What color is Light Lavender?
Light Lavender color belongs to the Purple color family (hue). The hexadecimal color code(color number) for Light Lavender is #C9A0DC, and the RGB color code is RGB(201, 160, 220).
In the RGB color model, Light Lavender has a red value of 201, a green value of 160, and a blue value of 220. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 8.6% cyan, 27.3% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 13.7% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 281° (degrees), 46.2 % saturation, and 74.5 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, Light Lavender has a hue of 281° (degrees), 27.3 % saturation and 86.3 % brightness/value.
Light Lavender is cool or warm?
The color Light Lavender is a warm color.
What is the LRV of Light Lavender? (For interior and product design)
Light Lavender has an LRV of nearly 43. 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
Light Lavender
Light Color
Compare LRV 43 of Light Lavender with dark and light Color
Is Light Lavender Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)
Check if the color Light Lavender 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
Light Lavender color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB
RGBA / RGB
CMYK
HSL
HSL(281deg, 46.2 %, 74.5 %)
RYB
HSV/HSB
HWB
H: 281°
W: 62.75 %
B: 13.73 %
XYZ
X : 49.58
Y : 42.73
Z : 73.34
YXY
Y1 : 42.73
X : 0.3
Y2 : 0.26
CMY
C : 21.18%
M : 37.25%
Y : 13.73%
LRV
Munsell Color System
CIE-Lab
L : 71.37
A : 25.89
B : -24.68
CIE-Lch
L : 71.37
C : 35.77
H : 316.37
CIE-Luv
L : 71.37
U : 18.52
V : -42.68
Hunter-Lab
L : 65.37
A : 20.99
B : -20.77
Similar Colors and Paints
Named colors similar to Light Lavender
Here are the colors similar to Light Lavender . 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.
Similar colors from Pantone, RAL, and other color matching system
Pantone PMS
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RAL Design
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Pantone TCX
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Paint similar to Light Lavender
Here are the best recommended paint colors similar to Light Lavender . 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.
Dunn-Edwards
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Valspar
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Behr
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Benjamin Moore
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PPG Paints
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Sherwin Williams
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Color Combinations
View more Light Lavender - #C9A0DC color palettes and coordinating colors
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 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.
The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel
The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Complementary / Opposite Color
C9A0DC
Light Lavender
B3DCA0
Pastel Pea Green*
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 Light Lavender - #C9A0DC?
Color that best contrast with Light Lavender - #C9A0DC is #B3DCA0,
color name is Pastel Pea Green*
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 Light Lavender - #C9A0DC?
Complementary or Opposite color for Light Lavender - #C9A0DC is #B3DCA0,
color name is Pastel Pea Green*.
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