Dunn-Edwards Military Green (DE 5530) Paint Color

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Color Name

Military Green (DE 5530)

Hex Color Code

#969565

RGB Color Code

RGB(150, 149, 101)

CMYK Values*

0.0%, 0.7%, 32.7%, 41.2%

Color Family (Hue)

Green

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#969565 Military Green (DE 5530) Paint Dunn-Edwards - Color codes and meaning | Matching colors and paints

About Military Green (DE 5530) color - its meaning and example

What color is Military Green (DE 5530)?

Military Green (DE 5530) color belongs to the Green color family (hue). The hexadecimal color code(color number) for Military Green (DE 5530) is #969565, and the RGB color code is RGB(150, 149, 101).

In the RGB color model, Military Green (DE 5530) has a red value of 150, a green value of 149, and a blue value of 101. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 0.0% cyan, 0.7% magenta, 32.7% yellow, and 41.2% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 58.8° (degrees), 19.5 % saturation, and 49.2 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, Military Green (DE 5530) has a hue of 58.8° (degrees), 32.7 % saturation and 58.8 % brightness/value.

Military Green (DE 5530) is cool or warm?

The color Military Green (DE 5530) is a warm color.

What is the LRV of Military Green (DE 5530)? (For interior and product design)

Military Green (DE 5530) has an LRV of nearly 28.9. 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

Military Green (DE 5530)

LRV 28.9

Light Color

Compare LRV 28.9 of Military Green (DE 5530) 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 28.9 puts Dunn-Edwards Military Green (DE 5530) 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

Military Green (DE 5530) (Paint - Dunn-Edwards) color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #969565

Hex triplet: #969565
Red: 96
Green: 95
Blue: 65

RGBA / RGB rgb(150, 149, 101)

Red: 150 (58.8%)
Green: 149 (58.4%)
Blue: 101 (39.6%)
Alpha: 1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan: 0.00%
Magenta: 0.67%
Yellow: 32.67%
Key: 41.18%

HSL hsl(58.78deg, 19.5 %, 49.2 %)

Hue: 58.78°
Saturation: 19.52 %
Lightness: 49.22 %

HSV / HSB

Hue: 58.78°
Saturation: 32.67 %
Brightness / Value: 58.82 %

RYB ryb(72, 118, 78)

Red: 72 (28.1%)
Yellow: 118 (46.1%)
Blue: 78 (30.7%)

HWB

Hue: 58.78°
Whiteness: 39.61 %
Blackness: 41.18 %

CMY

Cyan: 41.18%
Magenta: 41.57%
Yellow: 60.39%

XYZ

X: 25.67
Y: 28.92
Z: 16.54

YXY

Y1: 28.92
X: 0.36
Y2: 0.41

CIE-Lab

L: 60.71
A: -7.43
B: 25.54

CIE-Lch

L: 60.71
C: 26.6
H: 106.22

CIE-Luv

L: 60.71
U: 3.07
V: 33.87

Hunter-Lab

L: 53.78
A: -8.89
B: 19.41

Other

LRV: ~ 28.9 %
Munsell Color System: 2GY 5.9/4.1

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 Military Green (DE 5530) (Paint - Dunn-Edwards)

These are the named colors closest to Military Green (DE 5530) (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).

#8A9A5B Color Moss Green

94.28% match | ΔE 5.72

#8F9779 Color Artichoke

93.79% match | ΔE 6.21

#918151 Color Dark Tan

91.82% match | ΔE 8.18

#867E36 Color Old Moss Green

90.01% match | ΔE 9.99

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

RAL Design

Military Green (DE 5530) similar/equivalent colors from RAL Design. Conversion of Military Green (DE 5530) to RAL Design

#91955F Color RAL 110 60 30 - Indian Green

97.85% match | ΔE 2.15

#989057 Color RAL 100 60 30 - Cardamom Green

96.46% match | ΔE 3.54

#8E916D Color RAL 110 60 20 - Peapod Green

96.17% match | ΔE 3.83

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

94.86% match | ΔE 5.14

Pantone TCX

Military Green (DE 5530) similar/equivalent colors from Pantone TCX. Conversion of Military Green (DE 5530) to Pantone TCX

#91946E Color PANTONE 16-0421 TCX - Sage

96.90% match | ΔE 3.10

#9AA067 Color PANTONE 16-0430 TCX - Fern

95.88% match | ΔE 4.12

#849161 Color PANTONE 17-0324 TCX - Epsom

94.84% match | ΔE 5.16

#858961 Color PANTONE 17-0525 TCX - Mosstone

94.84% match | ΔE 5.16

Pantone PMS

Military Green (DE 5530) similar/equivalent colors from Pantone PMS. Conversion of Military Green (DE 5530) to Pantone PMS

#899064 Color PANTONE 5773 C

96.27% match | ΔE 3.73

#A2A569 Color PANTONE 5777 C

94.60% match | ΔE 5.40

#8A8D4A Color PANTONE 5767 C

94.57% match | ΔE 5.43

#979279 Color PANTONE 8381 C

92.99% match | ΔE 7.01

British Standard 4800

Military Green (DE 5530) similar/equivalent colors from British Standard 4800. Conversion of Military Green (DE 5530) to British Standard 4800

