Café au Lait (CSP-290) color belongs to the Brown color family (hue). The hexadecimal color code(color number) for Café au Lait (CSP-290) is #A27F5D, and the RGB color code is RGB(162, 127, 93).
In the RGB color model, Café au Lait (CSP-290) has a red value of 162, a green value of 127, and a blue value of 93. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 0.0% cyan, 21.6% magenta, 42.6% yellow, and 36.5% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 29.6° (degrees), 27.1 % saturation, and 50.0 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, Café au Lait (CSP-290) has a hue of 29.6° (degrees), 42.6 % saturation and 63.5 % brightness/value.
The color Café au Lait (CSP-290) is a warm color.
Café au Lait (CSP-290) has an LRV of nearly 23.7. By LRV value, it is a medium 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 23.7 of Café au Lait (CSP-290) 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 23.7 puts Benjamin Moore Café au Lait (CSP-290) paint color in the
darker category.
Café au Lait (CSP-290) (Paint - Benjamin Moore) 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 Café au Lait (CSP-290) (Paint - Benjamin Moore), closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).
Pantone PMS
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RAL Design
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Pantone TCX
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British Standard 4800
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RAL Classic
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These are the real paint colors closest to Café au Lait (CSP-290) (Paint - Benjamin Moore) from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from Café au Lait (CSP-290) once it is on a wall.
Benjamin Moore
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PPG Paints
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Behr
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Valspar
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Sherwin Williams
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Dunn-Edwards
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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 Benjamin Moore Café au Lait (CSP-290) - #A27F5D is #5D80A2, color name is Glaucous*. 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 Benjamin Moore Café au Lait (CSP-290) - #A27F5D is #5D80A2, color name is Glaucous*.
