| Color Name: | Opal |
| Hex Color Code: | #A8C3BC |
| RGB Color Code: | RGB(168, 195, 188) |
| CMYK Values*: | 13.8%, 0.0%, 3.6%, 23.5% |
| Color Family (Hue): | Green |
It is a pale shade of cyan that resemblance the color of an opal gemstone. Although as with many gemstones, opals come in a wide variety of colors.
What color is Opal?
Opal color belongs to the Green color family (hue). The hexadecimal color code(color number) for Opal is #A8C3BC, and the RGB color code is RGB(168, 195, 188).
In the RGB color model, Opal has a red value of 168, a green value of 195, and a blue value of 188. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 13.8% cyan, 0.0% magenta, 3.6% yellow, and 23.5% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 164.4° (degrees), 18.4 % saturation, and 71.2 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, Opal has a hue of 164.4° (degrees), 13.8 % saturation and 76.5 % brightness/value.
Opal is cool or warm?
The color Opal is a cool color.
What is the LRV of Opal?
Opal has an LRV of nearly 51. 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.
Color Codes - Color Space Conversions
Opal color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB
RGBA / RGB
RGB(168, 195, 188)
Red
168 (65.9%)
Green
195 (76.5%)
Blue
188 (73.7%)
Alpha
1 (100.0%)
CMYK
Cyan
13.85%
Magenta
0.00%
Yellow
3.59%
Key
23.53%
HSL
HSL(164.44deg, 18.4 %, 71.2 %)
Hue
164.44°
Saturation
18.37 %.
Lightness
71.18 %.
RYB
RYB(25, 59, 53)
Red
25 (9.7%)
Yellow
59 (23.2%)
Blue
53 (20.7%)
HSV/HSB
Hue
164.44°
Saturation
13.85 %.
Brightness / Value
76.47 %.
HWB
H: 164.44°
W: 65.88 %
B: 23.53 %
XYZ
X : 44.74
Y : 50.99
Z : 55.06
YXY
Y1 : 50.99
X : 0.3
Y2 : 0.34
CMY
C : 34.12%
M : 23.53%
Y : 26.27%
LRV
~ 51 %
Munsell Color System
5.1G 7.5/2.6
CIE-Lab
L : 76.67
A : -10.49
B : 0.44
CIE-Lch
L : 76.67
C : 10.5
H : 177.61
CIE-Luv
L : 76.67
U : -14.19
V : 2.43
Hunter-Lab
L : 71.4
A : -13.11
B : 4.26
Similar Colors and Paints
Named colors similar to Opal
Here are the colors similar to Opal . 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 TCX
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RAL Design
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British Standard 4800
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Paint similar to Opal
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Color Combinations
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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.
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