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What color is B4AFB4?

The RGB color code for color number #B4AFB4 is RGB(180, 175, 180). In the RGB color model, #B4AFB4 has a red value of 180, a green value of 175, and a blue value of 180. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 0.0% cyan, 2.8% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 29.4% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 300° (degrees), 3.2 % saturation, and 69.6 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, #B4AFB4 has a hue of 300° (degrees), 2.8 % saturation and 70.6 % brightness/value.



Color B4AFB4 is cool or warm?

Color B4AFB4 is a warm color.



What is the LRV of #B4AFB4? (For interior and product design)

B4AFB4 has an LRV of nearly 44. 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

#B4AFB4

Light Color


Compare LRV 44 of #B4AFB4 with dark and light Color




Is #B4AFB4 Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color B4AFB4 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 #B4AFB4 color codes / color number / color space conversions - RGBA, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB


RGBA / RGB

RGB(180, 175, 180)
Red
180 (70.6%)
Green
175 (68.6%)
Blue
180 (70.6%)
Alpha
1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan
0.00%
Magenta
2.78%
Yellow
0.00%
Key
29.41%

HSL

HSL(300deg, 3.2 %, 69.6 %)

Hue
300°
Saturation
3.23 %.
Lightness
69.61 %.

RYB

RYB(36, 60, 57)
Red
36 (14.1%)
Yellow
60 (23.7%)
Blue
57 (22.4%)

HSV/HSB

Hue
300°
Saturation
2.78 %.
Brightness / Value
70.59 %.

HWB

H: 300°

W: 68.63 %

B: 29.41 %

XYZ

X : 42.39

Y : 43.66

Z : 49.37

YXY

Y1 : 43.66

X : 0.31

Y2 : 0.32

CMY

C : 29.41%

M : 31.37%

Y : 29.41%


LRV

~ 43.7 %

Munsell Color System

9.8P 7.1/0.5

CIE-Lab

L : 72

A : 2.71

B : -1.93

CIE-Lch

L : 72

C : 3.32

H : 324.52

CIE-Luv

L : 72

U : 2.56

V : -3.32

Hunter-Lab

L : 66.07

A : -1.11

B : 1.95






Color Names and Paint



Color Name of HEX #B4AFB4


Here are the colors similar to B4AFB4. 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 - 4.59 (95.4% similar)
#A6A6A6
Quick Silver
ΔE - 5.06 (94.9% similar)
#BEBEBE
Medium Gray
ΔE - 5.47 (94.5% similar)
#C0C0C0
Silver
ΔE - 5.83 (94.2% similar)




Similar colors from Pantone, RAL and other color matching system


British Standard 4800


British Standard 4800 color similar/equivalent to B4AFB4.


#AEADB2
BS 22-B-21 - Kashmir
ΔE - 2.12 (97.9% similar)
#B6B6B6
BS 18-B-19 - Grey
ΔE - 4.35 (95.6% similar)
#A9A9A8
BS 10-A-03 - Sink Grey
ΔE - 5.09 (94.9% similar)
#BDBDBD
BS 22-C-35 - Purple
ΔE - 5.30 (94.7% similar)


Pantone PMS


Pantone PMS color similar/equivalent to B4AFB4.


#B0ABAC
PANTONE 4282 C
ΔE - 2.41 (97.6% similar)
#B1B1B1
PANTONE 4281 C
ΔE - 4.08 (95.9% similar)
#A7A8AA
PANTONE Cool Gray 6 C
ΔE - 4.47 (95.5% similar)
#AEA8A5
PANTONE 2331 C
ΔE - 4.72 (95.3% similar)


RAL Design


RAL Design color similar/equivalent to B4AFB4.


#ACAAB3
RAL 300 70 05 - Velvet Grey
ΔE - 2.69 (97.3% similar)
#A7A9B1
RAL 280 70 05 - Taupe Grey
ΔE - 4.09 (95.9% similar)
#BABABA
RAL 000 75 00 - Marble Grey
ΔE - 4.83 (95.2% similar)
#ACADAC
RAL 000 70 00 - Light Grey
ΔE - 5.07 (94.9% similar)


Pantone TCX


Pantone TCX color similar/equivalent to B4AFB4.




