Bistre Brown is a very dark shade of beige. Other alternative names that match Bistre Brown are Drab, Sand Dune, and Mode beige.
What color is Bistre Brown?
Bistre Brown color belongs to the Brown, Beige color family (hue). The hexadecimal color code(color number) for Bistre Brown is #967117, and the RGB color code is RGB(150, 113, 23).
In the RGB color model, Bistre Brown has a red value of 150, a green value of 113, and a blue value of 23. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 0.0% cyan, 24.7% magenta, 84.7% yellow, and 41.2% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 42.5° (degrees), 73.4 % saturation, and 33.9 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, Bistre Brown has a hue of 42.5° (degrees), 84.7 % saturation and 58.8 % brightness/value.
Bistre Brown is cool or warm?
The color Bistre Brown is a warm color.
What is the LRV of Bistre Brown? (For interior and product design)
Bistre Brown has an LRV of nearly 18. By LRV value, it is a medium dark color.
Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.
Dark Color
Bistre Brown
Light Color
Compare LRV 18 of Bistre Brown with dark and light Color
Is Bistre Brown Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)
Check if the color Bistre Brown meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, minimum contrast ratio standards between text and background colors. The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) provides global standards for readable web content.
WCAG Recommendations - Large Text: above 18pt or 14pt bold. Normal Text: below 18pt or 14pt bold.
- Minimum contrast ratio (AA): 4.5 for normal text and 3 for large text.
- Enhanced contrast ratio (AAA): 7 for normal text and 4.5 for large text.
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Color Codes - Color Space Conversions
Bistre Brown color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB
RGBA / RGB
CMYK
HSL
HSL(42.52deg, 73.4 %, 33.9 %)
RYB
HSV/HSB
HWB
H: 42.52°
W: 9.02 %
B: 41.18 %
XYZ
X : 18.64
Y : 18.36
Z : 3.37
YXY
Y1 : 18.36
X : 0.46
Y2 : 0.45
CMY
C : 41.18%
M : 55.69%
Y : 90.98%
LRV
Munsell Color System
CIE-Lab
L : 49.93
A : 6.32
B : 50.86
CIE-Lch
L : 49.93
C : 51.25
H : 82.92
CIE-Luv
L : 49.93
U : 30.71
V : 48.63
Hunter-Lab
L : 42.84
A : 2.67
B : 25.33
Similar Colors and Paints
Named colors similar to Bistre Brown
Here are the colors similar to Bistre Brown . Delta E (ΔE) is the measure of the difference between two colors. Delta E is measured on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 means exact match, and 100 is the highest difference.
Similar colors from Pantone, RAL, and other color matching system
RAL Design
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Pantone PMS
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British Standard 4800
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RAL Classic
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Pantone TCX
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Paint similar to Bistre Brown
Here are the best recommended paint colors similar to Bistre Brown . Delta E (ΔE) is the measure of the difference between two colors. Delta E is measured on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 means exact match, and 100 is the highest difference.
Valspar
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Benjamin Moore
Bistre Brown similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of Bistre Brown to Benjamin Moore
Behr
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Sherwin Williams
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Dunn-Edwards
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PPG Paints
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Color Combinations
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Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.
Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.
The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel
The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Complementary / Opposite Color
967117
Bistre Brown
173C96
Dark Powder Blue*
Complementary / Opposite Color
Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.
What is the contrasting color of Bistre Brown - #967117?
Color that best contrast with Bistre Brown - #967117 is #173C96,
color name is Dark Powder Blue*
Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways,
Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.
What color compliments Bistre Brown - #967117?
Complementary or Opposite color for Bistre Brown - #967117 is #173C96,
color name is Dark Powder Blue*.
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