#AAA472 Color BS 10-B-19 - Beige

94.67% match | ΔE 5.33

#958758 Color BS 10-B-21 - Lizard

93.76% match | ΔE 6.24

#91953E Color BS 12-D-43 - Sapling

92.41% match | ΔE 7.59

#AA9358 Color BS 10-A-07 - Wood Ash

92.07% match | ΔE 7.93

RAL Classic

Military Green (DE 5530) similar/equivalent colors from RAL Classic. Conversion of Military Green (DE 5530) to RAL Classic

#A08F65 Color RAL 1020 - Olive Yellow

93.48% match | ΔE 6.52

#8A9977 Color RAL 6021 - Pale Green

92.95% match | ΔE 7.05

Paint similar to Military Green (DE 5530) (Paint - Dunn-Edwards)

These are the real paint colors closest to Military Green (DE 5530) (Paint - Dunn-Edwards) from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from Military Green (DE 5530) once it is on a wall.

Sherwin Williams

Military Green (DE 5530) similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of Military Green (DE 5530) to Sherwin Williams

#95945C Color Tansy Green (SW 6424)

98.06% match | ΔE 1.94

#88915D Color Leapfrog (SW 6431)

96.04% match | ΔE 3.96

#9C9152 Color Tupelo Tree (SW 6417)

95.08% match | ΔE 4.92

#9BA373 Color Cucuzza Verde (SW 9038)

95.06% match | ΔE 4.94

Valspar

Military Green (DE 5530) similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of Military Green (DE 5530) to Valspar

#95976D Color Curly Grass (V059-5)

97.97% match | ΔE 2.03

#9A9859 Color Stem (V058-5)

96.53% match | ΔE 3.47

#8B8E4F Color Fair and Square (P095)

95.41% match | ΔE 4.59

#919D5A Color Whirled Peas (P059)

94.50% match | ΔE 5.50

Benjamin Moore

Military Green (DE 5530) similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of Military Green (DE 5530) to Benjamin Moore

#9C9A62 Color Ponderosa Pine (531)

97.56% match | ΔE 2.44

#969A72 Color Misted Fern (482)

96.78% match | ΔE 3.22

#959D6E Color Mountain Lane (488)

96.30% match | ΔE 3.70

#8C965A Color Sycamore Tree (539)

95.79% match | ΔE 4.21

PPG Paints

Military Green (DE 5530) similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of Military Green (DE 5530) to PPG Paints

#949B64 Color Leafy Romaine (PPG11-14)

96.79% match | ΔE 3.21

#9EA26B Color Golden Grass (PPG1119-6)

95.70% match | ΔE 4.30

#909373 Color Hemlock (PPG1125-5)

95.27% match | ΔE 4.73

#868B53 Color Glade Green (PPG1119-7)

95.19% match | ΔE 4.81

Behr

Military Green (DE 5530) similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of Military Green (DE 5530) to Behr

#949758 Color Spinach Dip (M340-6)

96.52% match | ΔE 3.48

#939B71 Color Alamosa Green (PPU11-04)

96.07% match | ΔE 3.93

#898C66 Color Pesto Paste (S370-5)

95.62% match | ΔE 4.38

#8B8757 Color Fertile Green (S340-6)

95.22% match | ΔE 4.78

Dunn-Edwards

Military Green (DE 5530) similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of Military Green (DE 5530) to Dunn-Edwards

#898E58 Color Crocodile Smile (DE 5565)

96.24% match | ΔE 3.76

#90926F Color Desert Sage (DET 505)

96.19% match | ΔE 3.81

#8E9655 Color Topiary (DE 5544)

95.53% match | ΔE 4.47

#9FA36C Color Cocktail Olive (DE 5564)

95.43% match | ΔE 4.57

Farrow & Ball

Military Green (DE 5530) similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of Military Green (DE 5530) to Farrow & Ball

#8E8D6F Color Olive (13)

94.50% match | ΔE 5.50

#8F9F72 Color Yeabridge Green (287)

93.89% match | ΔE 6.11

#A49C7C Color Green Stone (12)

93.76% match | ΔE 6.24

#889677 Color Sutcliffe Green (78)

92.59% match | ΔE 7.41

Color Combinations

View more Dunn-Edwards Military Green (DE 5530) - #969565 color palettes and coordinating colors

3B3A27

59583C

787750

969565

ABAA83

C0BFA1

D4D4C0

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.

966566

967D65

969565

7E9665

669665

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.

969565

659695

956596

Triadic Color Palette

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

969565

65967D

656696

96657E

Tetradic Color Palette

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

969565

A09F74

ABAA83

B5B493

C0BFA2

CACAB2

D5D4C1

DFDFD0

EAE9E0

F4F4EF

FFFFFF

Military Green (DE 5530) - #969565 Tints

969565

87865A

787750

696846

5A593C

4B4A32

3C3B28

2D2C1E

1E1D14

0F0E0A

000000

Military Green (DE 5530) - #969565 Shades

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Complementary / Opposite Color

#969565

Military Green (DE 5530)

#656696

Dark Blue Gray*

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 Military Green (DE 5530) - #969565?

Color that best contrast with Dunn-Edwards Military Green (DE 5530) - #969565 is #656696, color name is Dark Blue Gray*. 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.