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About PANTONE 407 C color - its meaning and example


What color is PANTONE 407 C?

The hexadecimal color code(color number) for PANTONE 407 C is #B2A8A2, and the RGB color code is RGB(178, 168, 162).

In the RGB color model, PANTONE 407 C has a red value of 178, a green value of 168, and a blue value of 162. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 0.0% cyan, 5.6% magenta, 9.0% yellow, and 30.2% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 22.5° (degrees), 9.4 % saturation, and 66.7 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, PANTONE 407 C has a hue of 22.5° (degrees), 9.0 % saturation and 69.8 % brightness/value.



PANTONE 407 C is cool or warm?

The color PANTONE 407 C is a warm color.



What is the LRV of PANTONE 407 C? (For interior and product design)

PANTONE 407 C has an LRV of nearly 40. 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

PANTONE 407 C

Light Color


Compare LRV 40 of PANTONE 407 C with dark and light Color





Is PANTONE 407 C Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color PANTONE 407 C 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


PANTONE 407 C (CMS - Pantone PMS) color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB


RGBA / RGB

RGB(178, 168, 162)
Red
178 (69.8%)
Green
168 (65.9%)
Blue
162 (63.5%)
Alpha
1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan
0.00%
Magenta
5.62%
Yellow
8.99%
Key
30.20%

HSL

HSL(22.5deg, 9.4 %, 66.7 %)

Hue
22.5°
Saturation
9.41 %.
Lightness
66.67 %.

RYB

RYB(44, 73, 60)
Red
44 (17.1%)
Yellow
73 (28.5%)
Blue
60 (23.6%)

HSV/HSB

Hue
22.5°
Saturation
8.99 %.
Brightness / Value
69.80 %.

HWB

H: 22.5°

W: 63.53 %

B: 30.20 %

XYZ

X : 38.88

Y : 40.08

Z : 39.87

YXY

Y1 : 40.08

X : 0.33

Y2 : 0.34

CMY

C : 30.20%

M : 34.12%

Y : 36.47%


LRV

~ 40.1 %

Munsell Color System

0.5Y 6.8/0.9

CIE-Lab

L : 69.53

A : 2.53

B : 4.37

CIE-Lch

L : 69.53

C : 5.06

H : 59.93

CIE-Luv

L : 69.53

U : 6.24

V : 5.86

Hunter-Lab

L : 63.31

A : -1.15

B : 6.98






Similar Colors and Paints



Named colors similar to PANTONE 407 C (CMS - Pantone PMS)


Here are the colors similar to PANTONE 407 C (CMS - Pantone PMS). 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.



#A9A9A9
Dark Gray
ΔE - 5.13 (94.9% similar)
#A6A6A6
Quick Silver
ΔE - 5.25 (94.8% similar)
#B0A999
Greige
ΔE - 5.66 (94.3% similar)
#C9C0BB
Pale Silver
ΔE - 6.52 (93.5% similar)




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


Pantone PMS


PANTONE 407 C similar/equivalent colors from Pantone PMS. Conversion of PANTONE 407 C to Pantone PMS


#AEA8A5
PANTONE 2331 C
ΔE - 2.09 (97.9% similar)
#ACA39A
PANTONE Warm Gray 5 C
ΔE - 2.43 (97.6% similar)
#AFA9A0
PANTONE 401 C
ΔE - 3.00 (97.0% similar)
#ADA79E
PANTONE 9084 C
ΔE - 3.06 (96.9% similar)


Pantone TCX


PANTONE 407 C similar/equivalent colors from Pantone TCX. Conversion of PANTONE 407 C to Pantone TCX




RAL Design


PANTONE 407 C similar/equivalent colors from RAL Design. Conversion of PANTONE 407 C to RAL Design




British Standard 4800


PANTONE 407 C similar/equivalent colors from British Standard 4800. Conversion of PANTONE 407 C to British Standard 4800


#A9A9A8
BS 10-A-03 - Sink Grey
ΔE - 5.00 (95.0% similar)
#A3A3A3
BS 18-B-21 - Blue
ΔE - 5.50 (94.5% similar)
#B6B6B6
BS 18-B-19 - Grey
ΔE - 6.17 (93.8% similar)
#AEADB2
BS 22-B-21 - Kashmir
ΔE - 6.49 (93.5% similar)


