Dunn-Edwards Merlot (DE 5055) Paint Color

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Color Name

Merlot (DE 5055)

Hex Color Code

#A44A56

RGB Color Code

RGB(164, 74, 86)

CMYK Values*

0.0%, 54.9%, 47.6%, 35.7%

Color Family (Hue)

Red

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#A44A56 Merlot (DE 5055) Paint Dunn-Edwards - Color codes and meaning | Matching colors and paints

About Merlot (DE 5055) color - its meaning and example

What color is Merlot (DE 5055)?

Merlot (DE 5055) color belongs to the Red color family (hue). The hexadecimal color code(color number) for Merlot (DE 5055) is #A44A56, and the RGB color code is RGB(164, 74, 86).

In the RGB color model, Merlot (DE 5055) has a red value of 164, a green value of 74, and a blue value of 86. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 0.0% cyan, 54.9% magenta, 47.6% yellow, and 35.7% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 352° (degrees), 37.8 % saturation, and 46.7 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, Merlot (DE 5055) has a hue of 352° (degrees), 54.9 % saturation and 64.3 % brightness/value.

Merlot (DE 5055) is cool or warm?

The color Merlot (DE 5055) is a warm color.

What is the LRV of Merlot (DE 5055)? (For interior and product design)

Merlot (DE 5055) has an LRV of nearly 13.5. 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

Merlot (DE 5055)

LRV 13.5

Light Color

Compare LRV 13.5 of Merlot (DE 5055) 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 13.5 puts Dunn-Edwards Merlot (DE 5055) 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

Merlot (DE 5055) (Paint - Dunn-Edwards) color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #A44A56

Hex triplet: #A44A56
Red: A4
Green: 4A
Blue: 56

RGBA / RGB rgb(164, 74, 86)

Red: 164 (64.3%)
Green: 74 (29.0%)
Blue: 86 (33.7%)
Alpha: 1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan: 0.00%
Magenta: 54.88%
Yellow: 47.56%
Key: 35.69%

HSL hsl(352deg, 37.8 %, 46.7 %)

Hue: 352°
Saturation: 37.82 %
Lightness: 46.67 %

HSV / HSB

Hue: 352°
Saturation: 54.88 %
Brightness / Value: 64.31 %

RYB ryb(132, 92, 93)

Red: 132 (51.8%)
Yellow: 92 (36.2%)
Blue: 93 (36.6%)

HWB

Hue: 352°
Whiteness: 29.02 %
Blackness: 35.69 %

CMY

Cyan: 35.69%
Magenta: 70.98%
Yellow: 66.27%

XYZ

X: 19.44
Y: 13.46
Z: 10.38

YXY

Y1: 13.46
X: 0.45
Y2: 0.31

CIE-Lab

L: 43.45
A: 38.33
B: 11.14

CIE-Lch

L: 43.45
C: 39.92
H: 16.21

CIE-Luv

L: 43.45
U: 62.19
V: 6.49

Hunter-Lab

L: 36.69
A: 30.36
B: 8.91

Other

LRV: ~ 13.5 %
Munsell Color System: 3.4R 4.2/8

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 Merlot (DE 5055) (Paint - Dunn-Edwards)

These are the named colors closest to Merlot (DE 5055) (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).

#AB4E52 Color Rose Vale

96.53% match | ΔE 3.47

#AB4E52 Color English Red

96.53% match | ΔE 3.47

#A55353 Color Middle Red Purple

95.71% match | ΔE 4.29

#933D41 Color Smokey Topaz (Vermilion Brown)

93.99% match | ΔE 6.01

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

Pantone TCX

Merlot (DE 5055) similar/equivalent colors from Pantone TCX. Conversion of Merlot (DE 5055) to Pantone TCX

#AC4B55 Color PANTONE 18-1633 TCX - Garnet Rose

97.91% match | ΔE 2.09

#B44E5D Color PANTONE 17-1633 TCX - Holly Berry

96.36% match | ΔE 3.64

#95424E Color PANTONE 18-1631 TCX - Earth Red

96.16% match | ΔE 3.84

#AD3E48 Color PANTONE 18-1643 TCX - Cardinal

95.66% match | ΔE 4.34

Pantone PMS

Merlot (DE 5055) similar/equivalent colors from Pantone PMS. Conversion of Merlot (DE 5055) to Pantone PMS

#B04A5A Color PANTONE 7419 C

97.48% match | ΔE 2.52

#B53B50 Color PANTONE 4070 C

95.77% match | ΔE 4.23

#B83A4B Color PANTONE 703 C

94.81% match | ΔE 5.19

#954E4C Color PANTONE 8880 C

94.73% match | ΔE 5.27

RAL Design

Merlot (DE 5055) similar/equivalent colors from RAL Design. Conversion of Merlot (DE 5055) to RAL Design

#B1575F Color RAL 020 50 40 - Alsike Clover Red

95.27% match | ΔE 4.73

#983D53 Color RAL 010 40 40 - Algae Red

94.97% match | ΔE 5.03

#943D46 Color RAL 020 40 40 - October Red

94.95% match | ΔE 5.05

#904353 Color RAL 010 40 35 - Velvet Red

94.82% match | ΔE 5.18

British Standard 4800

Merlot (DE 5055) similar/equivalent colors from British Standard 4800. Conversion of Merlot (DE 5055) to British Standard 4800

