Dunn-Edwards Desert Sage (DET 505) Paint Color

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Color Name

Desert Sage (DET 505)

Hex Color Code

#90926F

RGB Color Code

RGB(144, 146, 111)

CMYK Values*

1.4%, 0.0%, 24.0%, 42.7%

Color Family (Hue)

Green

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#90926F Desert Sage (DET 505) Paint Dunn-Edwards - Color codes and meaning | Matching colors and paints

About Desert Sage (DET 505) color - its meaning and example

What color is Desert Sage (DET 505)?

Desert Sage (DET 505) color belongs to the Green color family (hue). The hexadecimal color code(color number) for Desert Sage (DET 505) is #90926F, and the RGB color code is RGB(144, 146, 111).

In the RGB color model, Desert Sage (DET 505) has a red value of 144, a green value of 146, and a blue value of 111. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 1.4% cyan, 0.0% magenta, 24.0% yellow, and 42.7% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 63.4° (degrees), 13.8 % saturation, and 50.4 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, Desert Sage (DET 505) has a hue of 63.4° (degrees), 24.0 % saturation and 57.3 % brightness/value.

Desert Sage (DET 505) is cool or warm?

The color Desert Sage (DET 505) is a warm color.

What is the LRV of Desert Sage (DET 505)? (For interior and product design)

Desert Sage (DET 505) has an LRV of nearly 27.6. By LRV value, it is a medium 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

Desert Sage (DET 505)

LRV 27.6

Light Color

Compare LRV 27.6 of Desert Sage (DET 505) 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 27.6 puts Dunn-Edwards Desert Sage (DET 505) paint color in the darker 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

Desert Sage (DET 505) (Paint - Dunn-Edwards) color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #90926F

Hex triplet: #90926F
Red: 90
Green: 92
Blue: 6F

RGBA / RGB rgb(144, 146, 111)

Red: 144 (56.5%)
Green: 146 (57.3%)
Blue: 111 (43.5%)
Alpha: 1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan: 1.37%
Magenta: 0.00%
Yellow: 23.97%
Key: 42.75%

HSL hsl(63.43deg, 13.8 %, 50.4 %)

Hue: 63.43°
Saturation: 13.83 %
Lightness: 50.39 %

HSV / HSB

Hue: 63.43°
Saturation: 23.97 %
Brightness / Value: 57.25 %

RYB ryb(70, 111, 83)

Red: 70 (27.4%)
Yellow: 111 (43.4%)
Blue: 83 (32.6%)

HWB

Hue: 63.43°
Whiteness: 43.53 %
Blackness: 42.75 %

CMY

Cyan: 43.53%
Magenta: 42.75%
Yellow: 56.47%

XYZ

X: 24.65
Y: 27.63
Z: 19.07

YXY

Y1: 27.63
X: 0.35
Y2: 0.39

CIE-Lab

L: 59.56
A: -6.82
B: 18.36

CIE-Lch

L: 59.56
C: 19.59
H: 110.38

CIE-Luv

L: 59.56
U: 0.61
V: 25.32

Hunter-Lab

L: 52.57
A: -8.3
B: 15.29

Other

LRV: ~ 27.6 %
Munsell Color System: 3.3GY 5.8/3.1

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 Desert Sage (DET 505) (Paint - Dunn-Edwards)

These are the named colors closest to Desert Sage (DET 505) (Paint - Dunn-Edwards), closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).

#8F9779 Color Artichoke

96.82% match | ΔE 3.18

#78866B Color Camouflage Green

92.73% match | ΔE 7.27

#8A9A5B Color Moss Green

92.33% match | ΔE 7.67

#918151 Color Dark Tan

90.73% match | ΔE 9.27

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

RAL Design

Desert Sage (DET 505) similar/equivalent colors from RAL Design. Conversion of Desert Sage (DET 505) to RAL Design

#8E916D Color RAL 110 60 20 - Peapod Green

99.34% match | ΔE 0.66

#8A946F Color RAL 120 60 20 - Cider Pear Green

96.96% match | ΔE 3.04

#91955F Color RAL 110 60 30 - Indian Green

95.06% match | ΔE 4.94

#90917E Color RAL 110 60 10 - Grey Green

94.55% match | ΔE 5.45

Pantone TCX

Desert Sage (DET 505) similar/equivalent colors from Pantone TCX. Conversion of Desert Sage (DET 505) to Pantone TCX

#91946E Color PANTONE 16-0421 TCX - Sage

98.92% match | ΔE 1.08

#858961 Color PANTONE 17-0525 TCX - Mosstone

96.20% match | ΔE 3.80

#849161 Color PANTONE 17-0324 TCX - Epsom

94.88% match | ΔE 5.12

#999B85 Color PANTONE 16-0213 TCX - Tea

94.58% match | ΔE 5.42

Pantone PMS

Desert Sage (DET 505) similar/equivalent colors from Pantone PMS. Conversion of Desert Sage (DET 505) to Pantone PMS

#899064 Color PANTONE 5773 C

96.72% match | ΔE 3.28

#8F967D Color PANTONE 8340 C

96.00% match | ΔE 4.00

#979279 Color PANTONE 8381 C

95.19% match | ΔE 4.81

#8E997F Color PANTONE 4180 C

95.01% match | ΔE 4.99

RAL Classic

Desert Sage (DET 505) similar/equivalent colors from RAL Classic. Conversion of Desert Sage (DET 505) to RAL Classic

