RAL Classic color

RAL 1032 Broom yellow #D6AE01

RAL 1032 Broom yellow is shown here as #D6AE01, a widely published sRGB approximation of the printed swatch. It is a light soft amber in the yellow family. In OKLCH it sits at lightness 0.765, chroma 0.156 and hue 92.1°. The nearest CSS named color is goldenrod (#DAA520), ΔE2000 4.9 away.

Relative luminance
0.4457
OKLCH L · C · h
0.765 · 0.156 · 92.1
Best text
Black 9.91:1
Hue family
Yellow
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#D6AE01 color codes

HEX
#D6AE01
RGB
rgb(214, 174, 1)
HSL
hsl(49, 99%, 42%)
OKLCH
oklch(0.765 0.156 92.1)
OKLab
oklab(0.765 -0.006 0.156)
CIELAB (D65)
L* 72.61, a* 1.53, b* 75.12
XYZ (D65)
X 42.88, Y 44.57, Z 6.37
CMYK (naive)
cmyk(0%, 19%, 100%, 16%)

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 #D6AE01 accessible?

Black text on it reaches 9.91:1, passing AAA. White text fails at 2.11:1.

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

    9.91:1

    • AA passes
    • AA large passes
    • AAA passes
    • APCA Lc +62

  • White text on it

    2.11:1

    • AA fails
    • AA large fails
    • AAA fails
    • APCA Lc −45

  • As text on black

    9.91:1

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

  • As text on white

    2.11:1

    • AA fails
    • AA large fails
    • AAA fails
    • APCA Lc +41

Nearest versions that pass 4.5:1

  • For text on white

    #8E7300 4.56:1

    Darkening its OKLCH lightness from 0.76 to 0.56 reaches 4.56:1 on white, keeping the hue.

    Compare both in the Contrast System

  • For text on black

    #D6AE01 9.91:1

    It already reaches 9.91:1 on black, so no change is needed.

Checking another pair? Use the Contrast Checker.

Studio

Adjust #D6AE01 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 #D6AE01

Eleven OKLCH lightness steps at this hue, each with its contrast against white and black. #D6AE01 sits at step 300.

  1. 50#FFF5D6
    White
    1.08
    Black
    19.28
  2. 100#FFEAAB
    White
    1.19
    Black
    17.60
  3. 200#F8D563
    White
    1.42
    Black
    14.68
  4. 300This color#D6AE01
    White
    2.11
    Black
    9.91
  5. 400#C29D00
    White
    2.58
    Black
    8.11
  6. 500#A28300
    White
    3.63
    Black
    5.78
  7. 600#866C00
    White
    5.04
    Black
    4.15
  8. 700#6B5600
    White
    7.10
    Black
    2.95
  9. 800#4E3E00
    White
    10.43
    Black
    2.01
  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 #D6AE01 can get

At its lightness and hue, sRGB reaches OKLCH chroma 0.156; #D6AE01 uses 100% of it. Display P3, which many recent phones and laptops show, reaches 0.181 there: 16% more.

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  • sRGB
  • Display P3
  • Rec. 2020
  • Dominant wavelength
OKLCH chroma
0.156
sRGB edge
0.156
Display P3 edge
0.181
Rec. 2020 edge
0.185
Dominant wavelength
577 nm
Excitation purity
81%
Chromaticity
x 0.4570, y 0.4751
  • This color#D6AE01
  • Most vivid in sRGB#D6AE00
  • Most vivid in Display P3oklch(0.765 0.181 92.1)

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

Use the wider color where screens show it
.accent {
  color: #d6ae01;
}
@media (color-gamut: p3) {
  .accent { color: color(display-p3 0.8321 0.6831 0); }
}

Mixing

Mixing #D6AE01

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%#EBD780
  • OKLab50%#EAD79D
  • OKLCH50%#EAD79D

Black #000000

  • sRGB50%#6B5701
  • OKLab50%#524100
  • OKLCH50%#524100

Its complement #98ADFF

  • sRGB50%#B7AE80
  • OKLab50%#B6B2A6
  • OKLCH50%#FA8BAB
In CSS
/* A gradient and a mix, worked out in OKLCH */
background: linear-gradient(in oklch, #d6ae01, white);
color: color-mix(in oklch, #d6ae01 50%, white);

In use

#D6AE01 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, 4.5:19.91:1 Passes
  • Link and body-size textText, 4.5:12.11:1 Fails
  • Large headingLarge text, 3:12.11:1 Fails
  • Icons, borders and focus ringsNon-text, 3:12.11:1 Fails

For text on this page, the nearest shade that passes is #8E7300 4.56:1

Dark page

  • Button labelText, 4.5:19.91:1 Passes
  • Link and body-size textText, 4.5:18.84:1 Passes
  • Large headingLarge text, 3:18.84:1 Passes
  • Icons, borders and focus ringsNon-text, 3:18.84:1 Passes

Color vision

How #D6AE01 looks with color blindness

Tritanopia changes it most, ΔE2000 33.7; protanopia changes it least, 4.6.

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

    #C3AB00 ΔE2000 4.6

    Close match

    Reads as light soft amber

  • Deuteranopia

    No working green (medium-wavelength) cones

    #CDB71A ΔE2000 5.1

    Noticeable

    Reads as light soft yellow

  • Tritanopia

    No working blue (short-wavelength) cones

    #E99E94 ΔE2000 33.7

    Distinct

    Reads as light muted red

  • Achromatopsia

    No cone color vision; lightness only

    #B2B2B2 ΔE2000 27.9

    Distinct

    Reads as light gray

Pairing check

Checked against its complement, #98ADFF. Their lightness contrast is only 1.01:1, so where hue collapses, add a label, icon or pattern.

VisionThe pairΔE2000Verdict
Normal vision#D6AE01 · #98ADFF56.1Stays distinct
Protanopia#C3AB00 · #91B5FF54.6Stays distinct
Deuteranopia#CDB71A · #88ADFD56.4Stays distinct
Tritanopia#E99E94 · #77BECB46.7Stays distinct
Achromatopsia#B2B2B2 · #B1B1B10.3Easily confused

Harmony

Color harmonies for #D6AE01

Its complement is #98ADFF, a light 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#D6AE01
  • Complement#98ADFF

Complementary

Open in Harmony Studio
  • −30°#F89935
  • Base#D6AE01
  • +30°#A2C242

Analogous

Open in Harmony Studio
  • Base#D6AE01
  • +120°#00C8E4
  • +240°#EB8BDE

Triadic

Open in Harmony Studio
  • Base#D6AE01
  • +150°#5DBCFF
  • +210°#C49BFF

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-1032: #d6ae01;
}

Tailwind config

// tailwind.config.js
module.exports = {
  theme: {
    extend: {
      colors: {
        'ral-1032': '#d6ae01',
      },
    },
  },
};

Tailwind v4 theme

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

@theme {
  --color-ral-1032: oklch(0.765 0.156 92.1);
}

Design token (W3C DTCG)

{
  "color": {
    "ral-1032": {
      "$type": "color",
      "$value": {
        "colorSpace": "srgb",
        "components": [0.8392, 0.6824, 0.0039],
        "hex": "#d6ae01"
      },
      "$description": "RAL 1032 Broom yellow (approximate sRGB)"
    }
  }
}

SwiftUI color

import SwiftUI

enum Palette {
    static let ral1032 = Color(.sRGB, red: 0.839, green: 0.682, blue: 0.004, opacity: 1)
}

Jetpack Compose color

import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color

object Palette {
    val Ral1032 = Color(0xFFD6AE01)
}

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 #D6AE01 in the tools

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