
1.1:1
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1.5:1
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1.7:1
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1.4:1

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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