BS 18-D-45 - Blue British Standard 4800 Color

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Color Name

BS 18-D-45 - Blue

Hex Color Code

#2E514A

RGB Color Code

RGB(46, 81, 74)

CMYK Values*

43.2%, 0.0%, 8.6%, 68.2%

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#2E514A BS 18-D-45 - Blue CMS British Standard 4800 - Color codes and meaning | Matching colors and paints

About BS 18-D-45 - Blue color - its meaning and example

What color is BS 18-D-45 - Blue?

The hexadecimal color code(color number) for BS 18-D-45 - Blue is #2E514A, and the RGB color code is RGB(46, 81, 74).

In the RGB color model, BS 18-D-45 - Blue has a red value of 46, a green value of 81, and a blue value of 74. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 43.2% cyan, 0.0% magenta, 8.6% yellow, and 68.2% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 168° (degrees), 27.6 % saturation, and 24.9 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, BS 18-D-45 - Blue has a hue of 168° (degrees), 43.2 % saturation and 31.8 % brightness/value.

BS 18-D-45 - Blue is cool or warm?

The color BS 18-D-45 - Blue is a cool color.

What is the LRV of BS 18-D-45 - Blue? (For interior and product design)

BS 18-D-45 - Blue has an LRV of nearly 7. 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

BS 18-D-45 - Blue

LRV 7

Light Color

Compare LRV 7 of BS 18-D-45 - Blue with dark and light color

Is BS 18-D-45 - Blue Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color BS 18-D-45 - Blue 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

BS 18-D-45 - Blue (CMS - British Standard 4800) color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #2E514A

Hex triplet: #2E514A
Red: 2E
Green: 51
Blue: 4A

RGBA / RGB rgb(46, 81, 74)

Red: 46 (18.0%)
Green: 81 (31.8%)
Blue: 74 (29.0%)
Alpha: 1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan: 43.21%
Magenta: 0.00%
Yellow: 8.64%
Key: 68.24%

HSL hsl(168deg, 27.6 %, 24.9 %)

Hue: 168°
Saturation: 27.56 %
Lightness: 24.90 %

HSV / HSB

Hue: 168°
Saturation: 43.21 %
Brightness / Value: 31.76 %

RYB ryb(126, 160, 174)

Red: 126 (49.5%)
Yellow: 160 (62.6%)
Blue: 174 (68.1%)

HWB

Hue: 168°
Whiteness: 18.04 %
Blackness: 68.24 %

CMY

Cyan: 81.96%
Magenta: 68.24%
Yellow: 70.98%

XYZ

X: 5.31
Y: 6.96
Z: 7.54

YXY

Y1: 6.96
X: 0.27
Y2: 0.35

CIE-Lab

L: 31.72
A: -14.59
B: 0.13

CIE-Lch

L: 31.72
C: 14.59
H: 179.49

CIE-Luv

L: 31.72
U: -15.45
V: 2.07

Hunter-Lab

L: 26.38
A: -10.27
B: 1.52

Other

LRV: ~ 7 %
Munsell Color System: 9.2G 3.0/3.3

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 BS 18-D-45 - Blue (CMS - British Standard 4800)

These are the named colors closest to BS 18-D-45 - Blue (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).

#2F4F4F Color Dark Slate Gray

96.08% match | ΔE 3.92

#1B4D3E Color Brunswick Green

94.77% match | ΔE 5.23

#004B49 Color Deep Jungle Green

94.23% match | ΔE 5.77

#004242 Color Warm Black

92.91% match | ΔE 7.09

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

British Standard 4800

BS 18-D-45 - Blue similar/equivalent colors from British Standard 4800. Conversion of BS 18-D-45 - Blue to British Standard 4800

#2E514A Color BS 18-D-45 - Blue

100.00% match | ΔE 0.00

#233E39 Color BS 18-E-58 - Blue

93.75% match | ΔE 6.25

#364B35 Color BS 14-C-39 - Hollybush

92.14% match | ΔE 7.86

RAL Design

BS 18-D-45 - Blue similar/equivalent colors from RAL Design. Conversion of BS 18-D-45 - Blue to RAL Design

#254D48 Color RAL 190 30 15 - Carriage Green

98.01% match | ΔE 1.99

#234E4D Color RAL 200 30 15 - Hornblende Green

96.64% match | ΔE 3.36

#284B3E Color RAL 170 30 15 - Dark Green

96.39% match | ΔE 3.61

#324943 Color RAL 180 30 10 - Rich Grey Turquoise

96.02% match | ΔE 3.98

Pantone PMS

BS 18-D-45 - Blue similar/equivalent colors from Pantone PMS. Conversion of BS 18-D-45 - Blue to Pantone PMS

#29504D Color PANTONE 2466 C

97.91% match | ΔE 2.09

#305043 Color PANTONE 4210 C

97.11% match | ΔE 2.89

#2D483F Color PANTONE 4203 C

96.53% match | ΔE 3.47

#394E47 Color PANTONE 4202 C

95.96% match | ΔE 4.04

Pantone TCX

BS 18-D-45 - Blue similar/equivalent colors from Pantone TCX. Conversion of BS 18-D-45 - Blue to Pantone TCX

