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What color is AEA9AE?

The RGB color code for color number #AEA9AE is RGB(174, 169, 174). In the RGB color model, #AEA9AE has a red value of 174, a green value of 169, and a blue value of 174. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 0.0% cyan, 2.9% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 31.8% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 300° (degrees), 3.0 % saturation, and 67.3 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, #AEA9AE has a hue of 300° (degrees), 2.9 % saturation and 68.2 % brightness/value.



Color AEA9AE is cool or warm?

Color AEA9AE is a warm color.



What is the LRV of #AEA9AE? (For interior and product design)

AEA9AE has an LRV of nearly 40. By LRV value, it is a medium light 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

#AEA9AE

Light Color


Compare LRV 40 of #AEA9AE with dark and light Color




Is #AEA9AE Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color AEA9AE 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 #AEA9AE color codes / color number / color space conversions - RGBA, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB


RGBA / RGB

RGB(174, 169, 174)
Red
174 (68.2%)
Green
169 (66.3%)
Blue
174 (68.2%)
Alpha
1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan
0.00%
Magenta
2.87%
Yellow
0.00%
Key
31.76%

HSL

HSL(300deg, 3.0 %, 67.3 %)

Hue
300°
Saturation
2.99 %.
Lightness
67.25 %.

RYB

RYB(40, 64, 62)
Red
40 (15.6%)
Yellow
64 (25.2%)
Blue
62 (24.3%)

HSV/HSB

Hue
300°
Saturation
2.87 %.
Brightness / Value
68.24 %.

HWB

H: 300°

W: 66.27 %

B: 31.76 %

XYZ

X : 39.28

Y : 40.43

Z : 45.78

YXY

Y1 : 40.43

X : 0.31

Y2 : 0.32

CMY

C : 31.76%

M : 33.73%

Y : 31.76%


LRV

~ 40.4 %

Munsell Color System

9.8P 6.8/0.6

CIE-Lab

L : 69.78

A : 2.72

B : -1.94

CIE-Lch

L : 69.78

C : 3.34

H : 324.53

CIE-Luv

L : 69.78

U : 2.56

V : -3.32

Hunter-Lab

L : 63.59

A : -0.99

B : 1.82






Color Names and Paint



Color Name of HEX #AEA9AE


Here are the colors similar to AEA9AE. 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.



#A9A9A9
Dark Gray
ΔE - 4.12 (95.9% similar)
#A6A6A6
Quick Silver
ΔE - 4.30 (95.7% similar)
#BEBEBE
Medium Gray
ΔE - 6.74 (93.3% similar)
#989898
Spanish Gray
ΔE - 6.95 (93.1% similar)




Similar colors from Pantone, RAL and other color matching system


Pantone PMS


Pantone PMS color similar/equivalent to AEA9AE.


#B0ABAC
PANTONE 4282 C
ΔE - 2.15 (97.8% similar)
#A7A8AA
PANTONE Cool Gray 6 C
ΔE - 3.85 (96.2% similar)
#AEA8A5
PANTONE 2331 C
ΔE - 4.26 (95.7% similar)
#B1B1B1
PANTONE 4281 C
ΔE - 4.50 (95.5% similar)


British Standard 4800


British Standard 4800 color similar/equivalent to AEA9AE.


#AEADB2
BS 22-B-21 - Kashmir
ΔE - 2.17 (97.8% similar)
#A3A3A3
BS 18-B-21 - Blue
ΔE - 4.65 (95.4% similar)
#A9A9A8
BS 10-A-03 - Sink Grey
ΔE - 4.66 (95.3% similar)
#B6B6B6
BS 18-B-19 - Grey
ΔE - 5.22 (94.8% similar)


RAL Design


RAL Design color similar/equivalent to AEA9AE.


#ACAAB3
RAL 300 70 05 - Velvet Grey
ΔE - 2.23 (97.8% similar)
#A7A9B1
RAL 280 70 05 - Taupe Grey
ΔE - 3.55 (96.4% similar)
#ACADAC
RAL 000 70 00 - Light Grey
ΔE - 5.03 (95.0% similar)
#BABABA
RAL 000 75 00 - Marble Grey
ΔE - 5.94 (94.1% similar)


Pantone TCX


Pantone TCX color similar/equivalent to AEA9AE.