#A1514D Color BS 04-D-44 - Tawny

94.54% match | ΔE 5.46

#BF3E50 Color BS 02-E-53 - Purple

94.26% match | ΔE 5.74

#C44A5E Color BS 02-D-43 - Pink

93.45% match | ΔE 6.55

#9A2A41 Color BS 02-D-44 - Pink

92.60% match | ΔE 7.40

RAL Classic

Merlot (DE 5055) similar/equivalent colors from RAL Classic. Conversion of Merlot (DE 5055) to RAL Classic

#8D3C4B Color RAL 4002 - Red Violet

93.81% match | ΔE 6.19

#AB273C Color RAL 3027 - Raspberry Red

92.55% match | ΔE 7.45

Paint similar to Merlot (DE 5055) (Paint - Dunn-Edwards)

These are the real paint colors closest to Merlot (DE 5055) (Paint - Dunn-Edwards) from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from Merlot (DE 5055) once it is on a wall.

Dunn-Edwards

Merlot (DE 5055) similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of Merlot (DE 5055) to Dunn-Edwards

#A44A56 Color Merlot (DE 5055)

Paint - Dunn-Edwards

100.00% match | ΔE 0.00

#9F414B Color Charleston Cherry (DET 411)

97.01% match | ΔE 2.99

#A54049 Color Floriography (DET 410)

96.51% match | ΔE 3.49

#A65052 Color Red Rock (DE 5097)

96.45% match | ΔE 3.55

PPG Paints

Merlot (DE 5055) similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of Merlot (DE 5055) to PPG Paints

#A54F5D Color Heart's Afire (PPG13-14)

98.12% match | ΔE 1.88

#9C4D52 Color Roasted Pepper (PPG13-13)

97.51% match | ΔE 2.49

#A83E4C Color Red Licorice (PPG1186-7)

96.89% match | ΔE 3.11

#AC545E Color Grenadine (PPG1051-6)

96.71% match | ΔE 3.29

Behr

Merlot (DE 5055) similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of Merlot (DE 5055) to Behr

#A14D52 Color Powder Room (PPU1-07)

97.76% match | ΔE 2.24

#954C52 Color Crantini (PPU1-11)

96.62% match | ΔE 3.38

#9A4149 Color Timeless Ruby (HDC-CL-01)

96.29% match | ΔE 3.71

#954A4C Color Circus Red (M140-6)

95.77% match | ΔE 4.23

Benjamin Moore

Merlot (DE 5055) similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of Merlot (DE 5055) to Benjamin Moore

#AE4853 Color Sultan's Palace (2081-20)

97.52% match | ΔE 2.48

#A5414D Color My Valentine (1330)

97.46% match | ΔE 2.54

#B04253 Color Mediterranean Spice (1337)

97.18% match | ΔE 2.82

#A14048 Color Burnt Peanut Red (2081-10)

96.34% match | ΔE 3.66

Farrow & Ball

Merlot (DE 5055) similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of Merlot (DE 5055) to Farrow & Ball

#9F404B Color Rectory Red (217)

96.93% match | ΔE 3.07

#924951 Color Radicchio (96)

96.13% match | ΔE 3.87

#9C4547 Color Incarnadine (248)

95.63% match | ΔE 4.37

#8B4D4F Color Eating Room Red (43)

94.12% match | ΔE 5.88

Valspar

Merlot (DE 5055) similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of Merlot (DE 5055) to Valspar

#B24A55 Color Sienna Dust (1007-3A)

96.78% match | ΔE 3.22

#A25462 Color Ruby Petals (M223)

96.50% match | ΔE 3.50

#95454E Color Baked Bahama (1006-3A)

96.48% match | ΔE 3.52

#AC545A Color Cherry Kisses (V042-5)

96.37% match | ΔE 3.63

Sherwin Williams

Merlot (DE 5055) similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of Merlot (DE 5055) to Sherwin Williams

#BD4C5F Color Heartfelt (SW 6586)

94.69% match | ΔE 5.31

#A0524E Color Bravado Red (SW 6320)

94.52% match | ΔE 5.48

#9F4442 Color Antique Red (SW 7587)

94.10% match | ΔE 5.90

#BB4B51 Color Coral Bells (SW 6593)

94.02% match | ΔE 5.98

Color Combinations

View more Dunn-Edwards Merlot (DE 5055) - #A44A56 color palettes and coordinating colors

3B1A1F

5E2A31

813A44

A44A56

BA6772

CA8A92

DAADB3

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.

984AA4

A44A83

A44A56

A46B4A

A4984A

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.

A44A56

56A44A

4A56A4

Triadic Color Palette

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

A44A56

83A44A

4AA498

6B4AA4

Tetradic Color Palette

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

A44A56

AD5C66

B66E77

BF8088

C89299

D1A4AA

DAB6BB

E3C8CC

ECDADD

F5ECEE

FFFFFF

Merlot (DE 5055) - #A44A56 Tints

A44A56

93424D

833B44

72333C

622C33

52252B

411D22

311619

200E11

100708

000000

Merlot (DE 5055) - #A44A56 Shades

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Complementary / Opposite Color

#A44A56

Merlot (DE 5055)

#4AA498

Polished Pine*

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 Merlot (DE 5055) - #A44A56?

Color that best contrast with Dunn-Edwards Merlot (DE 5055) - #A44A56 is #4AA498, color name is Polished Pine*. 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.