Color Name: Zinc
Hex Color Code: #BAC4C8
RGB Color Code: RGB(186, 196, 200)
CMYK Values*: 7.0%, 2.0%, 0.0%, 21.6%





The Zinc color is a grayish-silver color that represents the zinc mineral. Zinc is one of the most abundant metals found in the Earth's crust. Zinc metal is most commonly used as a galvanization and anti-corrosion agent.


What color is Zinc?

Zinc color belongs to the Gray color family (hue). The hexadecimal color code (color number) for Zinc is #BAC4C8, and the RGB color code is RGB(186, 196, 200).

In the RGB color model, Zinc has a red value of 186, a green value of 196, and a blue value of 200. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 7.0% cyan, 2.0% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 21.6% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 197.1° (degrees), 11.3 % saturation, and 75.7 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, Zinc has a hue of 197.1° (degrees), 7.0 % saturation and 78.4 % brightness/value.

Zinc is cool or warm?

The color Zinc is a cool color.

What is the LRV of Zinc?

Zinc has an LRV of nearly 54. By LRV value, it is a medium light color.
Light Reflectance Value (LRV), indicates how light or dark a color will look on a scale of 0 (black) to 100 (white).





Color Codes - Color Space Conversions


Zinc color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB

RGBA - RGB(186, 196, 200)

Red 186 (72.9%)
Green 196 (76.9%)
Blue 200 (78.4%)
Alpha 1 (100.0%)

HSL

Hue 197.14°
Saturation 11.29 %.
Lightness 75.69 %.
HWB H: 197.14°
W: 72.94 %
B: 21.57 %
LRV ~ 54.1 %
Munsell Color System 7.6BG 7.7/0.9
XYZ X : 50.41
Y : 54.09
Z : 62.43
YXY Y1 : 54.09
X : 0.3
Y2 : 0.32
CMY C : 27.06%
M : 23.14%
Y : 21.57%

CMYK

Cyan 7.00%
Magenta 2.00%
Yellow 0.00%
Key 21.57%

HSV/HSB

Hue 197.14°
Saturation 7.00 %.
Brightness / Value 78.43 %.
CIE-Lab L : 78.51
A : -2.65
B : -3.2
CIE-Lch L : 78.51
C : 4.15
H : 230.38
CIE-Luv L : 78.51
U : -5.72
V : -4.38
Hunter-Lab L : 73.55
A : -6.34
B : 1.16








Similar Colors and Paints



Colors similar to Zinc


Here are the colors similar to Zinc . 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.


#C0C0C0
Silver
ΔE - 4.61 (95.4% similar)
#BEBEBE
Medium Gray
ΔE - 4.70 (95.3% similar)
#AEC6CF
Pastel Blue
ΔE - 4.85 (95.2% similar)
#CCCCCC
Neon Silver
ΔE - 5.18 (94.8% similar)




Paint similar to Zinc


Here are the best recommended paint colors similar to Zinc . 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

#BFC4C5
Train (PPG0993-2)
ΔE - 2.31 (97.7% similar)
#B0BEC5
Ocean Drive (PPG1040-3)
ΔE - 2.48 (97.5% similar)
#BDC1C1
Quest (PPG10-15)
ΔE - 2.95 (97.1% similar)
#BEC0C2
Whirlwind (PPG1013-3)
ΔE - 3.58 (96.4% similar)

Benjamin Moore

#C3C8CB
Silver Half Dollar (2121-40)
ΔE - 2.48 (97.5% similar)
#B8BDC0
Thundercloud Gray (2124-40)
ΔE - 2.64 (97.4% similar)
#BEC2C2
Eternity (AF-695)
ΔE - 2.91 (97.1% similar)
#B9BFBE
Winter Solstice (1605)
ΔE - 2.98 (97.0% similar)

Behr

#C0C4C6
Galactic Tint (N510-2)
ΔE - 2.60 (97.4% similar)
#AFC0C4
Ozone (PPU13-14)
ΔE - 3.14 (96.9% similar)
#BEC2C1
Silver Mine (PPU26-18)
ΔE - 3.23 (96.8% similar)
#B8BCBC
French Silver (PPU18-05)
ΔE - 3.42 (96.6% similar)

Sherwin Williams

#B8BEBE
Samovar Silver (SW 6233)
ΔE - 2.71 (97.3% similar)
#BEC1C3
Lazy Gray (SW 6254)
ΔE - 3.07 (96.9% similar)
#B7C9D1
Sleepy Hollow (SW 9145)
ΔE - 3.16 (96.8% similar)
#C6CACA
Gray Screen (SW 7071)
ΔE - 3.39 (96.6% similar)







Color Combinations


View more Zinc - #BAC4C8 color palettes and color scheme combinations


Zinc bac4c8 Monochromatic Color Palette
677A82
81939B
9EACB1
BAC4C8
D6DCDF
F3F5F5
FFFFFF
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.

Zinc bac4c8 Analogous Color Palette
BAC8BE
BAC8C5
BAC4C8
BABDC8
BEBAC8
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.

Zinc bac4c8 triadic Color Palette
BAC4C8
C8BAC4
C4C8BA
Triadic Color Palette

The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel

Zinc bac4c8 tetradic Color Palette
BAC4C8
C5BAC8
C8BEBA
BDC8BA
Tetradic Color Palette

The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

BAC4C8
C1CACE
C8D0D3
CFD6D8
D6DCDE
DCE2E4
E3E7E9
EAEDEE
F1F3F4
F8F9FA
FFFFFF
BAC4C8
A7B0B4
959DA0
82898C
707678
5D6264
4A4E50
383B3C
252728
131414
000000






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