#355048 Color PANTONE 19-5411 TCX - Trekking Green

97.87% match | ΔE 2.13

#395551 Color PANTONE 19-5408 TCX - Bistro Green

96.84% match | ΔE 3.16

#264A48 Color PANTONE 19-5414 TCX - June Bug

96.66% match | ΔE 3.34

#325B51 Color PANTONE 18-5616 TCX - Posy Green

96.37% match | ΔE 3.63

RAL Classic

BS 18-D-45 - Blue similar/equivalent colors from RAL Classic. Conversion of BS 18-D-45 - Blue to RAL Classic

#315442 Color RAL 6028 - Pine Green

95.07% match | ΔE 4.93

#024442 Color RAL 6004 - Blue Green

93.57% match | ΔE 6.43

#04574B Color RAL 6036 - Pearl Opal Green

93.42% match | ΔE 6.58

#114232 Color RAL 6005 - Moss Green

92.46% match | ΔE 7.54

Paint similar to BS 18-D-45 - Blue (CMS - British Standard 4800)

These are the real paint colors closest to BS 18-D-45 - Blue (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 18-D-45 - Blue once it is on a wall.

Benjamin Moore

BS 18-D-45 - Blue similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of BS 18-D-45 - Blue to Benjamin Moore

#2F534F Color Yukon Green (2051-10)

98.33% match | ΔE 1.67

#325654 Color Dollar Bill Green (2050-20)

96.89% match | ΔE 3.11

#174A43 Color Forest Green (2047-10)

95.94% match | ΔE 4.06

#2A453D Color Hunter Green (2041-10)

95.83% match | ΔE 4.17

Sherwin Williams

BS 18-D-45 - Blue similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of BS 18-D-45 - Blue to Sherwin Williams

#2A4F43 Color Hunt Club (SW 6468)

97.37% match | ΔE 2.63

#124A42 Color Country Squire (SW 6475)

95.32% match | ΔE 4.68

#014E4C Color Blue Peacock (SW 0064)

94.39% match | ΔE 5.61

#01554F Color Cape Verde (SW 6482)

94.13% match | ΔE 5.87

Dunn-Edwards

BS 18-D-45 - Blue similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of BS 18-D-45 - Blue to Dunn-Edwards

#254A47 Color Deep Pine (DEA 180)

96.99% match | ΔE 3.01

#315955 Color Enchanting Ivy (DEA 179)

96.89% match | ΔE 3.11

#355D51 Color Holly Bush (DEA 177)

95.49% match | ΔE 4.51

#405B50 Color Woodlawn Green (DEC 779)

95.39% match | ΔE 4.61

Valspar

BS 18-D-45 - Blue similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of BS 18-D-45 - Blue to Valspar

#2C4841 Color Peacock House (5010-4)

96.80% match | ΔE 3.20

#3A5049 Color Devon Green (T607)

96.28% match | ΔE 3.72

#1E4540 Color Midsummer Night (8003-37G)

95.82% match | ΔE 4.18

#365542 Color Wilderness (6009-5)

94.51% match | ΔE 5.49

PPG Paints

BS 18-D-45 - Blue similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of BS 18-D-45 - Blue to PPG Paints

#365955 Color Crystal Ball (PPG1144-7)

96.79% match | ΔE 3.21

#3C574E Color Midnight Clover (PPG1138-7)

96.71% match | ΔE 3.29

#3A5A55 Color Sea Glass (PPG13-30)

96.44% match | ΔE 3.56

#2E5A50 Color Holly Leaf (PPG1143-7)

96.44% match | ΔE 3.56

Behr

BS 18-D-45 - Blue similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of BS 18-D-45 - Blue to Behr

#3E554F Color Dark Everglade (HDC-CL-21A)

95.95% match | ΔE 4.05

#3D5758 Color Abysse (PPU12-01)

93.96% match | ΔE 6.04

#475F57 Color Rainforest (M440-7)

93.77% match | ΔE 6.23

#28615D Color Verdant Forest (MQ6-05)

93.74% match | ΔE 6.26

Farrow & Ball

BS 18-D-45 - Blue similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of BS 18-D-45 - Blue to Farrow & Ball

#4C5C4A Color Beverly (310)

91.23% match | ΔE 8.77

#464D4A Color Studio Green (93)

89.70% match | ΔE 10.30

#586654 Color Minster Green (224)

88.42% match | ΔE 11.58

#58686A Color Inchyra Blue (289)

87.22% match | ΔE 12.78

Color Combinations

View more BS 18-D-45 - Blue - #2E514A color palettes and coordinating colors

000000

09100F

1C302C

2E514A

407268

539285

6CAC9F

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.

35512E

2E5139

2E514A

2E4651

2E3551

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.

2E514A

4A2E51

514A2E

Triadic Color Palette

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

2E514A

382E51

512E35

47512E

Tetradic Color Palette

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

2E514A

42625C

57736E

6C8580

819692

96A8A4

ABB9B6

C0CAC8

D5DCDA

EAEDEC

FFFFFF

BS 18-D-45 - Blue - #2E514A Tints

2E514A

294842

24403B

203833

1B302C

172825

12201D

0D1816

09100E

040807

000000

BS 18-D-45 - Blue - #2E514A Shades

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Complementary / Opposite Color

#2E514A

BS 18-D-45 - Blue

#512E35

Light Chocolate Cosmos*

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 BS 18-D-45 - Blue - #2E514A?

Color that best contrast with BS 18-D-45 - Blue - #2E514A is #512E35, color name is Light Chocolate Cosmos*. 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.