PPG Paints Ashen (PPG1023-3) Paint Color

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Color Name

Ashen (PPG1023-3)

Hex Color Code

#C9BFB2

RGB Color Code

RGB(201, 191, 178)

CMYK Values*

0.0%, 5.0%, 11.4%, 21.2%

Color Family (Hue)

Neutral

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About Ashen (PPG1023-3) color - its meaning and example

What color is Ashen (PPG1023-3)?

Ashen (PPG1023-3) color belongs to the Neutral color family (hue). The hexadecimal color code(color number) for Ashen (PPG1023-3) is #C9BFB2, and the RGB color code is RGB(201, 191, 178).

In the RGB color model, Ashen (PPG1023-3) has a red value of 201, a green value of 191, and a blue value of 178. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 0.0% cyan, 5.0% magenta, 11.4% yellow, and 21.2% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 33.9° (degrees), 17.6 % saturation, and 74.3 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, Ashen (PPG1023-3) has a hue of 33.9° (degrees), 11.4 % saturation and 78.8 % brightness/value.

Ashen (PPG1023-3) is cool or warm?

The color Ashen (PPG1023-3) is a warm color.

What is the LRV of Ashen (PPG1023-3)? (For interior and product design)

Ashen (PPG1023-3) has an LRV of nearly 52.9. 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

Ashen (PPG1023-3)

LRV 52.9

Light Color

Compare LRV 52.9 of Ashen (PPG1023-3) 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 52.9 puts PPG Paints Ashen (PPG1023-3) 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

Ashen (PPG1023-3) (Paint - PPG Paints) color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #C9BFB2

Hex triplet: #C9BFB2
Red: C9
Green: BF
Blue: B2

RGBA / RGB rgb(201, 191, 178)

Red: 201 (78.8%)
Green: 191 (74.9%)
Blue: 178 (69.8%)
Alpha: 1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan: 0.00%
Magenta: 4.98%
Yellow: 11.44%
Key: 21.18%

HSL hsl(33.91deg, 17.6 %, 74.3 %)

Hue: 33.91°
Saturation: 17.56 %
Lightness: 74.31 %

HSV / HSB

Hue: 33.91°
Saturation: 11.44 %
Brightness / Value: 78.82 %

RYB ryb(30, 63, 42)

Red: 30 (11.8%)
Yellow: 63 (24.8%)
Blue: 42 (16.4%)

HWB

Hue: 33.91°
Whiteness: 69.80 %
Blackness: 21.18 %

CMY

Cyan: 21.18%
Magenta: 25.10%
Yellow: 30.20%

XYZ

X: 50.75
Y: 52.89
Z: 49.65

YXY

Y1: 52.89
X: 0.33
Y2: 0.35

CIE-Lab

L: 77.81
A: 1.28
B: 7.8

CIE-Lch

L: 77.81
C: 7.91
H: 80.65

CIE-Luv

L: 77.81
U: 6.66
V: 11.13

Hunter-Lab

L: 72.73
A: -2.71
B: 10.43

Other

LRV: ~ 52.9 %
Munsell Color System: 5.3Y 7.6/1.3

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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 Ashen (PPG1023-3) (Paint - PPG Paints)

These are the named colors closest to Ashen (PPG1023-3) (Paint - PPG Paints), closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).

#C9C0BB Color Pale Silver

96.15% match | ΔE 3.85

#CFCFC4 Color Pastel Gray

93.99% match | ΔE 6.01

#D9D6CF Color Timberwolf

93.48% match | ΔE 6.52

#DBC1AA Color Coffee Foam

93.44% match | ΔE 6.56

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

Pantone PMS

Ashen (PPG1023-3) similar/equivalent colors from Pantone PMS. Conversion of Ashen (PPG1023-3) to Pantone PMS

#C5B9AC Color PANTONE 7528 C

98.23% match | ΔE 1.77

#C4BFB6 Color PANTONE 400 C

97.47% match | ΔE 2.53

#CBC4BC Color PANTONE Warm Gray 2 C

97.42% match | ΔE 2.58

#BFB8AF Color PANTONE Warm Gray 3 C

97.31% match | ΔE 2.69

Pantone TCX

Ashen (PPG1023-3) similar/equivalent colors from Pantone TCX. Conversion of Ashen (PPG1023-3) to Pantone TCX

#CAC2B9 Color PANTONE 14-0002 TCX - Pumice Stone

98.08% match | ΔE 1.92

#CABEB5 Color PANTONE 13-0403 TCX - Gray Morn

97.49% match | ΔE 2.51

#CDC6BD Color PANTONE 13-0000 TCX - Moonbeam

97.45% match | ΔE 2.55

#BEB7B0 Color PANTONE 15-4502 TCX - Silver Cloud

96.56% match | ΔE 3.44

RAL Design

Ashen (PPG1023-3) similar/equivalent colors from RAL Design. Conversion of Ashen (PPG1023-3) to RAL Design

#CDC7BD Color RAL 080 80 05 - Micaceous Light Grey

97.28% match | ΔE 2.72

#D5C6B4 Color RAL 080 80 10 - Pastel Sand

96.88% match | ΔE 3.12

#D4C3B3 Color RAL 070 80 10 - Flax Beige

96.73% match | ΔE 3.27

#D1C6BE Color RAL 060 80 05 - Light Chamois Beige

96.70% match | ΔE 3.30

British Standard 4800

Ashen (PPG1023-3) similar/equivalent colors from British Standard 4800. Conversion of Ashen (PPG1023-3) to British Standard 4800

