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About PANTONE 8040 C color - its meaning and example


What color is PANTONE 8040 C?

The hexadecimal color code(color number) for PANTONE 8040 C is #95908D, and the RGB color code is RGB(149, 144, 141).

In the RGB color model, PANTONE 8040 C has a red value of 149, a green value of 144, and a blue value of 141. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 0.0% cyan, 3.4% magenta, 5.4% yellow, and 41.6% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 22.5° (degrees), 3.6 % saturation, and 56.9 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, PANTONE 8040 C has a hue of 22.5° (degrees), 5.4 % saturation and 58.4 % brightness/value.



PANTONE 8040 C is cool or warm?

The color PANTONE 8040 C is a warm color.



What is the LRV of PANTONE 8040 C? (For interior and product design)

PANTONE 8040 C has an LRV of nearly 28. By LRV value, it is a medium 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 8040 C

Light Color


Compare LRV 28 of PANTONE 8040 C with dark and light Color





Is PANTONE 8040 C Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color PANTONE 8040 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 8040 C (CMS - Pantone PMS) color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB


RGBA / RGB

RGB(149, 144, 141)
Red
149 (58.4%)
Green
144 (56.5%)
Blue
141 (55.3%)
Alpha
1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan
0.00%
Magenta
3.36%
Yellow
5.37%
Key
41.57%

HSL

HSL(22.5deg, 3.6 %, 56.9 %)

Hue
22.5°
Saturation
3.64 %.
Lightness
56.86 %.

RYB

RYB(61, 87, 83)
Red
61 (23.8%)
Yellow
87 (34.0%)
Blue
83 (32.5%)

HSV/HSB

Hue
22.5°
Saturation
5.37 %.
Brightness / Value
58.43 %.

HWB

H: 22.5°

W: 55.29 %

B: 41.57 %

XYZ

X : 27.18

Y : 28.26

Z : 29.22

YXY

Y1 : 28.26

X : 0.32

Y2 : 0.33

CMY

C : 41.57%

M : 43.53%

Y : 44.71%


LRV

~ 28.3 %

Munsell Color System

0.4Y 5.9/0.5

CIE-Lab

L : 60.12

A : 1.28

B : 2.24

CIE-Lch

L : 60.12

C : 2.58

H : 60.21

CIE-Luv

L : 60.12

U : 3.08

V : 2.94

Hunter-Lab

L : 53.16

A : -1.78

B : 4.62






Similar Colors and Paints



Named colors similar to PANTONE 8040 C (CMS - Pantone PMS)


Here are the colors similar to PANTONE 8040 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.



#989898
Spanish Gray
ΔE - 3.63 (96.4% similar)
#8B8680
Gray (Crayola)
ΔE - 3.95 (96.1% similar)
#848482
Battleship Gray
ΔE - 5.29 (94.7% similar)
#848482
Old Silver
ΔE - 5.29 (94.7% similar)




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


Pantone PMS


PANTONE 8040 C similar/equivalent colors from Pantone PMS. Conversion of PANTONE 8040 C to Pantone PMS


#908D8D
PANTONE 8420 C
ΔE - 2.08 (97.9% similar)
#8C8B89
PANTONE 8001 C
ΔE - 2.88 (97.1% similar)
#8C8985
PANTONE 2332 C
ΔE - 2.94 (97.1% similar)


Pantone TCX


PANTONE 8040 C similar/equivalent colors from Pantone TCX. Conversion of PANTONE 8040 C to Pantone TCX




RAL Classic


PANTONE 8040 C similar/equivalent colors from RAL Classic. Conversion of PANTONE 8040 C to RAL Classic


#979392
RAL 7036 - Platinum Gray
ΔE - 1.49 (98.5% similar)
#928E85
RAL 7030 - Stone Gray
ΔE - 3.59 (96.4% similar)
#9B9B9B
RAL 7004 - Signal Gray
ΔE - 4.31 (95.7% similar)
#878581
RAL 9007 - Gray Aluminium
ΔE - 4.53 (95.5% similar)


RAL Design


PANTONE 8040 C similar/equivalent colors from RAL Design. Conversion of PANTONE 8040 C to RAL Design


