Sherwin Williams Essential Gray (SW 6002) Paint Color
Color Name: | Essential Gray (SW 6002) |
Hex Color Code: | #BCB8B6 |
RGB Color Code: | RGB(188, 184, 182) |
CMYK Values*: | 0.0%, 2.1%, 3.2%, 26.3% |
What color is Essential Gray (SW 6002)?
Essential Gray (SW 6002) color belongs to the Neutral color family (hue). The hexadecimal color code (color number) for Essential Gray (SW 6002) is #BCB8B6, and the RGB color code is RGB(188, 184, 182).
In the RGB color model, Essential Gray (SW 6002) has a red value of 188, a green value of 184, and a blue value of 182. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 0.0% cyan, 2.1% magenta, 3.2% yellow, and 26.3% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 20° (degrees), 4.3 % saturation, and 72.5 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, Essential Gray (SW 6002) has a hue of 20° (degrees), 3.2 % saturation and 73.7 % brightness/value.
Essential Gray (SW 6002) is cool or warm?
The color Essential Gray (SW 6002) is a warm color.
What is the LRV of Essential Gray (SW 6002)?
Essential Gray (SW 6002) has an LRV of nearly 48.
By LRV value, it is a medium light color.
Light Reflectance Value (LRV), indicates how light or dark a color will look on a scale of 0 (black) to 100 (white).
Color Codes - Color Space Conversions
Essential Gray (SW 6002) (Paint - Sherwin Williams) color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB
RGBA - RGB(188, 184, 182) |
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Red | 188 (73.7%) |
Green | 184 (72.2%) |
Blue | 182 (71.4%) |
Alpha | 1 (100.0%) |
HSL |
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Hue | 20° |
Saturation | 4.29 %. |
Lightness | 72.55 %. |
HWB | H: 20° W: 71.37 % B: 26.27 % |
LRV | ~ 48.3 % |
Munsell Color System | 9.6YR 7.4/0.3 |
XYZ | X : 46.32 Y : 48.35 Z : 51.15 |
YXY | Y1 : 48.35 X : 0.32 Y2 : 0.33 |
CMY | C : 26.27% M : 27.84% Y : 28.63% |
CMYK |
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Cyan | 0.00% |
Magenta | 2.13% |
Yellow | 3.19% |
Key | 26.27% |
HSV/HSB |
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Hue | 20° |
Saturation | 3.19 %. |
Brightness / Value | 73.73 %. |
CIE-Lab | L : 75.04 A : 1.04 B : 1.5 |
CIE-Lch | L : 75.04 C : 1.83 H : 55.19 |
CIE-Luv | L : 75.04 U : 2.41 V : 2.04 |
Hunter-Lab | L : 69.53 A : -2.77 B : 5.06 |
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Color Combinations
View more Essential Gray (SW 6002) - #BCB8B6 color palettes and color scheme combinations

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.
Color Images and Mockup
Essential Gray (SW 6002) - #BCB8B6 Color Images and Patterns





