RAL Classic color

RAL 9001 Cream #FDF4E3

RAL 9001 Cream is shown here as #FDF4E3, a widely published sRGB approximation of the printed swatch. It is a pale grayish amber in the neutral family. In OKLCH it sits at lightness 0.970, chroma 0.024 and hue 83.4°. The nearest CSS named color is oldlace (#FDF5E6), ΔE2000 0.8 away.

Relative luminance
0.9113
OKLCH L · C · h
0.970 · 0.024 · 83.4
Best text
Black 19.22:1
Hue family
Neutral
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#FDF4E3 color codes

HEX
#FDF4E3
RGB
rgb(253, 244, 227)
HSL
hsl(39, 87%, 94%)
OKLCH
oklch(0.970 0.024 83.4)
OKLab
oklab(0.970 0.003 0.024)
CIELAB (D65)
L* 96.46, a* 0.20, b* 9.26
XYZ (D65)
X 86.72, Y 91.13, Z 85.68
CMYK (naive)
cmyk(0%, 4%, 10%, 1%)

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 #FDF4E3 accessible?

Black text on it reaches 19.22:1, passing AAA. White text fails at 1.09:1.

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

    19.22:1

    • AA passes
    • AA large passes
    • AAA passes
    • APCA Lc +99

  • White text on it

    1.09:1

    • AA fails
    • AA large fails
    • AAA fails
    • APCA Lc 0

    Text is here, unreadable at 1.09:1

  • As text on black

    19.22:1

    • AA passes
    • AA large passes
    • AAA passes
    • APCA Lc −101

  • As text on white

    1.09:1

    • AA fails
    • AA large fails
    • AAA fails
    • APCA Lc 0

    Text is here, unreadable at 1.09:1

Nearest versions that pass 4.5:1

  • For text on white

    #7D7566 4.55:1

    Darkening its OKLCH lightness from 0.97 to 0.56 reaches 4.55:1 on white, keeping the hue.

    Compare both in the Contrast System

  • For text on black

    #FDF4E3 19.22:1

    It already reaches 19.22:1 on black, so no change is needed.

Checking another pair? Use the Contrast Checker.

Studio

Adjust #FDF4E3 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 #FDF4E3

Eleven OKLCH lightness steps at this hue, each with its contrast against white and black. #FDF4E3 sits at step 50.

  1. 50This color#FDF4E3
    White
    1.09
    Black
    19.22
  2. 100#F2EADC
    White
    1.19
    Black
    17.57
  3. 200#DED7C8
    White
    1.43
    Black
    14.66
  4. 300#C5BDAE
    White
    1.86
    Black
    11.26
  5. 400#A9A191
    White
    2.56
    Black
    8.19
  6. 500#8D8576
    White
    3.65
    Black
    5.74
  7. 600#756E5F
    White
    5.05
    Black
    4.15
  8. 700#5E5749
    White
    7.15
    Black
    2.93
  9. 800#453F32
    White
    10.44
    Black
    2.01
  10. 900#2E281D
    White
    14.60
    Black
    1.43
  11. 950#1A150C
    White
    18.15
    Black
    1.15

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

Gamut

How vivid #FDF4E3 can get

At its lightness and hue, sRGB reaches OKLCH chroma 0.030; #FDF4E3 uses 80% of it. Display P3, which many recent phones and laptops show, reaches 0.038 there: 24% more.

0.00.20.40.60.80.20.40.60.8 460480500520540560580600620
  • sRGB
  • Display P3
  • Rec. 2020
  • Dominant wavelength
OKLCH chroma
0.024
sRGB edge
0.030
Display P3 edge
0.038
Rec. 2020 edge
0.059
Dominant wavelength
577 nm
Excitation purity
9%
Chromaticity
x 0.3291, y 0.3458
  • This color#FDF4E3
  • Most vivid in sRGB#FFF4DE
  • Most vivid in Display P3oklch(0.970 0.038 83.4)

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

Use the wider color where screens show it
.accent {
  color: #fdf4e3;
}
@media (color-gamut: p3) {
  .accent { color: color(display-p3 1 0.9565 0.8621); }
}

Mixing

Mixing #FDF4E3

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%#FEFAF1
  • OKLab50%#FEFAF1
  • OKLCH50%#FEFAF1

Black #000000

  • sRGB50%#7F7A72
  • OKLab50%#625E57
  • OKLCH50%#625E57

Its complement #F0F5FF

  • sRGB50%#F7F5F1
  • OKLab50%#F7F5F1
  • OKLCH50%#FFF0F6
In CSS
/* A gradient and a mix, worked out in OKLCH */
background: linear-gradient(in oklch, #fdf4e3, white);
color: color-mix(in oklch, #fdf4e3 50%, white);

In use

#FDF4E3 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, 4.5:119.22:1 Passes
  • Link and body-size textText, 4.5:11.09:1 Fails
  • Large headingLarge text, 3:11.09:1 Fails
  • Icons, borders and focus ringsNon-text, 3:11.09:1 Fails

For text on this page, the nearest shade that passes is #7D7566 4.55:1

Dark page

  • Button labelText, 4.5:119.22:1 Passes
  • Link and body-size textText, 4.5:117.15:1 Passes
  • Large headingLarge text, 3:117.15:1 Passes
  • Icons, borders and focus ringsNon-text, 3:117.15:1 Passes

Color vision

How #FDF4E3 looks with color blindness

Tritanopia changes it most, ΔE2000 8.3; protanopia 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

    #F9F3E2 ΔE2000 1.5

    Very close

    Reads as pale grayish amber

  • Deuteranopia

    No working green (medium-wavelength) cones

    #FBF6E3 ΔE2000 2.3

    Close match

    Reads as pale grayish amber

  • Tritanopia

    No working blue (short-wavelength) cones

    #FFF1EF ΔE2000 8.3

    Noticeable

    Reads as off-white

  • Achromatopsia

    No cone color vision; lightness only

    #F5F5F5 ΔE2000 7.7

    Noticeable

    Reads as off-white

Pairing check

A near-neutral has no complementary hue to pair with, so tell it apart from neighboring grays by lightness contrast alone.

Harmony

Color harmonies for #FDF4E3

Its complement is #F0F5FF, an off-white.

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

Open the Harmony Studio
  • Base#FDF4E3
  • Complement#F0F5FF

Complementary

Open in Harmony Studio
  • −30°#FFF2EA
  • Base#FDF4E3
  • +30°#F5F7E5

Analogous

Open in Harmony Studio
  • Base#FDF4E3
  • +120°#E3FAFC
  • +240°#FEF0FF

Triadic

Open in Harmony Studio

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-9001: #fdf4e3;
}

Tailwind config

// tailwind.config.js
module.exports = {
  theme: {
    extend: {
      colors: {
        'ral-9001': '#fdf4e3',
      },
    },
  },
};

Tailwind v4 theme

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

@theme {
  --color-ral-9001: oklch(0.970 0.024 83.4);
}

Design token (W3C DTCG)

{
  "color": {
    "ral-9001": {
      "$type": "color",
      "$value": {
        "colorSpace": "srgb",
        "components": [0.9922, 0.9569, 0.8902],
        "hex": "#fdf4e3"
      },
      "$description": "RAL 9001 Cream (approximate sRGB)"
    }
  }
}

SwiftUI color

import SwiftUI

enum Palette {
    static let ral9001 = Color(.sRGB, red: 0.992, green: 0.957, blue: 0.890, opacity: 1)
}

Jetpack Compose color

import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color

object Palette {
    val Ral9001 = Color(0xFFFDF4E3)
}

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 #FDF4E3 in the tools

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