Color Name
Old Lavender
Hex Color Code
#796878
RGB Color Code
RGB(121, 104, 120)
CMYK Values*
0.0%, 14.0%, 0.8%, 52.5%
Color Family (Hue)
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What color is Old Lavender?

Old Lavender color belongs to the Gray color family (hue). The hexadecimal color code(color number) for Old Lavender is #796878, and the RGB color code is RGB(121, 104, 120).

In the RGB color model, Old Lavender has a red value of 121, a green value of 104, and a blue value of 120. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 0.0% cyan, 14.0% magenta, 0.8% yellow, and 52.5% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 303.5° (degrees), 7.6 % saturation, and 44.1 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, Old Lavender has a hue of 303.5° (degrees), 14.0 % saturation and 47.5 % brightness/value.

Old Lavender is cool or warm?

The color Old Lavender is a warm color.

What is the LRV of Old Lavender? (For interior and product design)

Old Lavender has an LRV of nearly 15. By LRV value, it is a medium dark 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
Old Lavender
LRV 15
Light Color

Compare LRV 15 of Old Lavender with dark and light color

Is Old Lavender Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color Old 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.

Normal text - 14pt

Normal Bold text - 12pt


Large text - 18pt

Large Bold text - 14pt

Color Codes - Color Space Conversions

Old Lavender color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #796878
Hex triplet
#796878
Red
79
Green
68
Blue
78
RGBA / RGB rgb(121, 104, 120)
Red
121 (47.5%)
Green
104 (40.8%)
Blue
120 (47.1%)
Alpha
1 (100.0%)
CMYK
Cyan
0.00%
Magenta
14.05%
Yellow
0.83%
Key
52.55%
HSL hsl(303.53deg, 7.6 %, 44.1 %)
Hue
303.53°
Saturation
7.56 %
Lightness
44.12 %
HSV / HSB
Hue
303.53°
Saturation
14.05 %
Brightness / Value
47.45 %
RYB ryb(90, 98, 115)
Red
90 (35.4%)
Yellow
98 (38.6%)
Blue
115 (44.9%)
HWB
Hue
303.53°
Whiteness
40.78 %
Blackness
52.55 %
CMY
Cyan
52.55%
Magenta
59.22%
Yellow
52.94%
XYZ
X
16.23
Y
15.32
Z
19.87
YXY
Y1
15.32
X
0.32
Y2
0.3
CIE-Lab
L
46.07
A
9.82
B
-6.43
CIE-Lch
L
46.07
C
11.73
H
326.8
CIE-Luv
L
46.07
U
8.68
V
-10.3
Hunter-Lab
L
39.14
A
5.49
B
-2.7
Other
LRV
~ 15.3 %
Munsell Color System
10P 4.4/1.7

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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

Named colors similar to Old Lavender

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

#796878 Color Old Lavender
100.00% match | ΔE 0.00
#7E5E60 Color Deep Taupe
91.36% match | ΔE 8.64
#8A7F8D Color Rocket Metallic
91.07% match | ΔE 8.93
#5C5A6F Color Purple Fog
90.89% match | ΔE 9.11

Similar colors from Pantone, RAL, and other color matching system


Pantone PMS

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#726476 Color PANTONE 4117 C
97.75% match | ΔE 2.25
#796271 Color PANTONE 8463 C
97.10% match | ΔE 2.90
#7F7384 Color PANTONE 2359 C
95.57% match | ΔE 4.43
#736B75 Color PANTONE 4284 C
95.31% match | ΔE 4.69

Pantone TCX

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Paint similar to Old Lavender

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


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Valspar

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Behr

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Benjamin Moore

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Dunn-Edwards

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Sherwin Williams

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Farrow & Ball

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#8D838C Color Brassica (271)
89.22% match | ΔE 10.78
#736660 Color London Clay (244)
88.59% match | ΔE 11.41
#5C6576 Color Wine Dark (308)
87.29% match | ΔE 12.71
#53454F Color Pelt (254)
86.80% match | ΔE 13.20

Color Combinations

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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

#796878
Old Lavender
#687969
Gray 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 Old Lavender - #796878?

Color that best contrast with Old Lavender - #796878 is #687969, color name is Gray 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 Old Lavender - #796878?

Complementary or Opposite color for Old Lavender - #796878 is #687969, color name is Gray Green*.

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