What color is Auburn?
Auburn color belongs to the Red color family (hue). The hexadecimal color code(color number) for Auburn is #A52A2A, and the RGB color code is RGB(165, 42, 42).
In the RGB color model, Auburn has a red value of 165, a green value of 42, and a blue value of 42. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 0.0% cyan, 74.5% magenta, 74.5% yellow, and 35.3% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 0° (degrees), 59.4 % saturation, and 40.6 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, Auburn has a hue of 0° (degrees), 74.5 % saturation and 64.7 % brightness/value.
Auburn is cool or warm?
The color Auburn is a warm color.
What is the LRV of Auburn? (For interior and product design)
Auburn has an LRV of nearly 10. 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.
Dark Color
Auburn
Light Color
Compare LRV 10 of Auburn with dark and light Color
Is Auburn Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)
Check if the color Auburn 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
Auburn color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB
RGBA / RGB
CMYK
HSL
HSL(0deg, 59.4 %, 40.6 %)
RYB
HSV/HSB
HWB
H: 0°
W: 16.47 %
B: 35.29 %
XYZ
X : 16.76
Y : 9.82
Z : 3.2
YXY
Y1 : 9.82
X : 0.56
Y2 : 0.33
CMY
C : 35.29%
M : 83.53%
Y : 83.53%
LRV
Munsell Color System
CIE-Lab
L : 37.52
A : 49.7
B : 30.54
CIE-Lch
L : 37.52
C : 58.33
H : 31.57
CIE-Luv
L : 37.52
U : 91.78
V : 19.79
Hunter-Lab
L : 31.34
A : 40.63
B : 15.88
Similar Colors and Paints
Named colors similar to Auburn
Here are the colors similar to Auburn . 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 PMS
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Pantone TCX
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RAL Design
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RAL Classic
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Paint similar to Auburn
Here are the best recommended paint colors similar to Auburn . 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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Behr
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PPG Paints
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Color Combinations
View more Auburn - #A52A2A color palettes and coordinating colors
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.
Complementary / Opposite Color
A52A2A
Auburn
2AA5A5
Blue Green (Munsell)*
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 Auburn - #A52A2A?
Color that best contrast with Auburn - #A52A2A is #2AA5A5,
color name is Blue Green (Munsell)*
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 Auburn - #A52A2A?
Complementary or Opposite color for Auburn - #A52A2A is #2AA5A5,
color name is Blue Green (Munsell)*.
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