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What color is A79FA6?

The RGB color code for color number #A79FA6 is RGB(167, 159, 166). In the RGB color model, #A79FA6 has a red value of 167, a green value of 159, and a blue value of 166. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 0.0% cyan, 4.8% magenta, 0.6% yellow, and 34.5% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 307.5° (degrees), 4.3 % saturation, and 63.9 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, #A79FA6 has a hue of 307.5° (degrees), 4.8 % saturation and 65.5 % brightness/value.



Color A79FA6 is cool or warm?

Color A79FA6 is a warm color.



What is the LRV of #A79FA6? (For interior and product design)

A79FA6 has an LRV of nearly 36. By LRV value, it is a medium 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

#A79FA6

Light Color


Compare LRV 36 of #A79FA6 with dark and light Color




Is #A79FA6 Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color A79FA6 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


HEX #A79FA6 color codes / color number / color space conversions - RGBA, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB


RGBA / RGB

RGB(167, 159, 166)
Red
167 (65.5%)
Green
159 (62.4%)
Blue
166 (65.1%)
Alpha
1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan
0.00%
Magenta
4.79%
Yellow
0.60%
Key
34.51%

HSL

HSL(307.5deg, 4.3 %, 63.9 %)

Hue
307.5°
Saturation
4.35 %.
Lightness
63.92 %.

RYB

RYB(46, 69, 69)
Red
46 (18.1%)
Yellow
69 (27.0%)
Blue
69 (27.1%)

HSV/HSB

Hue
307.5°
Saturation
4.79 %.
Brightness / Value
65.49 %.

HWB

H: 307.5°

W: 62.35 %

B: 34.51 %

XYZ

X : 35.22

Y : 35.76

Z : 41.12

YXY

Y1 : 35.76

X : 0.31

Y2 : 0.32

CMY

C : 34.51%

M : 37.65%

Y : 34.90%


LRV

~ 35.8 %

Munsell Color System

1.5RP 6.5/0.8

CIE-Lab

L : 66.34

A : 4.21

B : -2.6

CIE-Lch

L : 66.34

C : 4.95

H : 328.27

CIE-Luv

L : 66.34

U : 4.17

V : -4.51

Hunter-Lab

L : 59.8

A : 0.46

B : 1.09






Color Names and Paint



Color Name of HEX #A79FA6


Here are the colors similar to A79FA6. 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.



#ACA1A1
Reddish Silver
ΔE - 3.61 (96.4% similar)
#A6A6A6
Quick Silver
ΔE - 6.08 (93.9% similar)
#AA98A9
Rose quartz
ΔE - 6.15 (93.9% similar)
#A9A9A9
Dark Gray
ΔE - 6.34 (93.7% similar)




Similar colors from Pantone, RAL and other color matching system


Pantone PMS


Pantone PMS color similar/equivalent to A79FA6.


#ADA4AE
PANTONE 2358 C
ΔE - 2.20 (97.8% similar)
#A9A2A2
PANTONE 4283 C
ΔE - 3.76 (96.2% similar)
#AB989D
PANTONE 436 C
ΔE - 4.75 (95.2% similar)
#B0ABAC
PANTONE 4282 C
ΔE - 4.83 (95.2% similar)


Pantone TCX


Pantone TCX color similar/equivalent to A79FA6.




RAL Design


RAL Design color similar/equivalent to A79FA6.




British Standard 4800


British Standard 4800 color similar/equivalent to A79FA6.


#AEADB2
BS 22-B-21 - Kashmir
ΔE - 5.17 (94.8% similar)
#A3A3A3
BS 18-B-21 - Blue
ΔE - 5.94 (94.1% similar)
#A9A9A8
BS 10-A-03 - Sink Grey
ΔE - 6.85 (93.1% similar)
#939393
BS 16-A-07 - Mid Grey
ΔE - 7.44 (92.6% similar)


RAL Classic


RAL Classic color similar/equivalent to A79FA6.


#9B9B9B
RAL 7004 - Signal Gray
ΔE - 6.22 (93.8% similar)
#A1A1A0
RAL 9006 - White Aluminium
ΔE - 6.47 (93.5% similar)
#979392
RAL 7036 - Platinum Gray
ΔE - 6.51 (93.5% similar)




Paint color for Hex #A79FA6


Here are the paint colors similar to A79FA6. 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.


