#B9B8AF Hex Color

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Color Name

Medium Gray*

Hex Color Code

#B9B8AF

RGB Color Code

RGB(185, 184, 175)

CMYK Values*

0.0%, 0.5%, 5.4%, 27.5%

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#B9B8AF hex color. RGB, RYB, CMYK, HSL, HSV codes and color conversions. Matching color names, palettes, paints.

What color is B9B8AF?

The RGB color code for color number #B9B8AF is RGB(185, 184, 175). In the RGB color model, #B9B8AF has a red value of 185, a green value of 184, and a blue value of 175. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 0.0% cyan, 0.5% magenta, 5.4% yellow, and 27.5% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 54° (degrees), 6.7 % saturation, and 70.6 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, #B9B8AF has a hue of 54° (degrees), 5.4 % saturation and 72.5 % brightness/value.

Color B9B8AF is cool or warm?

Color B9B8AF is a warm color.

What is the LRV of #B9B8AF? (For interior and product design)

B9B8AF has an LRV of nearly 48. 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

#B9B8AF

LRV 48

Light Color

Compare LRV 48 of #B9B8AF with dark and light color

Is #B9B8AF Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color B9B8AF 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 #B9B8AF color codes / color number / color space conversions - RGBA, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #B9B8AF

Hex triplet: #B9B8AF
Red: B9
Green: B8
Blue: AF

RGBA / RGB rgb(185, 184, 175)

Red: 185 (72.5%)
Green: 184 (72.2%)
Blue: 175 (68.6%)
Alpha: 1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan: 0.00%
Magenta: 0.54%
Yellow: 5.41%
Key: 27.45%

HSL hsl(54deg, 6.7 %, 70.6 %)

Hue: 54°
Saturation: 6.67 %
Lightness: 70.59 %

HSV / HSB

Hue: 54°
Saturation: 5.41 %
Brightness / Value: 72.55 %

RYB ryb(33, 66, 51)

Red: 33 (13.0%)
Yellow: 66 (25.8%)
Blue: 51 (20.0%)

HWB

Hue: 54°
Whiteness: 68.63 %
Blackness: 27.45 %

CMY

Cyan: 27.45%
Magenta: 27.84%
Yellow: 31.37%

XYZ

X: 44.89
Y: 47.69
Z: 47.4

YXY

Y1: 47.69
X: 0.32
Y2: 0.34

CIE-Lab

L: 74.63
A: -1.27
B: 4.68

CIE-Lch

L: 74.63
C: 4.85
H: 105.23

CIE-Luv

L: 74.63
U: 1.08
V: 7.07

Hunter-Lab

L: 69.06
A: -4.83
B: 7.65

Other

LRV: ~ 47.7 %
Munsell Color System: 3.4GY 7.3/0.9

Color Names, Similar Colors and Paint

What is Delta E (ΔE)?

Delta E is the standard measure of how different two colors look to the human eye, rather than how far apart their hex codes happen to be. It runs from 0, an exact match, to 100, the largest possible difference — so the lower the Delta E, the closer the match. The match percentage shown on each color below is simply 100% minus its ΔE.

ΔE 0

Identical – an exact match

ΔE under 1

Not perceptible; the eye cannot separate them

ΔE 1 – 2

Perceptible only on close, side-by-side inspection

ΔE 2 – 10

Perceptible at a glance

ΔE over 10

Reads as a different color altogether

Color Name of HEX #B9B8AF

These are the named colors closest to hex B9B8AF, closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).

#BEBEBE Color Medium Gray

95.14% match | ΔE 4.86

#C0C0C0 Color Silver

94.94% match | ΔE 5.06

#B0A999 Color Greige

94.54% match | ΔE 5.46

#C9C0BB Color Pale Silver

94.18% match | ΔE 5.82

Similar colors from Pantone, RAL and other color matching system

RAL Classic

RAL Classic color similar/equivalent to B9B8AF.

#B7B3A8 Color RAL 7044 - Silk Gray

97.99% match | ΔE 2.01

#B0B0A9 Color RAL 7038 - Agate Gray

97.59% match | ΔE 2.41

#B5B0A1 Color RAL 7032 - Pebble Gray

96.42% match | ΔE 3.58

#C5C7C4 Color RAL 7035 - Light Gray

95.11% match | ΔE 4.89

British Standard 4800

British Standard 4800 color similar/equivalent to B9B8AF.

#B8B7A8 Color BS 12-B-19 - Beige

97.33% match | ΔE 2.67

#BEB7A7 Color BS 00-A-03 - Grey

96.33% match | ΔE 3.67

#B6B6B6 Color BS 18-B-19 - Grey

95.43% match | ΔE 4.57

#BDBDBD Color BS 22-C-35 - Purple

95.23% match | ΔE 4.77

Pantone PMS

Pantone PMS color similar/equivalent to B9B8AF.

#C4BFB6 Color PANTONE 400 C

97.06% match | ΔE 2.94

#BFB8AF Color PANTONE Warm Gray 3 C

96.84% match | ΔE 3.16

#B2B4B2 Color PANTONE 421 C

96.33% match | ΔE 3.67

#CCC8BF Color PANTONE 9083 C

95.43% match | ΔE 4.57

RAL Design

RAL Design color similar/equivalent to B9B8AF.

