Farrow & Ball Ash Grey (W9) Paint Color

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Color Name

Ash Grey (W9)

Hex Color Code

#BAB7A1

RGB Color Code

RGB(186, 183, 161)

CMYK Values*

0.0%, 1.6%, 13.4%, 27.1%

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About Ash Grey (W9) color - its meaning and example

What color is Ash Grey (W9)?

The hexadecimal color code(color number) for Ash Grey (W9) is #BAB7A1, and the RGB color code is RGB(186, 183, 161).

In the RGB color model, Ash Grey (W9) has a red value of 186, a green value of 183, and a blue value of 161. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 0.0% cyan, 1.6% magenta, 13.4% yellow, and 27.1% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 52.8° (degrees), 15.3 % saturation, and 68.0 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, Ash Grey (W9) has a hue of 52.8° (degrees), 13.4 % saturation and 72.9 % brightness/value.

Ash Grey (W9) is cool or warm?

The color Ash Grey (W9) is a warm color.

What is the LRV of Ash Grey (W9)? (For interior and product design)

Ash Grey (W9) has an LRV of nearly 46.9. By LRV value, it is a medium light 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

Ash Grey (W9)

LRV 46.9

Light Color

Compare LRV 46.9 of Ash Grey (W9) with dark and light color

LRV is important to consider when choosing paint colors for a room, as it can affect the overall brightness and mood of the space. Lighter colors with higher LRVs will make a room feel more spacious and airy, while darker colors with lower LRVs will create a more intimate and cozy atmosphere.
LRV value 46.9 puts Farrow & Ball Ash Grey (W9) paint color in the medium category.

Darker colors: Darker colors have lower LRV numbers because they absorb more light than they reflect. This means that they will make a room feel darker and smaller.
Lighter colors: Lighter colors have higher LRV numbers because they reflect more light than they absorb. This means that they will make a room feel brighter and more spacious.

Color Codes - Color Space Conversions

Ash Grey (W9) (Paint - Farrow & Ball) color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #BAB7A1

Hex triplet: #BAB7A1
Red: BA
Green: B7
Blue: A1

RGBA / RGB rgb(186, 183, 161)

Red: 186 (72.9%)
Green: 183 (71.8%)
Blue: 161 (63.1%)
Alpha: 1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan: 0.00%
Magenta: 1.61%
Yellow: 13.44%
Key: 27.06%

HSL hsl(52.8deg, 15.3 %, 68.0 %)

Hue: 52.8°
Saturation: 15.34 %
Lightness: 68.04 %

HSV / HSB

Hue: 52.8°
Saturation: 13.44 %
Brightness / Value: 72.94 %

RYB ryb(37, 76, 50)

Red: 37 (14.4%)
Yellow: 76 (29.9%)
Blue: 50 (19.8%)

HWB

Hue: 52.8°
Whiteness: 63.14 %
Blackness: 27.06 %

CMY

Cyan: 27.06%
Magenta: 28.24%
Yellow: 36.86%

XYZ

X: 43.62
Y: 46.88
Z: 40.47

YXY

Y1: 46.88
X: 0.33
Y2: 0.36

CIE-Lab

L: 74.11
A: -2.75
B: 11.57

CIE-Lch

L: 74.11
C: 11.89
H: 103.39

CIE-Luv

L: 74.11
U: 2.99
V: 16.98

Hunter-Lab

L: 68.47
A: -6.11
B: 12.88

Other

LRV: ~ 46.9 %
Munsell Color System: 2.8GY 7.3/2.1

Similar Colors and Paints

What is Delta E (ΔE)?

Delta E is the standard measure of how different two colors look to the human eye, rather than how far apart their hex codes happen to be. It runs from 0, an exact match, to 100, the largest possible difference — so the lower the Delta E, the closer the match. The match percentage shown on each color below is simply 100% minus its ΔE.

