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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)

Red 188 (73.7%)
Green 184 (72.2%)
Blue 182 (71.4%)
Alpha 1 (100.0%)

HSL

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

Cyan 0.00%
Magenta 2.13%
Yellow 3.19%
Key 26.27%

HSV/HSB

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








Similar Colors and Paints



Colors similar to Essential Gray (SW 6002) (Paint - Sherwin Williams)


Here are the colors similar to Essential Gray (SW 6002) (Paint - Sherwin Williams). 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.


#BEBEBE
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ΔE - 4.85 (95.2% similar)




Paint similar to Essential Gray (SW 6002) (Paint - Sherwin Williams)


Here are the best recommended paint colors similar to Essential Gray (SW 6002) (Paint - Sherwin Williams). 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.


Sherwin Williams

#BCB8B6
Essential Gray (SW 6002)
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#BDB8B8
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#BEBBBB
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Benjamin Moore

#B6B4B2
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#C3C0BB
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Color Combinations


View more Essential Gray (SW 6002) - #BCB8B6 color palettes and color scheme combinations


Essential Gray (SW 6002) bcb8b6 Monochromatic Color Palette
716B68
8B8481
A49E9B
BCB8B6
D4D2D1
EDECEB
FFFFFF
Monochromatic Color Palette

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.

Essential Gray (SW 6002) bcb8b6 Analogous Color Palette
BCB6BA
BCB6B7
BCB8B6
BCBBB6
BABCB6
Analogous Color Palette

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.

Essential Gray (SW 6002) bcb8b6 triadic Color Palette
BCB8B6
B6BCB8
B8B6BC
Triadic Color Palette

The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel

Essential Gray (SW 6002) bcb8b6 tetradic Color Palette
BCB8B6
B7BCB6
B6BABC
BBB6BC
Tetradic Color Palette

The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

BCB8B6
C3BFBD
C9C6C5
D0CDCC
D7D4D3
DEDCDA
E4E3E2
EBEAE9
F2F1F0
F8F8F8
FFFFFF
BCB8B6
A9A6A4
969392
84817F
716E6D
5E5C5B
4B4A49
383737
262524
131212
000000






Color Images and Mockup


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