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About PANTONE 9040 C color - its meaning and example


What color is PANTONE 9040 C?

The hexadecimal color code(color number) for PANTONE 9040 C is #DCEBEC, and the RGB color code is RGB(220, 235, 236).

In the RGB color model, PANTONE 9040 C has a red value of 220, a green value of 235, and a blue value of 236. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 6.8% cyan, 0.4% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 7.5% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 183.8° (degrees), 29.6 % saturation, and 89.4 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, PANTONE 9040 C has a hue of 183.8° (degrees), 6.8 % saturation and 92.5 % brightness/value.



PANTONE 9040 C is cool or warm?

The color PANTONE 9040 C is a cool color.



What is the LRV of PANTONE 9040 C? (For interior and product design)

PANTONE 9040 C has an LRV of nearly 81. By LRV value, it is a whitish 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 9040 C

Light Color


Compare LRV 81 of PANTONE 9040 C with dark and light Color





Is PANTONE 9040 C Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color PANTONE 9040 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 9040 C (CMS - Pantone PMS) color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB


RGBA / RGB

RGB(220, 235, 236)
Red
220 (86.3%)
Green
235 (92.2%)
Blue
236 (92.5%)
Alpha
1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan
6.78%
Magenta
0.42%
Yellow
0.00%
Key
7.45%

HSL

HSL(183.75deg, 29.6 %, 89.4 %)

Hue
183.75°
Saturation
29.63 %.
Lightness
89.41 %.

RYB

RYB(6, 19, 18)
Red
6 (2.5%)
Yellow
19 (7.6%)
Blue
18 (6.9%)

HSV/HSB

Hue
183.75°
Saturation
6.78 %.
Brightness / Value
92.55 %.

HWB

H: 183.75°

W: 86.27 %

B: 7.45 %

XYZ

X : 74.36

Y : 80.69

Z : 91.01

YXY

Y1 : 80.69

X : 0.3

Y2 : 0.33

CMY

C : 13.73%

M : 7.84%

Y : 7.45%


LRV

~ 80.7 %

Munsell Color System

2.2BG 9.1/1.2

CIE-Lab

L : 91.99

A : -4.76

B : -2.2

CIE-Lch

L : 91.99

C : 5.24

H : 204.84

CIE-Luv

L : 91.99

U : -8.23

V : -2.57

Hunter-Lab

L : 89.83

A : -9.42

B : 2.81






Similar Colors and Paints



Named colors similar to PANTONE 9040 C (CMS - Pantone PMS)


Here are the colors similar to PANTONE 9040 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.



#DDEBEC
Cool Mint
ΔE - 0.38 (99.6% similar)
#F0FFFF
Azure Mist (Cyan Mist)
ΔE - 4.16 (95.8% similar)
#F5FFFA
Mint Cream
ΔE - 5.32 (94.7% similar)
#F0F8FF
Alice blue
ΔE - 5.68 (94.3% similar)




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


Pantone PMS


PANTONE 9040 C similar/equivalent colors from Pantone PMS. Conversion of PANTONE 9040 C to Pantone PMS


#D5EBEE
PANTONE 9460 C
ΔE - 2.38 (97.6% similar)
#E6EEEC
PANTONE 9062 C
ΔE - 2.98 (97.0% similar)
#D9E1E2
PANTONE 7541 C
ΔE - 3.36 (96.6% similar)


Pantone TCX


PANTONE 9040 C similar/equivalent colors from Pantone TCX. Conversion of PANTONE 9040 C to Pantone TCX




RAL Design


PANTONE 9040 C similar/equivalent colors from RAL Design. Conversion of PANTONE 9040 C to RAL Design




British Standard 4800


PANTONE 9040 C similar/equivalent colors from British Standard 4800. Conversion of PANTONE 9040 C to British Standard 4800


#D4E6E2
BS 18-E-49 - Astral Blue
ΔE - 3.16 (96.8% similar)
#D0EBE6
BS 16-C-33 - Duckegg
ΔE - 5.37 (94.6% similar)
#E4E8E1
BS 18-C-31 - Ice Blue
ΔE - 5.39 (94.6% similar)
#E5E5E5
BS 22-C-33 - Soft Purple
ΔE - 6.43 (93.6% similar)