#8A9977 Color RAL 6021 - Pale Green

94.99% match | ΔE 5.01

#92886F Color RAL 7034 - Yellow Gray

92.70% match | ΔE 7.30

#A08F65 Color RAL 1020 - Olive Yellow

92.11% match | ΔE 7.89

British Standard 4800

Desert Sage (DET 505) similar/equivalent colors from British Standard 4800. Conversion of Desert Sage (DET 505) to British Standard 4800

#7D9369 Color BS 12-B-23 - Green

93.16% match | ΔE 6.84

#958758 Color BS 10-B-21 - Lizard

92.40% match | ΔE 7.60

#AAA472 Color BS 10-B-19 - Beige

92.31% match | ΔE 7.69

#829B76 Color BS 16-C-37 - Green

92.28% match | ΔE 7.72

Paint similar to Desert Sage (DET 505) (Paint - Dunn-Edwards)

These are the real paint colors closest to Desert Sage (DET 505) (Paint - Dunn-Edwards) from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from Desert Sage (DET 505) once it is on a wall.

Dunn-Edwards

Desert Sage (DET 505) similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of Desert Sage (DET 505) to Dunn-Edwards

#90926F Color Desert Sage (DET 505)

Paint - Dunn-Edwards

100.00% match | ΔE 0.00

#93977F Color Fair Spring (DE 6264)

95.93% match | ΔE 4.07

#9D9C7E Color Fairbank Green (DE 6250)

95.84% match | ΔE 4.16

#9C9C82 Color Battle Harbor (DE 6257)

95.24% match | ΔE 4.76

PPG Paints

Desert Sage (DET 505) similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of Desert Sage (DET 505) to PPG Paints

#909373 Color Hemlock (PPG1125-5)

98.94% match | ΔE 1.06

#8B8C6B Color Playing Hooky (PPG1123-6)

97.92% match | ΔE 2.08

#8E9074 Color Mesmerize (PPG1030-5)

97.76% match | ΔE 2.24

#92987D Color Cavern Moss (PPG1124-5)

96.42% match | ΔE 3.58

Valspar

Desert Sage (DET 505) similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of Desert Sage (DET 505) to Valspar

#8F9073 Color Blanched Thyme (6001-4A)

98.03% match | ΔE 1.97

#95976D Color Curly Grass (V059-5)

97.54% match | ΔE 2.46

#8B9476 Color Leafy Rise (5007-4A)

96.79% match | ΔE 3.21

#8B9480 Color Agreeable Green (V097-4)

94.24% match | ΔE 5.76

Benjamin Moore

Desert Sage (DET 505) similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of Desert Sage (DET 505) to Benjamin Moore

#949476 Color Thayer Green (CSP-825)

97.97% match | ΔE 2.03

#969A72 Color Misted Fern (482)

97.13% match | ΔE 2.87

#979C78 Color Aventurine (AF-445)

96.71% match | ΔE 3.29

#939880 Color Mistletoe (474)

95.71% match | ΔE 4.29

Behr

Desert Sage (DET 505) similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of Desert Sage (DET 505) to Behr

#898C66 Color Pesto Paste (S370-5)

97.57% match | ΔE 2.43

#95987E Color Milkweed Pod (S380-5)

96.38% match | ΔE 3.62

#939B71 Color Alamosa Green (PPU11-04)

96.26% match | ΔE 3.74

#888B73 Color Aloe Thorn (PPU10-17)

95.82% match | ΔE 4.18

Farrow & Ball

Desert Sage (DET 505) similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of Desert Sage (DET 505) to Farrow & Ball

#8E8D6F Color Olive (13)

97.54% match | ΔE 2.46

#889677 Color Sutcliffe Green (78)

95.24% match | ΔE 4.76

#A49C7C Color Green Stone (12)

93.94% match | ΔE 6.06

#8C8C7A Color Treron (292)

93.89% match | ΔE 6.11

Sherwin Williams

Desert Sage (DET 505) similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of Desert Sage (DET 505) to Sherwin Williams

#989A82 Color Green Onyx (SW 9128)

95.38% match | ΔE 4.62

#979F7F Color Rookwood Jade (SW 2812)

95.33% match | ΔE 4.67

#88915D Color Leapfrog (SW 6431)

94.95% match | ΔE 5.05

#A29F80 Color Green Sprout (SW 7728)

94.70% match | ΔE 5.30

Color Combinations

View more Dunn-Edwards Desert Sage (DET 505) - #90926F color palettes and coordinating colors

3A3B2D

575843

747559

90926F

A6A88C

BDBEA9

D3D4C6

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.

92716F

92836F

90926F

7E926F

6F9271

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.

90926F

6F9092

926F90

Triadic Color Palette

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

90926F

6F9283

716F92

926F7E

Tetradic Color Palette

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

90926F

9B9C7D

A6A78B

B1B29A

BCBDA8

C7C8B7

D2D3C5

DDDED3

E8E9E2

F3F4F0

FFFFFF

Desert Sage (DET 505) - #90926F Tints

90926F

818363

737458

64664D

565742

484937

393A2C

2B2B21

1C1D16

0E0E0B

000000

Desert Sage (DET 505) - #90926F Shades

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Complementary / Opposite Color

#90926F

Desert Sage (DET 505)

#716F92

Rhythm*

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 Dunn-Edwards Desert Sage (DET 505) - #90926F?

Color that best contrast with Dunn-Edwards Desert Sage (DET 505) - #90926F is #716F92, color name is Rhythm*. 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.