RAL Classic color

RAL 1013 Oyster white #EAE6CA

RAL 1013 Oyster white is shown here as #EAE6CA, a widely published sRGB approximation of the printed swatch. It is a pale grayish yellow in the yellow family. In OKLCH it sits at lightness 0.921, chroma 0.037 and hue 100.4°. The nearest CSS named color is beige (#F5F5DC), ΔE2000 3.6 away.

Relative luminance
0.7835
OKLCH L · C · h
0.921 · 0.037 · 100.4
Best text
Black 16.67:1
Hue family
Yellow
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#EAE6CA color codes

HEX
#EAE6CA
RGB
rgb(234, 230, 202)
HSL
hsl(53, 43%, 85%)
OKLCH
oklch(0.921 0.037 100.4)
OKLab
oklab(0.921 -0.007 0.037)
CIELAB (D65)
L* 90.94, a* -3.29, b* 14.14
XYZ (D65)
X 72.89, Y 78.35, Z 67.15
CMYK (naive)
cmyk(0%, 2%, 14%, 8%)

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 #EAE6CA accessible?

Black text on it reaches 16.67:1, passing AAA. White text fails at 1.25:1.

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

    16.67:1

    • AA passes
    • AA large passes
    • AAA passes
    • APCA Lc +90

  • White text on it

    1.25:1

    • AA fails
    • AA large fails
    • AAA fails
    • APCA Lc −14

    Text is here, unreadable at 1.25:1

  • As text on black

    16.67:1

    • AA passes
    • AA large passes
    • AAA passes
    • APCA Lc −91

  • As text on white

    1.25:1

    • AA fails
    • AA large fails
    • AAA fails
    • APCA Lc +12

    Text is here, unreadable at 1.25:1

Nearest versions that pass 4.5:1

  • For text on white

    #7B775E 4.52:1

    Darkening its OKLCH lightness from 0.92 to 0.57 reaches 4.52:1 on white, keeping the hue.

    Compare both in the Contrast System

  • For text on black

    #EAE6CA 16.67:1

    It already reaches 16.67:1 on black, so no change is needed.

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Studio

Adjust #EAE6CA 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 #EAE6CA

Eleven OKLCH lightness steps at this hue, each with its contrast against white and black. #EAE6CA sits at step 100.

  1. 50#F9F6E0
    White
    1.08
    Black
    19.28
  2. 100This color#EAE6CA
    White
    1.25
    Black
    16.67
  3. 200#DCD8C0
    White
    1.43
    Black
    14.62
  4. 300#C2BFA5
    White
    1.86
    Black
    11.28
  5. 400#A6A389
    White
    2.55
    Black
    8.22
  6. 500#8B876D
    White
    3.63
    Black
    5.78
  7. 600#737057
    White
    5.01
    Black
    4.18
  8. 700#5C5941
    White
    7.09
    Black
    2.96
  9. 800#44402B
    White
    10.42
    Black
    2.01
  10. 900#2C2917
    White
    14.61
    Black
    1.43
  11. 950#191607
    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 #EAE6CA can get

At its lightness and hue, sRGB reaches OKLCH chroma 0.171; #EAE6CA uses 22% of it. Display P3, which many recent phones and laptops show, reaches 0.201 there: 17% more.

0.00.20.40.60.80.20.40.60.8 460480500520540560580600620
  • sRGB
  • Display P3
  • Rec. 2020
  • Dominant wavelength
OKLCH chroma
0.037
sRGB edge
0.171
Display P3 edge
0.201
Rec. 2020 edge
0.228
Dominant wavelength
572 nm
Excitation purity
14%
Chromaticity
x 0.3338, y 0.3588
  • This color#EAE6CA
  • Most vivid in sRGB#FFE746
  • Most vivid in Display P3oklch(0.921 0.201 100.4)

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

Use the wider color where screens show it
.accent {
  color: #eae6ca;
}
@media (color-gamut: p3) {
  .accent { color: color(display-p3 1 0.9071 0.2509); }
}

Mixing

Mixing #EAE6CA

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%#F5F3E5
  • OKLab50%#F4F3E4
  • OKLCH50%#F4F3E4

