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RAL 1026 Luminous yellow

Approximate screen values for RAL 1026 Luminous yellow, in the yellow and beige group of the RAL Classic range. RAL colors are physical samples, so treat these numbers as a guide and check an original RAL color fan before ordering paint or coating.

RAL 1026 Luminous yellow

HEX
≈ #FFFF00
RGB
≈ 255, 255, 0
CMYK
≈ 0%, 0%, 100%, 0%

Open lists agree

What the open lists say

RAL 1026 in three open lists (not fully independent: ral-colors takes its HEX values from Wikipedia's list). ΔE is the CIEDE2000 difference from the value shown on this page; under 3 it is hard to see. Codes whose open values we could not confirm are not on this site.
List≈ HEXΔE
ral-colors (shown)#FFFF00—
ralative#FFFF000
Bit&Black colorpalettenot in this list—

Closest Pantone® colors

Pantone® Coated colors closest to RAL 1026 on screen, by CIEDE2000 ΔE. Not an official cross-reference.
Pantone®≈ HEXΔE
395 C#ECE81A4.9
394 C#EDE9395.3
3945 C#F3E5005.8

Text on RAL 1026

White text has a contrast of 1.07:1 and black text 19.55:1 on the screen value of RAL 1026, so black reads better. WCAG asks for 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; on painted signs, lighting and gloss change the result. Check other pairs in the contrast checker.

Similar RAL colors

  1. RAL 1016 Sulfur yellow≈ #ECEA41ApproximateΔE 5.49Open lists disagree
  2. RAL 1023 Traffic yellow≈ #F2BF00DistantΔE 17.63Open lists disagree
  3. RAL 1012 Lemon yellow≈ #C7B446DistantΔE 18.80Open lists disagree
  4. RAL 1032 Broom yellow≈ #D6AE01DistantΔE 20.14Open lists disagree
  5. RAL 1000 Green beige≈ #CCC188DistantΔE 21.33Open lists disagree
  6. RAL 1014 Ivory≈ #DFCEA1DistantΔE 21.99Open lists disagree

RAL 1026: questions

What is the HEX code of RAL 1026?
About #FFFF00 on screen (RGB 255, 255, 0), from the open ral-colors list. RAL 1026 Luminous yellow is defined by a physical sample, so this is an approximation, not an official value.
Why do sites give different HEX codes for RAL 1026?
There is no official screen value, so each open list gives its own estimate. For RAL 1026, at least one other list is within ΔE 3 of our value: ralative differs by ΔE 0. Under ΔE 3 the difference is hard to see.
What Pantone® color is closest to RAL 1026?
On screen, Pantone® 395 C (ΔE 4.9). Both are approximate values, so compare physical samples.

More RAL

RAL color values from ral-colors by Ibon Eskudero, Copyright (c) 2022 Ibon Eskudero, MIT License, ralative by Asaf Prihadash, Copyright 2021 Asaf Prihadash, MIT License, and the RAL list in Bit&Black colorpalette by Tobias Köngeter, MIT License; each code page names its list. Codes whose open values we could not confirm are left out.

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