The hexadecimal color code(color number) for BS 18-E-49 - Astral Blue is #D4E6E2, and the RGB color code is RGB(212, 230, 226).
In the RGB color model, BS 18-E-49 - Astral Blue has a red value of 212, a green value of 230, and a blue value of 226. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 7.8% cyan, 0.0% magenta, 1.7% yellow, and 9.8% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 166.7° (degrees), 26.5 % saturation, and 86.7 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, BS 18-E-49 - Astral Blue has a hue of 166.7° (degrees), 7.8 % saturation and 90.2 % brightness/value.
The color BS 18-E-49 - Astral Blue is a cool color.
BS 18-E-49 - Astral Blue has an LRV of nearly 76.1. By LRV value, it is a off-white 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 76.1 of BS 18-E-49 - Astral Blue with dark and light color
Check if the color BS 18-E-49 - Astral 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.
Normal text - 14pt
Normal Bold text - 12pt
Large text - 18pt
Large Bold text - 14pt
BS 18-E-49 - Astral Blue (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 18-E-49 - Astral 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).
British Standard 4800
BS 18-E-49 - Astral Blue similar/equivalent colors from British Standard 4800. Conversion of BS 18-E-49 - Astral Blue to British Standard 4800
Pantone TCX
BS 18-E-49 - Astral Blue similar/equivalent colors from Pantone TCX. Conversion of BS 18-E-49 - Astral Blue to Pantone TCX
RAL Design
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Pantone PMS
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RAL Classic
BS 18-E-49 - Astral Blue similar/equivalent colors from RAL Classic. Conversion of BS 18-E-49 - Astral Blue to RAL Classic
These are the real paint colors closest to BS 18-E-49 - Astral 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-E-49 - Astral Blue once it is on a wall.
PPG Paints
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Dunn-Edwards
BS 18-E-49 - Astral Blue similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of BS 18-E-49 - Astral Blue to Dunn-Edwards
Benjamin Moore
BS 18-E-49 - Astral Blue similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of BS 18-E-49 - Astral Blue to Benjamin Moore
Valspar
BS 18-E-49 - Astral Blue similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of BS 18-E-49 - Astral Blue to Valspar
Behr
BS 18-E-49 - Astral Blue similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of BS 18-E-49 - Astral Blue to Behr
Sherwin Williams
BS 18-E-49 - Astral Blue similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of BS 18-E-49 - Astral Blue to Sherwin Williams
Farrow & Ball
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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 18-E-49 - Astral Blue - #D4E6E2 is #E6D4D8, color name is Dark Vanilla*. 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 18-E-49 - Astral Blue - #D4E6E2 is #E6D4D8, color name is Dark Vanilla*.
