#B9B9BF Hex Color

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Color Name

Medium Gray*

Hex Color Code

#B9B9BF

RGB Color Code

RGB(185, 185, 191)

CMYK Values*

3.1%, 3.1%, 0.0%, 25.1%

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#B9B9BF hex color. RGB, RYB, CMYK, HSL, HSV codes and color conversions. Matching color names, palettes, paints.

What color is B9B9BF?

The RGB color code for color number #B9B9BF is RGB(185, 185, 191). In the RGB color model, #B9B9BF has a red value of 185, a green value of 185, and a blue value of 191. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 3.1% cyan, 3.1% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 25.1% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 240° (degrees), 4.5 % saturation, and 73.7 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, #B9B9BF has a hue of 240° (degrees), 3.1 % saturation and 74.9 % brightness/value.

Color B9B9BF is cool or warm?

Color B9B9BF is a cool color.

What is the LRV of #B9B9BF? (For interior and product design)

B9B9BF has an LRV of nearly 49. 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

#B9B9BF

LRV 49

Light Color

Compare LRV 49 of #B9B9BF with dark and light color

Is #B9B9BF Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color B9B9BF 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 #B9B9BF color codes / color number / color space conversions - RGBA, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #B9B9BF

Hex triplet: #B9B9BF
Red: B9
Green: B9
Blue: BF

RGBA / RGB rgb(185, 185, 191)

Red: 185 (72.5%)
Green: 185 (72.5%)
Blue: 191 (74.9%)
Alpha: 1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan: 3.14%
Magenta: 3.14%
Yellow: 0.00%
Key: 25.10%

HSL hsl(240deg, 4.5 %, 73.7 %)

Hue: 240°
Saturation: 4.48 %
Lightness: 73.73 %

HSV / HSB

Hue: 240°
Saturation: 3.14 %
Brightness / Value: 74.90 %

RYB ryb(29, 53, 51)

Red: 29 (11.5%)
Yellow: 53 (20.9%)
Blue: 51 (20.1%)

HWB

Hue: 240°
Whiteness: 72.55 %
Blackness: 25.10 %

CMY

Cyan: 27.45%
Magenta: 27.45%
Yellow: 25.10%

XYZ

X: 46.76
Y: 48.77
Z: 56.24

YXY

Y1: 48.77
X: 0.31
Y2: 0.32

CIE-Lab

L: 75.31
A: 1.14
B: -3.04

CIE-Lch

L: 75.31
C: 3.24
H: 290.5

CIE-Luv

L: 75.31
U: -0.34
V: -4.75

Hunter-Lab

L: 69.84
A: -2.7
B: 1.14

Other

LRV: ~ 48.8 %
Munsell Color System: 5.2PB 7.4/0.6

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 #B9B9BF

These are the named colors closest to hex B9B9BF, 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

96.56% match | ΔE 3.44

#C0C0C0 Color Silver

96.35% match | ΔE 3.65

#C4C3D0 Color Lavender Gray

95.65% match | ΔE 4.35

#A9A9A9 Color Dark Gray

94.41% match | ΔE 5.59

Similar colors from Pantone, RAL and other color matching system

Pantone TCX

Pantone TCX color similar/equivalent to B9B9BF.

#BABBBD Color PANTONE 14-4107 TCX - Quiet Gray

97.65% match | ΔE 2.35

#B0B2B5 Color PANTONE 14-4202 TCX - Harbor Mist

97.03% match | ΔE 2.97

#BEBDBD Color PANTONE 14-4203 TCX - Vapor Blue

96.73% match | ΔE 3.27

#BBBCBC Color PANTONE 14-4103 TCX - Gray Violet

96.54% match | ΔE 3.46

British Standard 4800

British Standard 4800 color similar/equivalent to B9B9BF.

#C4C3C9 Color BS 22-B-19 - Soft Bleu

97.30% match | ΔE 2.70

#AEADB2 Color BS 22-B-21 - Kashmir

96.68% match | ΔE 3.32

#B6B6B6 Color BS 18-B-19 - Grey

96.65% match | ΔE 3.35

#BDBDBD Color BS 22-C-35 - Purple

96.65% match | ΔE 3.35

RAL Design

RAL Design color similar/equivalent to B9B9BF.

#BABABA Color RAL 000 75 00 - Marble Grey

96.78% match | ΔE 3.22

#C8C6CE Color RAL 300 80 05 - Hazy Mauve

96.19% match | ΔE 3.81

#C6C8D0 Color RAL 280 80 05 - Viola Ice Grey

96.04% match | ΔE 3.96

#ACAAB3 Color RAL 300 70 05 - Velvet Grey

95.56% match | ΔE 4.44

Pantone PMS

Pantone PMS color similar/equivalent to B9B9BF.

#B9BBBB Color PANTONE 10103 C

96.33% match | ΔE 3.67

#B1B1B1 Color PANTONE 4281 C

96.04% match | ΔE 3.96

#B1B3B3 Color PANTONE Cool Gray 5 C

95.89% match | ΔE 4.11

#ADB0B1 Color PANTONE 10104 C

95.58% match | ΔE 4.42

RAL Classic

RAL Classic color similar/equivalent to B9B9BF.

