The hexadecimal color code(color number) for BS 08-C-40 - Brown is #482400, and the RGB color code is RGB(72, 36, 0).
In the RGB color model, BS 08-C-40 - Brown has a red value of 72, a green value of 36, and a blue value of 0. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 0.0% cyan, 50.0% magenta, 100.0% yellow, and 71.8% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 30° (degrees), 100.0 % saturation, and 14.1 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, BS 08-C-40 - Brown has a hue of 30° (degrees), 100.0 % saturation and 28.2 % brightness/value.
The color BS 08-C-40 - Brown is a warm color.
BS 08-C-40 - Brown has an LRV of nearly 2.6. By LRV value, it is a very 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 2.6 of BS 08-C-40 - Brown with dark and light color
Check if the color BS 08-C-40 - Brown 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.
Normal text - 14pt
Normal Bold text - 12pt
Large text - 18pt
Large Bold text - 14pt
BS 08-C-40 - Brown (CMS - British Standard 4800) color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB
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.
These are the named colors closest to BS 08-C-40 - Brown (CMS - British Standard 4800), closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).
British Standard 4800
BS 08-C-40 - Brown similar/equivalent colors from British Standard 4800. Conversion of BS 08-C-40 - Brown to British Standard 4800
Pantone PMS
BS 08-C-40 - Brown similar/equivalent colors from Pantone PMS. Conversion of BS 08-C-40 - Brown to Pantone PMS
RAL Design
BS 08-C-40 - Brown similar/equivalent colors from RAL Design. Conversion of BS 08-C-40 - Brown to RAL Design
These are the real paint colors closest to BS 08-C-40 - Brown (CMS - British Standard 4800) from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from BS 08-C-40 - Brown once it is on a wall.
Sherwin Williams
BS 08-C-40 - Brown similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of BS 08-C-40 - Brown to Sherwin Williams
Valspar
BS 08-C-40 - Brown similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of BS 08-C-40 - Brown to Valspar
Benjamin Moore
BS 08-C-40 - Brown similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of BS 08-C-40 - Brown to Benjamin Moore
PPG Paints
BS 08-C-40 - Brown similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of BS 08-C-40 - Brown to PPG Paints
Dunn-Edwards
BS 08-C-40 - Brown similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of BS 08-C-40 - Brown to Dunn-Edwards
Behr
BS 08-C-40 - Brown similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of BS 08-C-40 - Brown to Behr
Farrow & Ball
BS 08-C-40 - Brown similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of BS 08-C-40 - Brown to Farrow & Ball
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
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 BS 08-C-40 - Brown - #482400 is #002448, color name is Cool Black*. 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 BS 08-C-40 - Brown - #482400 is #002448, color name is Cool Black*.