RAL Classic


PANTONE 407 C similar/equivalent colors from RAL Classic. Conversion of PANTONE 407 C to RAL Classic


#B7B3A8
RAL 7044 - Silk Gray
ΔE - 5.37 (94.6% similar)
#A1A1A0
RAL 9006 - White Aluminium
ΔE - 5.64 (94.4% similar)
#B0B0A9
RAL 7038 - Agate Gray
ΔE - 5.71 (94.3% similar)
#B5B0A1
RAL 7032 - Pebble Gray
ΔE - 6.13 (93.9% similar)




Paint similar to PANTONE 407 C (CMS - Pantone PMS)


Here are the best recommended paint colors similar to PANTONE 407 C (CMS - Pantone PMS). 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.


Sherwin Williams


PANTONE 407 C similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of PANTONE 407 C to Sherwin Williams


#ADA8A5
Proper Gray (SW 6003)
ΔE - 2.47 (97.5% similar)
#ACA79E
Dorian Gray (SW 7017)
ΔE - 3.53 (96.5% similar)
#AEA9AA
Mystical Shade (SW 6276)
ΔE - 3.91 (96.1% similar)
#C0B6B4
Queen Anne Lilac (SW 0021)
ΔE - 4.53 (95.5% similar)


Valspar


PANTONE 407 C similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of PANTONE 407 C to Valspar


#A9A39D
Rocky Bluffs (4003-1C)
ΔE - 2.64 (97.4% similar)
#B0A69A
Ashen Gray (6004-1C)
ΔE - 3.15 (96.8% similar)
#A8A298
Graceful Gray (8006-2E)
ΔE - 4.02 (96.0% similar)
#A8A7A5
Warm Shale (M219)
ΔE - 4.47 (95.5% similar)


PPG Paints


PANTONE 407 C similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of PANTONE 407 C to PPG Paints


#B1A89C
Fieldstone (PPG1000-3)
ΔE - 3.30 (96.7% similar)
#B2ACA2
Greyhound (PPG1008-3)
ΔE - 3.51 (96.5% similar)
#AFABA1
Kalispell (PPG0998-3)
ΔE - 4.33 (95.7% similar)
#B2ADA2
Boulder Creek (PPG0999-3)
ΔE - 4.37 (95.6% similar)


Benjamin Moore


PANTONE 407 C similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of PANTONE 407 C to Benjamin Moore


#AFA79B
Upper West Side (CSP-70)
ΔE - 3.62 (96.4% similar)
#AEABAA
Stormy Monday (2112-50)
ΔE - 3.72 (96.3% similar)
#A5A2A0
Fusion (AF-675)
ΔE - 4.06 (95.9% similar)
#B4B2AE
Baltic Gray (1467)
ΔE - 4.55 (95.4% similar)


Dunn-Edwards


PANTONE 407 C similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of PANTONE 407 C to Dunn-Edwards


#AFA8A9
Smoky Mountain (DE 6388)
ΔE - 3.69 (96.3% similar)
#BEB4A8
Drifting (DEC 770)
ΔE - 4.44 (95.6% similar)
#AEADAD
Industrial Age (DET 618)
ΔE - 4.82 (95.2% similar)
#C5B9B4
Chocolate Milk (DE 6059)
ΔE - 4.98 (95.0% similar)


Behr


PANTONE 407 C similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of PANTONE 407 C to Behr


#ACAAA7
Cathedral Gray (PPU18-14)
ΔE - 3.85 (96.1% similar)
#A7A5A3
Smokey Wings (PPU26-07)
ΔE - 4.12 (95.9% similar)
#AEADAC
Flannel Gray (N520-3)
ΔE - 4.61 (95.4% similar)
#AEACAD
Classy (MQ5-04)
ΔE - 4.73 (95.3% similar)







Color Combinations


View more PANTONE 407 C - #B2A8A2 color palettes and coordinating colors



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



B2A8A2
PANTONE 407 C

A2ACB2
Cadet 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 PANTONE 407 C - #B2A8A2?

Color that best contrast with PANTONE 407 C - #B2A8A2 is #A2ACB2, color name is Cadet 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.


What color compliments PANTONE 407 C - #B2A8A2?

Complementary or Opposite color for PANTONE 407 C - #B2A8A2 is #A2ACB2, color name is Cadet Gray*.





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