RAL Classic


PANTONE 9040 C similar/equivalent colors from RAL Classic. Conversion of PANTONE 9040 C to RAL Classic


#ECECE7
RAL 9003 - Signal White
ΔE - 6.53 (93.5% similar)
#F1F0EA
RAL 9016 - Traffic White
ΔE - 7.20 (92.8% similar)




Paint similar to PANTONE 9040 C (CMS - Pantone PMS)


Here are the best recommended paint colors similar to PANTONE 9040 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 9040 C similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of PANTONE 9040 C to PPG Paints


#DEECED
Breathless (PPG1236-1)
ΔE - 0.46 (99.5% similar)
#DEEEED
Free Spirit (PPG1233-1)
ΔE - 1.27 (98.7% similar)
#DFEBE9
Honesty (PPG1034-2)
ΔE - 1.66 (98.3% similar)
#DFEBEE
Prelude (PPG1155-2)
ΔE - 1.76 (98.2% similar)


Valspar


PANTONE 9040 C similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of PANTONE 9040 C to Valspar


#DDEDEE
Visionary (8007-3G)
ΔE - 0.53 (99.5% similar)
#DCE9E9
Aloha (8002-39A)
ΔE - 0.87 (99.1% similar)
#DBE7E6
Blue Bottle (V103-1)
ΔE - 1.52 (98.5% similar)
#DDE8E8
Gray Opal (7004-6)
ΔE - 1.57 (98.4% similar)


Behr


PANTONE 9040 C similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of PANTONE 9040 C to Behr


#E0F0F0
Helium (M480-1)
ΔE - 1.22 (98.8% similar)
#D7E8EC
Permafrost (S490-1)
ΔE - 1.60 (98.4% similar)
#DDE7E8
Blue Bird Day (BL-W03)
ΔE - 2.06 (97.9% similar)
#E6F1F1
Ethereal White (BL-W04)
ΔE - 2.09 (97.9% similar)


Sherwin Williams


PANTONE 9040 C similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of PANTONE 9040 C to Sherwin Williams


#D8E7E6
Blue Horizon (SW 6497)
ΔE - 1.35 (98.7% similar)
#DCE7E8
Sky High (SW 6504)
ΔE - 1.69 (98.3% similar)
#D6E4E7
Iceberg (SW 6798)
ΔE - 1.87 (98.1% similar)
#D3E7E9
Bravo Blue (SW 6784)
ΔE - 2.03 (98.0% similar)


Dunn-Edwards


PANTONE 9040 C similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of PANTONE 9040 C to Dunn-Edwards


#D9E6E8
Smoke and Mirrors (DE 5770)
ΔE - 1.42 (98.6% similar)
#E1EEEC
Thawed Out (DE 5742)
ΔE - 1.65 (98.3% similar)
#DBE9ED
Sidewalk Chalk (DE 5791)
ΔE - 1.69 (98.3% similar)
#D6EAE8
Aquamarine (DET 555)
ΔE - 2.61 (97.4% similar)


Benjamin Moore


PANTONE 9040 C similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of PANTONE 9040 C to Benjamin Moore


#DCE7E6
Whispering Spring (2136-70)
ΔE - 1.77 (98.2% similar)
#D6EAEC
Morning Sky Blue (2053-70)
ΔE - 1.77 (98.2% similar)
#D4E2E4
Polar Ice (1660)
ΔE - 2.04 (98.0% similar)
#D3E1E1
Ocean Air (2123-50)
ΔE - 2.24 (97.8% similar)







Color Combinations


View more PANTONE 9040 C - #DCEBEC 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



DCEBEC
PANTONE 9040 C

ECDDDC
Light Nude*


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 9040 C - #DCEBEC?

Color that best contrast with PANTONE 9040 C - #DCEBEC is #ECDDDC, color name is Light Nude*
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 9040 C - #DCEBEC?

Complementary or Opposite color for PANTONE 9040 C - #DCEBEC is #ECDDDC, color name is Light Nude*.





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