Color Name
Pale Silver*
Hex Color Code
#C5B9AF
RGB Color Code
RGB(197, 185, 175)
CMYK Values*
0.0%, 6.1%, 11.2%, 22.7%
#C5B9AF hex color. RGB, RYB, CMYK, HSL, HSV codes and color conversions. Matching color names, palettes, paints.

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What color is C5B9AF?

The RGB color code for color number #C5B9AF is RGB(197, 185, 175). In the RGB color model, #C5B9AF has a red value of 197, a green value of 185, and a blue value of 175. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 0.0% cyan, 6.1% magenta, 11.2% yellow, and 22.7% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 27.3° (degrees), 15.9 % saturation, and 72.9 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, #C5B9AF has a hue of 27.3° (degrees), 11.2 % saturation and 77.3 % brightness/value.

Color C5B9AF is cool or warm?

Color C5B9AF is a warm color.

What is the LRV of #C5B9AF? (For interior and product design)

C5B9AF has an LRV of nearly 50. 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
#C5B9AF
LRV 50
Light Color

Compare LRV 50 of #C5B9AF with dark and light color

Is #C5B9AF Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color C5B9AF 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.

Normal text - 14pt

Normal Bold text - 12pt


Large text - 18pt

Large Bold text - 14pt

Color Codes - Color Space Conversions

HEX #C5B9AF color codes / color number / color space conversions - RGBA, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #C5B9AF
Hex triplet
#C5B9AF
Red
C5
Green
B9
Blue
AF
RGBA / RGB rgb(197, 185, 175)
Red
197 (77.3%)
Green
185 (72.5%)
Blue
175 (68.6%)
Alpha
1 (100.0%)
CMYK
Cyan
0.00%
Magenta
6.09%
Yellow
11.17%
Key
22.75%
HSL hsl(27.27deg, 15.9 %, 72.9 %)
Hue
27.27°
Saturation
15.94 %
Lightness
72.94 %
HSV / HSB
Hue
27.27°
Saturation
11.17 %
Brightness / Value
77.25 %
RYB ryb(33, 65, 46)
Red
33 (13.1%)
Yellow
65 (25.3%)
Blue
46 (17.9%)
HWB
Hue
27.27°
Whiteness
68.63 %
Blackness
22.75 %
CMY
Cyan
22.75%
Magenta
27.45%
Yellow
31.37%
XYZ
X
48.11
Y
49.66
Z
47.61
YXY
Y1
49.66
X
0.33
Y2
0.34
CIE-Lab
L
75.86
A
2.53
B
6.58
CIE-Lch
L
75.86
C
7.05
H
69.01
CIE-Luv
L
75.86
U
7.69
V
9.13
Hunter-Lab
L
70.47
A
-1.46
B
9.28
Other
LRV
~ 49.7 %
Munsell Color System
2.2Y 7.4/1.2

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 #C5B9AF

These are the named colors closest to hex C5B9AF, closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).

#C9C0BB Color Pale Silver
97.01% match | ΔE 2.99
#CCB3A3 Color Dark Nude
94.78% match | ΔE 5.22
#BEBEBE Color Medium Gray
93.46% match | ΔE 6.54
#B0A999 Color Greige
93.40% match | ΔE 6.60

Similar colors from Pantone, RAL and other color matching system


Pantone TCX

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Pantone PMS

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#C5B9AC Color PANTONE 7528 C
98.54% match | ΔE 1.46
#C8B8AD Color PANTONE 4085 C
98.30% match | ΔE 1.70
#C4BCB7 Color PANTONE 406 C
97.36% match | ΔE 2.64

RAL Design

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British Standard 4800

British Standard 4800 color similar/equivalent to C5B9AF.


RAL Classic

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Paint color for Hex #C5B9AF

These are the real paint colors closest to hex C5B9AF from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from C5B9AF once it is on a wall.


PPG Paints

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Benjamin Moore

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Behr

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Sherwin Williams

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Farrow & Ball

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Dunn-Edwards

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Valspar

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Color Combinations and Matching Colors

#C5B9AF 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

#C5B9AF
Pale Silver*
#AFBBC5
Zinc*

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 #C5B9AF?

Color that best contrast with #C5B9AF is #AFBBC5, color name is Zinc*. 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 #C5B9AF?

Complementary or Opposite color for #C5B9AF is #AFBBC5, color name is Zinc*.

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