Russet is a dark brown color that represents the russet cloth. The cloth is made of wool and dyed with woad and madder to give it a subdued grey or brown shade.
Russet color belongs to the Brown color family (hue). The hexadecimal color code(color number) for Russet is #80461B, and the RGB color code is RGB(128, 70, 27).
In the RGB color model, Russet has a red value of 128, a green value of 70, and a blue value of 27. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 0.0% cyan, 45.3% magenta, 78.9% yellow, and 49.8% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 25.5° (degrees), 65.2 % saturation, and 30.4 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, Russet has a hue of 25.5° (degrees), 78.9 % saturation and 50.2 % brightness/value.
Russet is cool or warm?
The color Russet is a warm color.
What is the LRV of Russet? (For interior and product design)
Russet has an LRV of nearly 9. By LRV value, it is a 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.
Compare LRV 9 of Russet with dark and light Color
Is Russet Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)
Check if the color Russet 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.
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Russet color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB
RGBA / RGB
CMYK
HSL
HSL(25.54deg, 65.2 %, 30.4 %)
RYB
HSV/HSB
HWB
H: 25.54°
W: 10.59 %
B: 49.80 %
XYZ
X : 11.29
Y : 9.05
Z : 2.19
YXY
Y1 : 9.05
X : 0.5
Y2 : 0.4
CMY
C : 49.80%
M : 72.55%
Y : 89.41%
LRV
Munsell Color System
CIE-Lab
L : 36.08
A : 21.31
B : 35.41
CIE-Lch
L : 36.08
C : 41.33
H : 58.96
CIE-Luv
L : 36.08
U : 45.12
V : 29.04
Hunter-Lab
L : 30.08
A : 14.35
B : 16.74
Named colors similar to Russet
Here are the colors similar to Russet . 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 Classic
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Pantone PMS
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RAL Design
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British Standard 4800
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Paint similar to Russet
Here are the best recommended paint colors similar to Russet . 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.
Valspar
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Benjamin Moore
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Sherwin Williams
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Dunn-Edwards
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PPG Paints
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Behr
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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 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.
The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel
The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
80461B
Russet
1B5580
Medium Electric Blue*
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.
Color that best contrast with Russet - #80461B is #1B5580,
color name is Medium Electric Blue*
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.
Complementary or Opposite color for Russet - #80461B is #1B5580,
color name is Medium Electric Blue*.
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