#AEADA3 Color RAL 100 70 05 - Smoky White

96.89% match | ΔE 3.11

#B0AAA1 Color RAL 080 70 05 - Garlic Beige

95.53% match | ΔE 4.47

#BABABA Color RAL 000 75 00 - Marble Grey

95.40% match | ΔE 4.60

#CDC7BD Color RAL 080 80 05 - Micaceous Light Grey

95.18% match | ΔE 4.82

Pantone TCX

Pantone TCX color similar/equivalent to B9B8AF.

#AEACA1 Color PANTONE 15-6304 TCX - Pussywillow Gray

96.55% match | ΔE 3.45

#BEB7B0 Color PANTONE 15-4502 TCX - Silver Cloud

96.40% match | ΔE 3.60

#B7B9B8 Color PANTONE 14-4216 TCX - Monsoon Mist

96.00% match | ΔE 4.00

#BBBCBC Color PANTONE 14-4103 TCX - Gray Violet

95.36% match | ΔE 4.64

Paint color for Hex #B9B8AF

These are the real paint colors closest to hex B9B8AF from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from B9B8AF once it is on a wall.

Dunn-Edwards

Hex color B9B8AF similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of hex #B9B8AF to Dunn-Edwards

#BAB6AB Color Reclaimed Wood (DET 625)

98.37% match | ΔE 1.63

#BAB6A9 Color Play on Gray (DE 6228)

97.91% match | ΔE 2.09

#BAB4A6 Color Pewter Patter (DET 627)

96.96% match | ΔE 3.04

#C3C0BB Color Gray Pearl (DEC 795)

96.61% match | ΔE 3.39

Farrow & Ball

Hex color B9B8AF similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of hex #B9B8AF to Farrow & Ball

#C0BCB3 Color Purbeck Stone (275)

98.01% match | ΔE 1.99

#B1B1AA Color Lamp Room Gray (88)

97.84% match | ΔE 2.16

#C3C1BB Color Pavilion Gray (242)

97.00% match | ΔE 3.00

#B5BBB4 Color Light Blue (22)

96.65% match | ΔE 3.35

PPG Paints

Hex color B9B8AF similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of hex #B9B8AF to PPG Paints

#BBBAB5 Color Fresh Granite (PPG0997-3)

97.95% match | ΔE 2.05

#B7B9B5 Color Gray Stone (PPG1009-4)

97.41% match | ΔE 2.59

#B9B8B5 Color Pigeon Feather (PPG0995-4)

96.99% match | ΔE 3.01

#B2ADA2 Color Boulder Creek (PPG0999-3)

96.49% match | ΔE 3.51

Behr

Hex color B9B8AF similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of hex #B9B8AF to Behr

#BDBEB9 Color Hailstorm Gray (PPU24-17)

97.48% match | ΔE 2.52

#B1AEA2 Color Granite Boulder (790D-4)

96.90% match | ΔE 3.10

#B0ADA0 Color Wells Gray (PPU25-06)

96.46% match | ΔE 3.54

#C4C0BB Color Natural Gray (PPU18-10)

96.27% match | ΔE 3.73

Benjamin Moore

Hex color B9B8AF similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of hex #B9B8AF to Benjamin Moore

#B8BAB6 Color Coventry Gray (HC-169)

97.38% match | ΔE 2.62

#C1BFBA Color Smoke Embers (1466)

97.06% match | ΔE 2.94

#B1ADA2 Color Smoke & Mirrors (CSP-105)

96.68% match | ΔE 3.32

#B6B4B2 Color Nightingale (AF-670)

96.14% match | ΔE 3.86

Sherwin Williams

Hex color B9B8AF similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of hex #B9B8AF to Sherwin Williams

#BAB9B6 Color March Wind (SW 7668)

96.97% match | ΔE 3.03

#C2C0BB Color Light French Gray (SW 0055)

96.88% match | ΔE 3.12

#C3C1BC Color Knitting Needles (SW 7672)

96.69% match | ΔE 3.31

#B8BCBB Color Monorail Silver (SW 7663)

95.65% match | ΔE 4.35

Valspar

Hex color B9B8AF similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of hex #B9B8AF to Valspar

#C0C2C2 Color Rocky Shelter (8006-11C)

94.77% match | ΔE 5.23

#B8B4B4 Color Ganymede (8006-12C)

94.47% match | ΔE 5.53

#BCC2C2 Color Shallow Skies (V116-1)

94.39% match | ΔE 5.61

#B0A998 Color Artemis (8006-1D)

94.34% match | ΔE 5.66

Color Combinations and Matching Colors

#B9B8AF color palettes and scheme combination

6E6D61

898879

A1A094

B9B8AF

D1D0CA

E9E8E5

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.

B9AFB0

B9B3AF

B9B8AF

B5B9AF

B0B9AF

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.

B9B8AF

AFB9B8

B8AFB9

Triadic Color Palette

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

B9B8AF

AFB9B3

AFB0B9

B9AFB5

Tetradic Color Palette

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

B9B8AF

C0BFB7

C7C6BF

CECDC7

D5D4CF

DCDBD7

E3E2DF

EAE9E7

F1F0EF

F8F7F7

FFFFFF

Medium Gray* - #B9B8AF Tints

B9B8AF

A6A59D

94938C

81807A

6F6E69

5C5C57

494945

373734

252423

121211

000000

Medium Gray* - #B9B8AF Shades

Complementary / Opposite Color

#B9B8AF

Medium Gray*

#AFB0B9

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 #B9B8AF?

Color that best contrast with #B9B8AF is #AFB0B9, 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.