RAL Classic


RAL Classic color similar/equivalent to AEA9AE.


#A1A1A0
RAL 9006 - White Aluminium
ΔE - 5.43 (94.6% similar)
#9B9B9B
RAL 7004 - Signal Gray
ΔE - 6.20 (93.8% similar)
#989EA1
RAL 7040 - Window Gray
ΔE - 7.41 (92.6% similar)
#979392
RAL 7036 - Platinum Gray
ΔE - 7.74 (92.3% similar)




Paint color for Hex #AEA9AE


Here are the paint colors similar to AEA9AE. 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

Hex color AEA9AE similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of hex #AEA9AE to Sherwin Williams


#AEA9AA
Mystical Shade (SW 6276)
ΔE - 2.10 (97.9% similar)
#ADA8A5
Proper Gray (SW 6003)
ΔE - 4.38 (95.6% similar)
#BDB8B8
Fashionable Gray (SW 6275)
ΔE - 4.85 (95.2% similar)
#BCB8B6
Essential Gray (SW 6002)
ΔE - 5.59 (94.4% similar)


Dunn-Edwards

Hex color AEA9AE similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of hex #AEA9AE to Dunn-Edwards


#AFA8A9
Smoky Mountain (DE 6388)
ΔE - 2.13 (97.9% similar)
#AEADAD
Industrial Age (DET 618)
ΔE - 3.78 (96.2% similar)
#B6B5B8
Silver Bullet (DE 6381)
ΔE - 3.93 (96.1% similar)
#A9AAAB
Castlerock (DE 6375)
ΔE - 4.16 (95.8% similar)


Behr

Hex color AEA9AE similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of hex #AEA9AE to Behr


#AEACAD
Classy (MQ5-04)
ΔE - 2.90 (97.1% similar)
#AEADAC
Flannel Gray (N520-3)
ΔE - 4.30 (95.7% similar)
#B1B0AF
Sparrow (780F-4)
ΔE - 4.53 (95.5% similar)
#A7A5A3
Smokey Wings (PPU26-07)
ΔE - 4.71 (95.3% similar)


Benjamin Moore

Hex color AEA9AE similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of hex #AEA9AE to Benjamin Moore


#AEABAA
Stormy Monday (2112-50)
ΔE - 3.60 (96.4% similar)
#B3B1B0
Silver Dollar (1460)
ΔE - 4.35 (95.7% similar)
#A5A2A0
Fusion (AF-675)
ΔE - 4.79 (95.2% similar)
#AAAEB3
Pigeon Gray (2133-50)
ΔE - 4.79 (95.2% similar)


Valspar

Hex color AEA9AE similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of hex #AEA9AE to Valspar


#B8B4B4
Ganymede (8006-12C)
ΔE - 4.05 (95.9% similar)
#A8A7A5
Warm Shale (M219)
ΔE - 4.90 (95.1% similar)
#A9ACAD
Metropolis (4005-1C)
ΔE - 5.20 (94.8% similar)
#9D999A
Feather Quill (V124-4)
ΔE - 5.47 (94.5% similar)


PPG Paints

Hex color AEA9AE similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of hex #AEA9AE to PPG Paints


#A49F9F
Equilibrium (PPG1003-4)
ΔE - 4.05 (95.9% similar)
#ADB0B4
Silver Charm (PPG1013-4)
ΔE - 4.58 (95.4% similar)
#ACADAD
Flagstone (PPG1001-4)
ΔE - 4.62 (95.4% similar)
#A8A7A3
Statue Garden (PPG0996-3)
ΔE - 6.02 (94.0% similar)







Color Combinations


#AEA9AE 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



AEA9AE
Dark Gray*

A9AEA9
Dark Gray*


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 #AEA9AE?

Color that best contrast with #AEA9AE is #A9AEA9, color name is Dark Gray*
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 #AEA9AE?

Complementary or Opposite color for #AEA9AE is #A9AEA9, color name is Dark Gray*.





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