RAL Classic color

RAL 1001 Beige #C2B078

RAL 1001 Beige is shown here as #C2B078, a widely published sRGB approximation of the printed swatch. It is a light muted amber in the brown family. In OKLCH it sits at lightness 0.759, chroma 0.077 and hue 92.3°. The nearest CSS named color is darkkhaki (#BDB76B), ΔE2000 5.7 away.

Relative luminance
0.4388
OKLCH L · C · h
0.759 · 0.077 · 92.3
Best text
Black 9.77:1
Hue family
Brown
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#C2B078 color codes

HEX
#C2B078
RGB
rgb(194, 176, 120)
HSL
hsl(45, 38%, 62%)
OKLCH
oklch(0.759 0.077 92.3)
OKLab
oklab(0.759 -0.003 0.077)
CIELAB (D65)
L* 72.15, a* -1.65, b* 31.05
XYZ (D65)
X 41.16, Y 43.88, Z 24.07
CMYK (naive)
cmyk(0%, 9%, 38%, 24%)

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 #C2B078 accessible?

Black text on it reaches 9.77:1, passing AAA. White text fails at 2.14:1.

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

    9.77:1

    • AA passes
    • AA large passes
    • AAA passes
    • APCA Lc +61

  • White text on it

    2.14:1

    • AA fails
    • AA large fails
    • AAA fails
    • APCA Lc −46

  • As text on black

    9.77:1

    • AA passes
    • AA large passes
    • AAA passes
    • APCA Lc −60

  • As text on white

    2.14:1

    • AA fails
    • AA large fails
    • AAA fails
    • APCA Lc +42

Nearest versions that pass 4.5:1

  • For text on white

    #86753E 4.53:1

    Darkening its OKLCH lightness from 0.76 to 0.56 reaches 4.53:1 on white, keeping the hue.

    Compare both in the Contrast System

  • For text on black

    #C2B078 9.77:1

    It already reaches 9.77:1 on black, so no change is needed.

Checking another pair? Use the Contrast Checker.

Studio

Adjust #C2B078 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 #C2B078

Eleven OKLCH lightness steps at this hue, each with its contrast against white and black. #C2B078 sits at step 300.

  1. 50#FFF5D6
    White
    1.08
    Black
    19.28
  2. 100#FAEBBC
    White
    1.18
    Black
    17.67
  3. 200#E7D7A5
    White
    1.43
    Black
    14.66
  4. 300This color#C2B078
    White
    2.14
    Black
    9.77
  5. 400#B2A16A
    White
    2.56
    Black
    8.19
  6. 500#96854E
    White
    3.64
    Black
    5.76
  7. 600#7E6D37
    White
    5.08
    Black
    4.12
  8. 700#675721
    White
    7.08
    Black
    2.96
  9. 800#4D3E08
    White
    10.45
    Black
    2.00
  10. 900#332800
    White
    14.54
    Black
    1.44
  11. 950#1D1500
    White
    18.11
    Black
    1.15

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

Gamut

How vivid #C2B078 can get

At its lightness and hue, sRGB reaches OKLCH chroma 0.155; #C2B078 uses 49% of it. Display P3, which many recent phones and laptops show, reaches 0.180 there: 16% more.

0.00.20.40.60.80.20.40.60.8 460480500520540560580600620
  • sRGB
  • Display P3
  • Rec. 2020
  • Dominant wavelength
OKLCH chroma
0.077
sRGB edge
0.155
Display P3 edge
0.180
Rec. 2020 edge
0.184
Dominant wavelength
575 nm
Excitation purity
39%
Chromaticity
x 0.3773, y 0.4021
  • This color#C2B078
  • Most vivid in sRGB#D4AD00
  • Most vivid in Display P3oklch(0.759 0.180 92.3)

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

Use the wider color where screens show it
.accent {
  color: #c2b078;
}
@media (color-gamut: p3) {
  .accent { color: color(display-p3 0.8236 0.6775 0); }
}

