RAL Classic color

RAL 1027 Curry #9D9101

RAL 1027 Curry is shown here as #9D9101, a widely published sRGB approximation of the printed swatch. It is a soft yellow in the yellow family. In OKLCH it sits at lightness 0.647, chroma 0.136 and hue 103.6°. The nearest CSS named color is olive (#808000), ΔE2000 7.9 away.

Relative luminance
0.2742
OKLCH L · C · h
0.647 · 0.136 · 103.6
Best text
Black 6.48:1
Hue family
Yellow
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#9D9101 color codes

HEX
#9D9101
RGB
rgb(157, 145, 1)
HSL
hsl(55, 99%, 31%)
OKLCH
oklch(0.647 0.136 103.6)
OKLab
oklab(0.647 -0.032 0.132)
CIELAB (D65)
L* 59.36, a* -8.65, b* 63.14
XYZ (D65)
X 24.04, Y 27.42, Z 4.06
CMYK (naive)
cmyk(0%, 8%, 99%, 38%)

CIELAB and XYZ use the D65 white point; CSS lab() uses D50, so paste the OKLCH or HEX value into stylesheets. CMYK here is a plain formula with no press profile.

RAL and RAL Classic are trademarks of RAL gGmbH, which this site is not affiliated with. The sRGB value is an approximation of the printed swatch; check a physical RAL color card before you specify a paint.

Legibility

Contrast: is #9D9101 accessible?

Black text on it reaches 6.48:1, passing AA. White text manages only 3.23:1, enough for large text only.

WCAG 2 gives the same ratio whichever color is the text; APCA does not, so its Lc changes sign and size with polarity.

Open the Contrast System

  • Black text on it

    6.48:1

    • AA passes
    • AA large passes
    • AAA fails
    • APCA Lc +44

  • White text on it

    3.23:1

    • AA fails
    • AA large passes
    • AAA fails
    • APCA Lc −64

  • As text on black

    6.48:1

    • AA passes
    • AA large passes
    • AAA fails
    • APCA Lc −42

  • As text on white

    3.23:1

    • AA fails
    • AA large passes
    • AAA fails
    • APCA Lc +59

Nearest versions that pass 4.5:1

  • For text on white

    #817700 4.59:1

    Darkening its OKLCH lightness from 0.65 to 0.56 reaches 4.59:1 on white, keeping the hue.

    Compare both in the Contrast System

  • For text on black

    #9D9101 6.48:1

    It already reaches 6.48:1 on black, so no change is needed.

Checking another pair? Use the Contrast Checker.

Studio

Adjust #9D9101 live

Move lightness, chroma and hue in OKLCH, or drag on the map. The map is every lightness and chroma at the current hue: sRGB inside the solid area, Display P3 out to the dashed line.

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Scale

Shades and tints of #9D9101

Eleven OKLCH lightness steps at this hue, each with its contrast against white and black. #9D9101 sits at step 500.

  1. 50#FFF9B2
    White
    1.07
    Black
    19.44
  2. 100#F8EF95
    White
    1.18
    Black
    17.77
  3. 200#E5DB7A
    White
    1.42
    Black
    14.74
  4. 300#CCC157
    White
    1.85
    Black
    11.33
  5. 400#B0A52F
    White
    2.53
    Black
    8.26
  6. 500This color#9D9101
    White
    3.23
    Black
    6.48
  7. 600#7B7100
    White
    4.99
    Black
    4.20
  8. 700#625A00
    White
    7.04
    Black
    2.98
  9. 800#474100
    White
    10.37
    Black
    2.02
  10. 900#2E2A00
    White
    14.50
    Black
    1.44
  11. 950#191700
    White
    18.04
    Black
    1.16

Under each step, white and black text on it; a bold figure passes 4.5:1.

Gamut

How vivid #9D9101 can get

At its lightness and hue, sRGB reaches OKLCH chroma 0.136; #9D9101 uses 100% of it. Display P3, which many recent phones and laptops show, reaches 0.158 there: 16% more.

0.00.20.40.60.80.20.40.60.8 460480500520540560580600620
  • sRGB
  • Display P3
  • Rec. 2020
  • Dominant wavelength
OKLCH chroma
0.136
sRGB edge
0.136
Display P3 edge
0.158
Rec. 2020 edge
0.162
Dominant wavelength
573 nm
Excitation purity
80%
Chromaticity
x 0.4330, y 0.4940
  • This color#9D9101
  • Most vivid in sRGB#9D9100
  • Most vivid in Display P3oklch(0.647 0.158 103.6)

On a screen without Display P3 the last tile shows the sRGB edge instead.

Use the wider color where screens show it
.accent {
  color: #9d9101;
}
@media (color-gamut: p3) {
  .accent { color: color(display-p3 0.6165 0.5699 0); }
}

Mixing

Mixing #9D9101

Each row is the same mix worked out in a different space, with the halfway color at its end. sRGB, which older CSS gradients use, can sag gray or dark in the middle; OKLab keeps the lightness steps even; OKLCH holds chroma and hue as it goes.