ΔE 0

Identical – an exact match

ΔE under 1

Not perceptible; the eye cannot separate them

ΔE 1 – 2

Perceptible only on close, side-by-side inspection

ΔE 2 – 10

Perceptible at a glance

ΔE over 10

Reads as a different color altogether

Named colors similar to Ash Grey (W9) (Paint - Farrow & Ball)

These are the named colors closest to Ash Grey (W9) (Paint - Farrow & Ball), closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).

#C7C0A7 Color Sandstone

96.81% match | ΔE 3.19

#B0A999 Color Greige

95.02% match | ΔE 4.98

#CCCCB7 Color Dark Beige

94.55% match | ΔE 5.45

#BCB88A Color Sage Green

92.88% match | ΔE 7.12

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

Pantone TCX

Ash Grey (W9) similar/equivalent colors from Pantone TCX. Conversion of Ash Grey (W9) to Pantone TCX

#BFB9A3 Color Pantone 14-0210 TCX - Tidal Foam

98.38% match | ΔE 1.62

#C3BDAB Color PANTONE 14-0105 TCX - Overcast

96.97% match | ΔE 3.03

#BAB696 Color PANTONE 14-0418 TCX - Bog

96.68% match | ΔE 3.32

#AFAB97 Color PANTONE 15-6410 TCX - Moss Gray

96.61% match | ΔE 3.39

Pantone PMS

Ash Grey (W9) similar/equivalent colors from Pantone PMS. Conversion of Ash Grey (W9) to Pantone PMS

#B8B298 Color PANTONE 2323 C

97.80% match | ΔE 2.20

#B7B09C Color PANTONE 7535 C

97.18% match | ΔE 2.82

#BBBEAF Color PANTONE 4177 C

96.07% match | ΔE 3.93

#C7C3B2 Color PANTONE 4239 C

96.07% match | ΔE 3.93

British Standard 4800

Ash Grey (W9) similar/equivalent colors from British Standard 4800. Conversion of Ash Grey (W9) to British Standard 4800

#B8B7A8 Color BS 12-B-19 - Beige

97.32% match | ΔE 2.68

#BEB7A7 Color BS 00-A-03 - Grey

96.49% match | ΔE 3.51

RAL Design

Ash Grey (W9) similar/equivalent colors from RAL Design. Conversion of Ash Grey (W9) to RAL Design

#B0AC98 Color RAL 100 70 10 - Anise Grey Yellow

96.89% match | ΔE 3.11

#B2AB98 Color RAL 095 70 10 - Sand Grey

96.04% match | ΔE 3.96

#C5C6B3 Color RAL 110 80 10 - Spring Grey

95.73% match | ΔE 4.27

#CCC7B1 Color RAL 100 80 10 - Pale Beige

95.62% match | ΔE 4.38

RAL Classic

Ash Grey (W9) similar/equivalent colors from RAL Classic. Conversion of Ash Grey (W9) to RAL Classic

#B5B0A1 Color RAL 7032 - Pebble Gray

96.45% match | ΔE 3.55

#B7B3A8 Color RAL 7044 - Silk Gray

95.31% match | ΔE 4.69

#B0B0A9 Color RAL 7038 - Agate Gray

93.64% match | ΔE 6.36

Paint similar to Ash Grey (W9) (Paint - Farrow & Ball)

These are the real paint colors closest to Ash Grey (W9) (Paint - Farrow & Ball) from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from Ash Grey (W9) once it is on a wall.

Farrow & Ball

Ash Grey (W9) similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of Ash Grey (W9) to Farrow & Ball

#BAB7A1 Color Ash Grey (W9)

Paint - Farrow & Ball

100.00% match | ΔE 0.00

#B0AF9B Color French Gray (18)

97.47% match | ΔE 2.53

#B8B497 Color Ball Green (75)

97.46% match | ΔE 2.54

#C3BBA5 Color Wall White (58)

97.21% match | ΔE 2.79

PPG Paints

Ash Grey (W9) similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of Ash Grey (W9) to PPG Paints

#BEB9A2 Color Heavy Hammock (PPG1027-3)