RAL Classic


RAL Classic color similar/equivalent to B4AFB4.


#A1A1A0
RAL 9006 - White Aluminium
ΔE - 6.46 (93.5% similar)
#9B9B9B
RAL 7004 - Signal Gray
ΔE - 7.55 (92.5% similar)
#C8C8C7
RAL 7047 - Telegray 4
ΔE - 7.70 (92.3% similar)
#B0B0A9
RAL 7038 - Agate Gray
ΔE - 7.80 (92.2% similar)




Paint color for Hex #B4AFB4


Here are the paint colors similar to B4AFB4. 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 B4AFB4 similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of hex #B4AFB4 to Sherwin Williams


#AEA9AA
Mystical Shade (SW 6276)
ΔE - 2.74 (97.3% similar)
#BDB8B8
Fashionable Gray (SW 6275)
ΔE - 3.54 (96.5% similar)
#BCB8B6
Essential Gray (SW 6002)
ΔE - 4.52 (95.5% similar)
#ADA8A5
Proper Gray (SW 6003)
ΔE - 4.85 (95.2% similar)


Dunn-Edwards

Hex color B4AFB4 similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of hex #B4AFB4 to Dunn-Edwards


#B6B5B8
Silver Bullet (DE 6381)
ΔE - 2.78 (97.2% similar)
#AFA8A9
Smoky Mountain (DE 6388)
ΔE - 2.87 (97.1% similar)
#AEADAD
Industrial Age (DET 618)
ΔE - 3.78 (96.2% similar)
#A9AAAB
Castlerock (DE 6375)
ΔE - 4.54 (95.5% similar)


Behr

Hex color B4AFB4 similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of hex #B4AFB4 to Behr


#AEACAD
Classy (MQ5-04)
ΔE - 3.02 (97.0% similar)
#B1B0AF
Sparrow (780F-4)
ΔE - 4.20 (95.8% similar)
#BEBBBB
Grape Creme (PPU16-11)
ΔE - 4.29 (95.7% similar)
#AEADAC
Flannel Gray (N520-3)
ΔE - 4.31 (95.7% similar)


Valspar

Hex color B4AFB4 similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of hex #B4AFB4 to Valspar


#B8B4B4
Ganymede (8006-12C)
ΔE - 3.04 (97.0% similar)
#BFC0C6
Dolphin at Play (8004-46B)
ΔE - 5.16 (94.8% similar)
#A9ACAD
Metropolis (4005-1C)
ΔE - 5.36 (94.6% similar)
#A8A7A5
Warm Shale (M219)
ΔE - 5.48 (94.5% similar)


Benjamin Moore

Hex color B4AFB4 similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of hex #B4AFB4 to Benjamin Moore


#AEABAA
Stormy Monday (2112-50)
ΔE - 3.82 (96.2% similar)
#B3B1B0
Silver Dollar (1460)
ΔE - 3.87 (96.1% similar)
#B6B4B2
Nightingale (AF-670)
ΔE - 4.55 (95.4% similar)


PPG Paints

Hex color B4AFB4 similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of hex #B4AFB4 to PPG Paints


#ADB0B4
Silver Charm (PPG1013-4)
ΔE - 4.32 (95.7% similar)
#ACADAD
Flagstone (PPG1001-4)
ΔE - 4.66 (95.3% similar)
#A49F9F
Equilibrium (PPG1003-4)
ΔE - 5.45 (94.5% similar)
#C2BDBA
Gray Shadows (PPG1005-3)
ΔE - 5.63 (94.4% similar)







Color Combinations


#B4AFB4 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



B4AFB4
Dark Gray*

AFB4AF
Ash 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 #B4AFB4?

Color that best contrast with #B4AFB4 is #AFB4AF, color name is Ash 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 #B4AFB4?

Complementary or Opposite color for #B4AFB4 is #AFB4AF, color name is Ash Gray*.





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