White #FFFFFF

  • sRGB50%#CEC880
  • OKLab50%#CCC895
  • OKLCH50%#CCC895

Black #000000

  • sRGB50%#4F4901
  • OKLab50%#3A3500
  • OKLCH50%#3A3500

Its complement #8581DE

  • sRGB50%#918970
  • OKLab50%#8E8E8E
  • OKLCH50%#D46775
In CSS
/* A gradient and a mix, worked out in OKLCH */
background: linear-gradient(in oklch, #9d9101, white);
color: color-mix(in oklch, #9d9101 50%, white);

In use

#9D9101 in an interface

A button, a link, a heading, a focused field, an icon and a chart line in this color, on a light page and a dark one. Each check is a WCAG 2 contrast minimum: 1.4.3 for text, 1.4.11 for the rest.

Light page

  • Button labelText, 4.5:16.48:1 Passes
  • Link and body-size textText, 4.5:13.23:1 Fails
  • Large headingLarge text, 3:13.23:1 Passes
  • Icons, borders and focus ringsNon-text, 3:13.23:1 Passes

For text on this page, the nearest shade that passes is #817700 4.59:1

Dark page

  • Button labelText, 4.5:16.48:1 Passes
  • Link and body-size textText, 4.5:15.78:1 Passes
  • Large headingLarge text, 3:15.78:1 Passes
  • Icons, borders and focus ringsNon-text, 3:15.78:1 Passes

Color vision

How #9D9101 looks with color blindness

Tritanopia changes it most, ΔE2000 27.9; deuteranopia changes it least, 2.0.

Simulated with Machado et al. (2009) at full severity, in linear light.

Simulate a whole page What each type sees

  • Protanopia

    No working red (long-wavelength) cones

    #A08C00 ΔE2000 2.6

    Close match

    Reads as soft amber

  • Deuteranopia

    No working green (medium-wavelength) cones

    #A39117 ΔE2000 2.0

    Close match

    Reads as soft amber

  • Tritanopia

    No working blue (short-wavelength) cones

    #AA867B ΔE2000 27.9

    Distinct

    Reads as grayish red

  • Achromatopsia

    No cone color vision; lightness only

    #8F8F8F ΔE2000 26.2

    Distinct

    Reads as gray

Pairing check

Checked against its complement, #8581DE. Their lightness contrast is only 1.04:1, so where hue collapses, add a label, icon or pattern.

VisionThe pairΔE2000Verdict
Normal vision#9D9101 · #8581DE61.1Stays distinct
Protanopia#A08C00 · #608EE255.4Stays distinct
Deuteranopia#A39117 · #5D88DC55.4Stays distinct
Tritanopia#AA867B · #6B93A531.9Stays distinct
Achromatopsia#8F8F8F · #8B8B8B1.4Easily confused

Harmony

Color harmonies for #9D9101

Its complement is #8581DE, a soft blue, on the cool side of the wheel.

Hue rotations in OKLCH, mapped into sRGB by trimming chroma so hue and lightness stay put.

Open the Harmony Studio
  • Base#9D9101
  • Complement#8581DE

Complementary

Open in Harmony Studio
  • −30°#BF7F05
  • Base#9D9101
  • +30°#6BA043

Analogous

Open in Harmony Studio
  • Base#9D9101
  • +120°#009DC4
  • +240°#C66AA3

Triadic

Open in Harmony Studio
  • Base#9D9101
  • +150°#4D91DF
  • +210°#AC73C8

Split-complementary

Open in Harmony Studio

Code

Design tokens

Ready-to-paste tokens in six formats. Rename them to fit your system.

CSS custom property

:root {
  --color-ral-1027: #9d9101;
}

Tailwind config

// tailwind.config.js
module.exports = {
  theme: {
    extend: {
      colors: {
        'ral-1027': '#9d9101',
      },
    },
  },
};

Tailwind v4 theme

/* app.css — Tailwind CSS v4 */
@import "tailwindcss";

@theme {
  --color-ral-1027: oklch(0.647 0.136 103.6);
}

Design token (W3C DTCG)

{
  "color": {
    "ral-1027": {
      "$type": "color",
      "$value": {
        "colorSpace": "srgb",
        "components": [0.6157, 0.5686, 0.0039],
        "hex": "#9d9101"
      },
      "$description": "RAL 1027 Curry (approximate sRGB)"
    }
  }
}

SwiftUI color

import SwiftUI

enum Palette {
    static let ral1027 = Color(.sRGB, red: 0.616, green: 0.569, blue: 0.004, opacity: 1)
}

Jetpack Compose color

import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color

object Palette {
    val Ral1027 = Color(0xFF9D9101)
}

Matches

The nearest match in each system

The closest CSS name, Tailwind shade, RAL Classic paint and Crayola crayon by ΔE2000; under 2 is hard to tell apart side by side. RAL and Crayola values approximate physical colors.

Neighbors

The eight nearest colors on this site by ΔE2000, closest first. Under 2 is hard to tell apart side by side.

Tools

Open #9D9101 in the tools

Each opens over this page. More colors live in the Color Library, and every color page is listed on the hub.