Brown

RAL 8002

Signal Brown

RAL 8002 Signal Brown is a standardized safety color within the RAL signal family, designated for specific pipeline identification and industrial coding applications. This clear, medium brown meets international safety color standards for identifying certain pipeline contents and equipment categories in industrial facilities. Signal Brown is part of the comprehensive European color-coded safety system that enables workers to quickly identify hazards and equipment functions in complex industrial environments.

Time9:36 AM
Light
Technical Reference

Color Reference

Hex#7B5141
RGBrgb(123, 81, 65)
HSLhsl(17°, 31%, 37%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 34%, 47%, 52%)
Color Analysis
RGB Composition
R
123
G
81
B
65
Temperature
WarmCool
Contrast Accessibility
White text
6.8:1Pass
Black text
3.1:1Fail

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
-4004080-4004080a* (Green ← → Red)b* (Blue ← → Yellow)
L* (Lightness)39
a* (Green-Red)16
b* (Blue-Yellow)17
L* (LCh)39
C* (Chroma)23
h° (Hue)47°

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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Reference + opposite hue with tonal variations

Reference
#2
Complementary
#3
Complementary
#4
Complementary
#5
Split Comp +
Pairwise Contrast Ratios
1:1
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1.9:1
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2.3:1
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1.8:1

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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