Behr

Hex color A79FA6 similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of hex #A79FA6 to Behr


#A29AA0
Art Nouveau Glass (N570-3)
ΔE - 1.63 (98.4% similar)
#9F97A3
Fortune (N100-4)
ΔE - 3.33 (96.7% similar)
#A39699
Heather Plume (PPU17-13)
ΔE - 3.73 (96.3% similar)
#B09F9E
Violet Vista (HDC-CT-18)
ΔE - 5.06 (94.9% similar)


Sherwin Williams

Hex color A79FA6 similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of hex #A79FA6 to Sherwin Williams


#AFA7AC
Beguiling Mauve (SW 6269)
ΔE - 2.54 (97.5% similar)
#A6A3A9
Mysterious Mauve (SW 6262)
ΔE - 2.62 (97.4% similar)
#A29BAA
Ash Violet (SW 6549)
ΔE - 3.75 (96.3% similar)
#ADA5A5
Quest Gray (SW 7080)
ΔE - 3.93 (96.1% similar)


Benjamin Moore

Hex color A79FA6 similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of hex #A79FA6 to Benjamin Moore


#AFA8AE
Pebble Creek (1453)
ΔE - 2.69 (97.3% similar)
#B4A9AF
Sanctuary (AF-620)
ΔE - 3.38 (96.6% similar)
#AC9EAA
Inspired (AF-595)
ΔE - 3.51 (96.5% similar)
#B1A2A4
Mauve Desert (2113-50)
ΔE - 3.78 (96.2% similar)


Valspar

Hex color A79FA6 similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of hex #A79FA6 to Valspar


#A7A0A1
Crystal Noir (8005-12D)
ΔE - 3.16 (96.8% similar)
#B1A4A7
Heather Bay (T572)
ΔE - 3.20 (96.8% similar)
#A2949F
Romantic Holiday (V076-4)
ΔE - 4.41 (95.6% similar)
#B0A5A4
Mystical Gray (V127-4)
ΔE - 4.43 (95.6% similar)


Dunn-Edwards

Hex color A79FA6 similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of hex #A79FA6 to Dunn-Edwards


#AFA8A9
Smoky Mountain (DE 6388)
ΔE - 4.02 (96.0% similar)
#9B9092
Ashen Plum (DE 6396)
ΔE - 5.36 (94.6% similar)
#A49593
Monsoon (DE 6039)
ΔE - 5.77 (94.2% similar)
#B29E9D
Hazelnut (DE 6032)
ΔE - 5.84 (94.2% similar)


PPG Paints

Hex color A79FA6 similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of hex #A79FA6 to PPG Paints


#A49F9F
Equilibrium (PPG1003-4)
ΔE - 4.13 (95.9% similar)
#AB9B9C
Coffee Custard (PPG1047-5)
ΔE - 4.25 (95.8% similar)
#B2AAAA
Silver Service (PPG1004-4)
ΔE - 4.73 (95.3% similar)
#9B95A9
Purple Surf (PPG1173-5)
ΔE - 6.34 (93.7% similar)


Farrow & Ball

Hex color A79FA6 similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of hex #A79FA6 to Farrow & Ball


#A09C97
Worsted (284)
ΔE - 7.43 (92.6% similar)
#B7AFA9
Dove Tale (267)
ΔE - 8.20 (91.8% similar)
#9EA09D
Manor House Gray (265)
ΔE - 8.50 (91.5% similar)
#C2A2A7
Cinder Rose (246)
ΔE - 9.10 (90.9% similar)







Color Combinations


#A79FA6 color palettes and scheme combination


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.

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.

Triadic Color Palette

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

Tetradic Color Palette

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




Complementary / Opposite Color



A79FA6
Reddish Silver*

9FA7A0
Quick Silver*


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 #A79FA6?

Color that best contrast with #A79FA6 is #9FA7A0, color name is Quick Silver*
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 #A79FA6?

Complementary or Opposite color for #A79FA6 is #9FA7A0, color name is Quick Silver*.





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