#9A908A
RAL 060 60 05 - Screed Grey
ΔE - 2.54 (97.5% similar)
#8F8F8E
RAL 000 60 00 - Ash Grey
ΔE - 2.72 (97.3% similar)
#998E8A
RAL 040 60 05 - Warm Grey
ΔE - 2.87 (97.1% similar)
#969087
RAL 080 60 05 - Flannel Grey
ΔE - 3.11 (96.9% similar)


British Standard 4800


PANTONE 8040 C similar/equivalent colors from British Standard 4800. Conversion of PANTONE 8040 C to British Standard 4800


#939393
BS 16-A-07 - Mid Grey
ΔE - 2.86 (97.1% similar)
#8E8E8E
BS 18-B-23 - Grey
ΔE - 2.94 (97.1% similar)
#8A8A89
BS 10-A-05 - Grey
ΔE - 3.56 (96.4% similar)
#89888C
BS 22-B-23 - Purple
ΔE - 4.96 (95.0% similar)




Paint similar to PANTONE 8040 C (CMS - Pantone PMS)


Here are the best recommended paint colors similar to PANTONE 8040 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.


PPG Paints


PANTONE 8040 C similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of PANTONE 8040 C to PPG Paints


#918E8C
Antique Silver (PPG1002-5)
ΔE - 1.31 (98.7% similar)
#949089
Mt. Rainier (PPG0998-5)
ΔE - 2.45 (97.5% similar)
#92928F
Cloudy Slate (PPG0996-4)
ΔE - 2.78 (97.2% similar)
#969794
Playing Possum (PPG0997-5)
ΔE - 3.82 (96.2% similar)


Benjamin Moore


PANTONE 8040 C similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of PANTONE 8040 C to Benjamin Moore


#999492
Soho Loft (CSP-10)
ΔE - 1.47 (98.5% similar)
#929392
Wall Street (CSP-20)
ΔE - 3.23 (96.8% similar)
#908980
Castle Gate (CSP-75)
ΔE - 3.91 (96.1% similar)
#868583
Cinder (AF-705)
ΔE - 4.62 (95.4% similar)


Behr


PANTONE 8040 C similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of PANTONE 8040 C to Behr


#928C87
Creek Bend (790F-4)
ΔE - 1.72 (98.3% similar)
#929291
Cool Ashes (N520-4)
ΔE - 2.66 (97.3% similar)
#949492
Anonymous (780F-5)
ΔE - 2.82 (97.2% similar)
#908D86
Parador Stone (PPU24-08)
ΔE - 3.05 (96.9% similar)


Valspar


PANTONE 8040 C similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of PANTONE 8040 C to Valspar


#958F88
Tabby Cat Gray (8005-1D)
ΔE - 2.13 (97.9% similar)
#9B9893
Stone Age (M102)
ΔE - 3.03 (97.0% similar)
#8E8D88
Four-Wheel Gray (V119-2)
ΔE - 3.10 (96.9% similar)
#9D999A
Feather Quill (V124-4)
ΔE - 3.71 (96.3% similar)


Sherwin Williams


PANTONE 8040 C similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of PANTONE 8040 C to Sherwin Williams


#949392
Gray Shingle (SW 7670)
ΔE - 2.26 (97.7% similar)
#959491
Summit Gray (SW 7669)
ΔE - 2.43 (97.6% similar)
#908A83
Dovetail (SW 7018)
ΔE - 2.97 (97.0% similar)
#949194
Moonlit Orchid (SW 9153)
ΔE - 3.35 (96.6% similar)


Dunn-Edwards


PANTONE 8040 C similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of PANTONE 8040 C to Dunn-Edwards


#8D8F8E
Stieglitz Silver (DET 612)
ΔE - 3.79 (96.2% similar)
#888786
Looking Glass (DE 6376)
ΔE - 3.99 (96.0% similar)
#8E8583
Fallen Rock (DE 6389)
ΔE - 4.18 (95.8% similar)







Color Combinations


View more PANTONE 8040 C - #95908D 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



95908D
PANTONE 8040 C

8D9295
Spanish 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 8040 C - #95908D?

Color that best contrast with PANTONE 8040 C - #95908D is #8D9295, color name is Spanish 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 8040 C - #95908D?

Complementary or Opposite color for PANTONE 8040 C - #95908D is #8D9295, color name is Spanish Gray*.





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