#C8C8C7 Color RAL 7047 - Telegray 4

94.66% match | ΔE 5.34

#C5C7C4 Color RAL 7035 - Light Gray

93.80% match | ΔE 6.20

#B0B0A9 Color RAL 7038 - Agate Gray

92.30% match | ΔE 7.70

#A1A1A0 Color RAL 9006 - White Aluminium

92.04% match | ΔE 7.96

Paint color for Hex #B9B9BF

These are the real paint colors closest to hex B9B9BF from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from B9B9BF once it is on a wall.

Valspar

Hex color B9B9BF similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of hex #B9B9BF to Valspar

#BFC0C6 Color Dolphin at Play (8004-46B)

98.15% match | ΔE 1.85

#C0C2CA Color Foghorn (8004-47B)

97.43% match | ΔE 2.57

#C7C5CC Color Pebbles (8004-48B)

96.56% match | ΔE 3.44

#B8B4B4 Color Ganymede (8006-12C)

96.45% match | ΔE 3.55

Dunn-Edwards

Hex color B9B9BF similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of hex #B9B9BF to Dunn-Edwards

#B6B5B8 Color Silver Bullet (DE 6381)

98.15% match | ΔE 1.85

#BBBFC3 Color Silver Lined (DE 6353)

97.09% match | ΔE 2.91

#B9BABA Color Covered in Platinum (DE 6367)

96.59% match | ΔE 3.41

#C0C3C4 Color Foil (DE 6360)

95.82% match | ΔE 4.18

Behr

Hex color B9B9BF similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of hex #B9B9BF to Behr

#C2C4CA Color Glitter (N540-2)

97.06% match | ΔE 2.94

#BDBEBF Color High Speed Access (N530-3)

96.91% match | ΔE 3.09

#BEBBBB Color Grape Creme (PPU16-11)

96.77% match | ΔE 3.23

#BFC2CE Color Powder Lilac (S550-2)

96.39% match | ΔE 3.61

PPG Paints

Hex color B9B9BF similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of hex #B9B9BF to PPG Paints

#BEC0C2 Color Whirlwind (PPG1013-3)

96.90% match | ΔE 3.10

#ADB0B4 Color Silver Charm (PPG1013-4)

96.59% match | ΔE 3.41

#BEBBC9 Color Silverberry (PPG1173-4)

95.73% match | ΔE 4.27

#BDC1C1 Color Quest (PPG10-15)

95.39% match | ΔE 4.61

Benjamin Moore

Hex color B9B9BF similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of hex #B9B9BF to Benjamin Moore

#C0BCBC Color Through the Looking Glass (CSP-495)

96.56% match | ΔE 3.44

#B8BDC0 Color Thundercloud Gray (2124-40)

96.52% match | ΔE 3.48

#AAAEB3 Color Pigeon Gray (2133-50)

96.00% match | ΔE 4.00

#B3B1B0 Color Silver Dollar (1460)

95.74% match | ΔE 4.26

Sherwin Williams

Hex color B9B9BF similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of hex #B9B9BF to Sherwin Williams

#BEC1C3 Color Lazy Gray (SW 6254)

96.48% match | ΔE 3.52

#BDB8B8 Color Fashionable Gray (SW 6275)

96.46% match | ΔE 3.54

#C5C0C9 Color Grape Mist (SW 6548)

96.29% match | ΔE 3.71

#BDC3CD Color Daydream (SW 6541)

96.19% match | ΔE 3.81

Farrow & Ball

Hex color B9B9BF similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of hex #B9B9BF to Farrow & Ball

#C9C7CD Color Calluna (270)

96.16% match | ΔE 3.84

#B0BEC6 Color Parma Gray (27)

93.71% match | ΔE 6.29

#C3C1BB Color Pavilion Gray (242)

93.32% match | ΔE 6.68

#B7AFA9 Color Dove Tale (267)

92.94% match | ΔE 7.06

Color Combinations and Matching Colors

#B9B9BF color palettes and scheme combination

6B6B74

84848E

9E9EA7

B9B9BF

D4D4D7

EEEEF0

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.

B9BFBF

B9BCBF

B9B9BF

BCB9BF

BFB9BF

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.

B9B9BF

BFB9B9

B9BFB9

Triadic Color Palette

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

B9B9BF

BFB9BC

BFBFB9

B9BFBC

Tetradic Color Palette

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

B9B9BF

C0C0C5

C7C7CB

CECED2

D5D5D8

DCDCDF

E3E3E5

EAEAEB

F1F1F2

F8F8F8

FFFFFF

Medium Gray* - #B9B9BF Tints

B9B9BF

A6A6AB

949498

818185

6F6F72

5C5C5F

49494C

373739

252526

121213

000000

Medium Gray* - #B9B9BF Shades

Complementary / Opposite Color

#B9B9BF

Medium Gray*

#BFBFB9

Medium 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 #B9B9BF?

Color that best contrast with #B9B9BF is #BFBFB9, color name is Medium 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.