98.87% match | ΔE 1.13

#C4BAA1 Color Dancing Dolphin (PPG1102-3)

96.56% match | ΔE 3.44

#C8C0AA Color Hideaway (PPG14-26)

96.40% match | ΔE 3.60

#C5C1A3 Color Northern Landscape (PPG1113-3)

96.35% match | ΔE 3.65

Sherwin Williams

Ash Grey (W9) similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of Ash Grey (W9) to Sherwin Williams

#C1BCA7 Color Grassland (SW 6163)

98.15% match | ΔE 1.85

#BBBCA7 Color Softened Green (SW 6177)

97.84% match | ΔE 2.16

#B2AC96 Color Svelte Sage (SW 6164)

96.76% match | ΔE 3.24

#C0B9A9 Color Jogging Path (SW 7638)

96.40% match | ΔE 3.60

Dunn-Edwards

Ash Grey (W9) similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of Ash Grey (W9) to Dunn-Edwards

#B9B5A4 Color Wells Gray (DE 6242)

97.88% match | ΔE 2.12

#B9B79B Color Trinity Islands (DE 6249)

97.79% match | ΔE 2.21

#B9B297 Color Flour Sack (DET 632)

97.40% match | ΔE 2.60

#C5C0AC Color Serene Thought (DE 6234)

97.12% match | ΔE 2.88

Behr

Ash Grey (W9) similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of Ash Grey (W9) to Behr

#C5BDA5 Color Celery Powder (PPU8-18)

97.04% match | ΔE 2.96

#C6C2AB Color Organic Field (PPU9-19)

97.03% match | ΔE 2.97

#C5C0A3 Color Washed Olive (S350-3)

96.68% match | ΔE 3.32

#BDB593 Color Bamboo Shoot (MQ6-30)

95.83% match | ΔE 4.17

Valspar

Ash Grey (W9) similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of Ash Grey (W9) to Valspar

#C4BCA0 Color Good to Grow (8003-27C)

96.89% match | ΔE 3.11

#C2B8A1 Color Seine and Sensibility (V146-3)

96.60% match | ΔE 3.40

#C7C5AE Color Tea Party (V096-2)

96.36% match | ΔE 3.64

#B4AC95 Color Soothing Sage (8004-23C)

96.32% match | ΔE 3.68

Benjamin Moore

Ash Grey (W9) similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of Ash Grey (W9) to Benjamin Moore

#C5C3AE Color Spanish Olive (1509)

96.83% match | ΔE 3.17

#C5BCA2 Color Market Square Shell (CW-30)

96.74% match | ΔE 3.26

#CAC4B0 Color Coastal Fog (976)

95.96% match | ΔE 4.04

#B4AC99 Color Finnie Gray (CW-55)

95.95% match | ΔE 4.05

Color Combinations

View more Farrow & Ball Ash Grey (W9) - #BAB7A1 color palettes and coordinating colors

706C52

8D8968

A4A084

BAB7A1

D0CEBE

E5E4DC

FBFBF9

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.

BAA1A4

BAABA1

BAB7A1

B1BAA1

A4BAA1

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.

BAB7A1

A1BAB7

B7A1BA

Triadic Color Palette

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

BAB7A1

A1BAAB

A1A4BA

BAA1B1

Tetradic Color Palette

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

BAB7A1

C0BEAA

C7C5B3

CECCBD

D5D3C6

DCDBD0

E3E2D9

EAE9E2

F1F0EC

F8F7F5

FFFFFF

Ash Grey (W9) - #BAB7A1 Tints

BAB7A1

A7A490

949280

828070

6F6D60

5D5B50

4A4940

373630

252420

121210

000000

Ash Grey (W9) - #BAB7A1 Shades

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Complementary / Opposite Color

#BAB7A1

Ash Grey (W9)

#A1A4BA

Cool 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 Farrow & Ball Ash Grey (W9) - #BAB7A1?

Color that best contrast with Farrow & Ball Ash Grey (W9) - #BAB7A1 is #A1A4BA, color name is Cool 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.