#BEB7A7 Color BS 00-A-03 - Grey

96.66% match | ΔE 3.34

#DAC9AF Color BS 06-A-03 - Grey

94.44% match | ΔE 5.56

#D2D1BF Color BS 12-B-17 - Willow

93.22% match | ΔE 6.78

#BFBFBF Color BS 18-B-17 - Silver Haze

93.18% match | ΔE 6.82

RAL Classic

Ashen (PPG1023-3) similar/equivalent colors from RAL Classic. Conversion of Ashen (PPG1023-3) to RAL Classic

#B7B3A8 Color RAL 7044 - Silk Gray

95.48% match | ΔE 4.52

#B5B0A1 Color RAL 7032 - Pebble Gray

94.71% match | ΔE 5.29

#D7D5CB Color RAL 9002 Gray White

93.66% match | ΔE 6.34

#E3D9C6 Color RAL 1013 - Oyster White

93.31% match | ΔE 6.69

Paint similar to Ashen (PPG1023-3) (Paint - PPG Paints)

These are the real paint colors closest to Ashen (PPG1023-3) (Paint - PPG Paints) from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from Ashen (PPG1023-3) once it is on a wall.

Farrow & Ball

Ashen (PPG1023-3) similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of Ashen (PPG1023-3) to Farrow & Ball

#C7BEB3 Color Elephant's Breath (229)

99.10% match | ΔE 0.90

#C6BAAA Color Roasted Macadamia (CB2)

98.19% match | ΔE 1.81

#CFC1AD Color Oxford Stone (264)

97.12% match | ΔE 2.88

#C0BCB3 Color Purbeck Stone (275)

96.89% match | ΔE 3.11

Sherwin Williams

Ashen (PPG1023-3) similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of Ashen (PPG1023-3) to Sherwin Williams

#C8BFB5 Color Twilight Gray (SW 0054)

98.70% match | ΔE 1.30

#CCC5BD Color Alpaca (SW 7022)

97.29% match | ΔE 2.71

#D1C5BE Color Angora (SW 6036)

96.12% match | ΔE 3.88

#D7C5B3 Color Sand Dollar (SW 6099)

96.11% match | ΔE 3.89

PPG Paints

Ashen (PPG1023-3) similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of Ashen (PPG1023-3) to PPG Paints

#CEC1B5 Color Whippet (PPG1020-3)

98.15% match | ΔE 1.85

#C6BAAF Color Legendary (PPG1019-3)

98.00% match | ΔE 2.00

#CFC6BC Color Intuitive (PPG1022-2)

97.79% match | ΔE 2.21

#CECAC1 Color Swirling Smoke (PPG1007-2)

96.12% match | ΔE 3.88

Behr

Ashen (PPG1023-3) similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of Ashen (PPG1023-3) to Behr

#CCC3BA Color Doeskin Gray (N200-2)

97.93% match | ΔE 2.07

#CBBEB5 Color Race Track (N180-3)

97.13% match | ΔE 2.87

#CAC2BD Color Chicago Fog (N140-2)

96.20% match | ΔE 3.80

#C4C0BB Color Natural Gray (PPU18-10)

96.05% match | ΔE 3.95

Benjamin Moore

Ashen (PPG1023-3) similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of Ashen (PPG1023-3) to Benjamin Moore

#C3B8AE Color Hazelwood (1005)

97.58% match | ΔE 2.42

#D2C8BD Color Desert Light (1004)

97.50% match | ΔE 2.50

#D3C4BA Color Rose Dust (1010)

96.37% match | ΔE 3.63

#C1BFBA Color Smoke Embers (1466)

95.47% match | ΔE 4.53

Valspar

Ashen (PPG1023-3) similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of Ashen (PPG1023-3) to Valspar

#CDC2BA Color Windmill (8005-10C)

97.17% match | ΔE 2.83

#CFC0B6 Color Boardwalk Sashay (8004-7B)

96.68% match | ΔE 3.32

#D5C2AE Color Cocoa Dust (T576)

95.88% match | ΔE 4.12

#D4BFAC Color Warm Alpaca (V131-2)

95.39% match | ΔE 4.61

Dunn-Edwards

Ashen (PPG1023-3) similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of Ashen (PPG1023-3) to Dunn-Edwards

#D0C5BE Color En Plein Air (DET 623)

96.39% match | ΔE 3.61

#D5C6BD Color Desert Rock (DE 6066)

95.80% match | ΔE 4.20

#C3C0BB Color Gray Pearl (DEC 795)

95.80% match | ΔE 4.20

#D5C3AD Color Sahara (DEC 747)

95.77% match | ΔE 4.23

Color Combinations

View more PPG Paints Ashen (PPG1023-3) - #C9BFB2 color palettes and coordinating colors

85745D

9F8D76

B4A694

C9BFB2

DED8D0

F3F1EE

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.

C9B2BC

C9B4B2

C9BFB2

C8C9B2

BCC9B2

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.

C9BFB2

B2C9BF

BFB2C9

Triadic Color Palette

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

C9BFB2

B2C9B4

B2BCC9

C9B2C8

Tetradic Color Palette

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

C9BFB2

CEC5B9

D3CBC1

D9D2C9

DED8D0

E4DFD8

E9E5E0

EEEBE7

F4F2EF

F9F8F7

FFFFFF

Ashen (PPG1023-3) - #C9BFB2 Tints

C9BFB2

B4ABA0

A0988E

8C857C

78726A

645F59

504C47

3C3935

282623

141311

000000

Ashen (PPG1023-3) - #C9BFB2 Shades

View more PPG Paints Ashen (PPG1023-3) - #C9BFB2 color palettes and color scheme combinations

Complementary / Opposite Color

#C9BFB2

Ashen (PPG1023-3)

#B2BCC9

Zinc*

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 PPG Paints Ashen (PPG1023-3) - #C9BFB2?

Color that best contrast with PPG Paints Ashen (PPG1023-3) - #C9BFB2 is #B2BCC9, color name is Zinc*. 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.