Black #000000

  • sRGB50%#757365
  • OKLab50%#5A594D
  • OKLCH50%#5A594D

Its complement #E0E3FE

  • sRGB50%#E5E5E4
  • OKLab50%#E5E5E5
  • OKLCH50%#FDDBDF
In CSS
/* A gradient and a mix, worked out in OKLCH */
background: linear-gradient(in oklch, #eae6ca, white);
color: color-mix(in oklch, #eae6ca 50%, white);

In use

#EAE6CA 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, 4.5:116.67:1 Passes
  • Link and body-size textText, 4.5:11.25:1 Fails
  • Large headingLarge text, 3:11.25:1 Fails
  • Icons, borders and focus ringsNon-text, 3:11.25:1 Fails

For text on this page, the nearest shade that passes is #7B775E 4.52:1

Dark page

  • Button labelText, 4.5:116.67:1 Passes
  • Link and body-size textText, 4.5:114.87:1 Passes
  • Large headingLarge text, 3:114.87:1 Passes
  • Icons, borders and focus ringsNon-text, 3:114.87:1 Passes

Color vision

How #EAE6CA looks with color blindness

Tritanopia changes it most, ΔE2000 12.6; deuteranopia changes it least, 1.5.

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

    #ECE4C8 ΔE2000 1.8

    Very close

    Reads as pale grayish amber

  • Deuteranopia

    No working green (medium-wavelength) cones

    #EDE6CB ΔE2000 1.5

    Very close

    Reads as pale grayish amber

  • Tritanopia

    No working blue (short-wavelength) cones

    #EFE2DE ΔE2000 12.6

    Distinct

    Reads as off-white

  • Achromatopsia

    No cone color vision; lightness only

    #E5E5E5 ΔE2000 11.2

    Distinct

    Reads as off-white

Pairing check

Checked against its complement, #E0E3FE. Their lightness contrast is only 1.00:1, so where hue collapses, add a label, icon or pattern.

VisionThe pairΔE2000Verdict
Normal vision#EAE6CA · #E0E3FE24.4Stays distinct
Protanopia#ECE4C8 · #DCE6FF23.6Stays distinct
Deuteranopia#EDE6CB · #DBE4FD23.1Stays distinct
Tritanopia#EFE2DE · #DAE7EC12.3Stays distinct
Achromatopsia#E5E5E5 · #E4E4E40.2Easily confused

Harmony

Color harmonies for #EAE6CA

Its complement is #E0E3FE, a pale grayish 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#EAE6CA
  • Complement#E0E3FE

Complementary

Open in Harmony Studio
  • −30°#F5E1CB
  • Base#EAE6CA
  • +30°#DCEAD1

Analogous

Open in Harmony Studio
  • Base#EAE6CA
  • +120°#CBEBF6
  • +240°#F7DCED

Triadic

Open in Harmony Studio
  • Base#EAE6CA
  • +150°#D3E7FD
  • +210°#EDDEF8

Split-complementary

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Code

Design tokens

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

CSS custom property

:root {
  --color-ral-1013: #eae6ca;
}

Tailwind config

// tailwind.config.js
module.exports = {
  theme: {
    extend: {
      colors: {
        'ral-1013': '#eae6ca',
      },
    },
  },
};

Tailwind v4 theme

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

@theme {
  --color-ral-1013: oklch(0.921 0.037 100.4);
}

Design token (W3C DTCG)

{
  "color": {
    "ral-1013": {
      "$type": "color",
      "$value": {
        "colorSpace": "srgb",
        "components": [0.9176, 0.902, 0.7922],
        "hex": "#eae6ca"
      },
      "$description": "RAL 1013 Oyster white (approximate sRGB)"
    }
  }
}

SwiftUI color

import SwiftUI

enum Palette {
    static let ral1013 = Color(.sRGB, red: 0.918, green: 0.902, blue: 0.792, opacity: 1)
}

Jetpack Compose color

import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color

object Palette {
    val Ral1013 = Color(0xFFEAE6CA)
}

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 #EAE6CA in the tools

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