Mixing

Mixing #C2B078

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%#E1D8BC
  • OKLab50%#E0D7BB
  • OKLCH50%#E0D7BB

Black #000000

  • sRGB50%#61583C
  • OKLab50%#49422A
  • OKLCH50%#49422A

Its complement #A0AEE2

  • sRGB50%#B1AFAD
  • OKLab50%#B1B0B0
  • OKLCH50%#DB9DAC
In CSS
/* A gradient and a mix, worked out in OKLCH */
background: linear-gradient(in oklch, #c2b078, white);
color: color-mix(in oklch, #c2b078 50%, white);

In use

#C2B078 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, 4.5:19.77:1 Passes
  • Link and body-size textText, 4.5:12.14:1 Fails
  • Large headingLarge text, 3:12.14:1 Fails
  • Icons, borders and focus ringsNon-text, 3:12.14:1 Fails

For text on this page, the nearest shade that passes is #86753E 4.53:1

Dark page

  • Button labelText, 4.5:19.77:1 Passes
  • Link and body-size textText, 4.5:18.72:1 Passes
  • Large headingLarge text, 3:18.72:1 Passes
  • Icons, borders and focus ringsNon-text, 3:18.72:1 Passes

Color vision

How #C2B078 looks with color blindness

Tritanopia changes it most, ΔE2000 21.4; protanopia changes it least, 1.7.

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

    #BCAE74 ΔE2000 1.7

    Very close

    Reads as light muted amber

  • Deuteranopia

    No working green (medium-wavelength) cones

    #C0B37A ΔE2000 1.8

    Very close

    Reads as light muted amber

  • Tritanopia

    No working blue (short-wavelength) cones

    #CDA8A2 ΔE2000 21.4

    Distinct

    Reads as light grayish red

  • Achromatopsia

    No cone color vision; lightness only

    #B1B1B1 ΔE2000 18.3

    Distinct

    Reads as light gray

Pairing check

Checked against its complement, #A0AEE2. Their lightness contrast is only 1.01:1, so where hue collapses, add a label, icon or pattern.

VisionThe pairΔE2000Verdict
Normal vision#C2B078 · #A0AEE239.1Stays distinct
Protanopia#BCAE74 · #9EB3E438.7Stays distinct
Deuteranopia#C0B37A · #99ADE139.4Stays distinct
Tritanopia#CDA8A2 · #8FB8C034.5Stays distinct
Achromatopsia#B1B1B1 · #B0B0B00.3Easily confused

Harmony

Color harmonies for #C2B078

Its complement is #A0AEE2, a light muted 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#C2B078
  • Complement#A0AEE2

Complementary

Open in Harmony Studio
  • −30°#D5A67E
  • Base#C2B078
  • +30°#A8B983

Analogous

Open in Harmony Studio
  • Base#C2B078
  • +120°#74BECE
  • +240°#CF9FC7

Triadic

Open in Harmony Studio
  • Base#C2B078
  • +150°#85B7DE
  • +210°#BAA6DA

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-1001: #c2b078;
}

Tailwind config

// tailwind.config.js
module.exports = {
  theme: {
    extend: {
      colors: {
        'ral-1001': '#c2b078',
      },
    },
  },
};

Tailwind v4 theme

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

@theme {
  --color-ral-1001: oklch(0.759 0.077 92.3);
}

Design token (W3C DTCG)

{
  "color": {
    "ral-1001": {
      "$type": "color",
      "$value": {
        "colorSpace": "srgb",
        "components": [0.7608, 0.6902, 0.4706],
        "hex": "#c2b078"
      },
      "$description": "RAL 1001 Beige (approximate sRGB)"
    }
  }
}

SwiftUI color

import SwiftUI

enum Palette {
    static let ral1001 = Color(.sRGB, red: 0.761, green: 0.690, blue: 0.471, opacity: 1)
}

Jetpack Compose color

import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color

object Palette {
    val Ral1001 = Color(0xFFC2B078)
}

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 #C2B078 in the tools

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