Dunn-Edwards Soot (DE 6321) Paint Color

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Color Name

Soot (DE 6321)

Hex Color Code

#555E5F

RGB Color Code

RGB(85, 94, 95)

CMYK Values*

10.5%, 1.1%, 0.0%, 62.7%

Color Family (Hue)

Gray

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#555E5F Soot (DE 6321) Paint Dunn-Edwards - Color codes and meaning | Matching colors and paints

About Soot (DE 6321) color - its meaning and example

What color is Soot (DE 6321)?

Soot (DE 6321) color belongs to the Gray color family (hue). The hexadecimal color code(color number) for Soot (DE 6321) is #555E5F, and the RGB color code is RGB(85, 94, 95).

In the RGB color model, Soot (DE 6321) has a red value of 85, a green value of 94, and a blue value of 95. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 10.5% cyan, 1.1% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 62.7% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 186° (degrees), 5.6 % saturation, and 35.3 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, Soot (DE 6321) has a hue of 186° (degrees), 10.5 % saturation and 37.3 % brightness/value.

Soot (DE 6321) is cool or warm?

The color Soot (DE 6321) is a cool color.

What is the LRV of Soot (DE 6321)? (For interior and product design)

Soot (DE 6321) has an LRV of nearly 10.8. 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

Soot (DE 6321)

LRV 10.8

Light Color

Compare LRV 10.8 of Soot (DE 6321) 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 10.8 puts Dunn-Edwards Soot (DE 6321) 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

Soot (DE 6321) (Paint - Dunn-Edwards) color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #555E5F

Hex triplet: #555E5F
Red: 55
Green: 5E
Blue: 5F

RGBA / RGB rgb(85, 94, 95)

Red: 85 (33.3%)
Green: 94 (36.9%)
Blue: 95 (37.3%)
Alpha: 1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan: 10.53%
Magenta: 1.05%
Yellow: 0.00%
Key: 62.75%

HSL hsl(186deg, 5.6 %, 35.3 %)

Hue: 186°
Saturation: 5.56 %
Lightness: 35.29 %

HSV / HSB

Hue: 186°
Saturation: 10.53 %
Brightness / Value: 37.25 %

RYB ryb(107, 128, 141)

Red: 107 (42.0%)
Yellow: 128 (50.0%)
Blue: 141 (55.1%)

HWB

Hue: 186°
Whiteness: 33.33 %
Blackness: 62.75 %

CMY

Cyan: 66.67%
Magenta: 63.14%
Yellow: 62.75%

XYZ

X: 9.81
Y: 10.76
Z: 12.39

YXY

Y1: 10.76
X: 0.3
Y2: 0.33

CIE-Lab

L: 39.18
A: -3.26
B: -1.77

CIE-Lch

L: 39.18
C: 3.71
H: 208.53

CIE-Luv

L: 39.18
U: -4.83
V: -1.82

Hunter-Lab

L: 32.81
A: -4.01
B: 0.58

Other

LRV: ~ 10.8 %
Munsell Color System: 4BG 3.8/0.9

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 Soot (DE 6321) (Paint - Dunn-Edwards)

These are the named colors closest to Soot (DE 6321) (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).

#555555 Color Davy's gray

94.67% match | ΔE 5.33

#676767 Color Granite Gray

93.88% match | ΔE 6.12

#536872 Color Cadet

93.75% match | ΔE 6.25

#696969 Color Dim Gray

93.36% match | ΔE 6.64

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

RAL Classic

Soot (DE 6321) similar/equivalent colors from RAL Classic. Conversion of Soot (DE 6321) to RAL Classic

#575D5E Color RAL 7012 - Basalt Gray

98.52% match | ΔE 1.48

#52595D Color RAL 7011 - Iron Gray

97.17% match | ΔE 2.83

#5B686D Color RAL 7031 - Blue Gray

95.77% match | ΔE 4.23

#585C56 Color RAL 7010 - Tarpaulin Gray

95.61% match | ΔE 4.39

RAL Design

Soot (DE 6321) similar/equivalent colors from RAL Design. Conversion of Soot (DE 6321) to RAL Design

#535F62 Color RAL 220 40 05 - Limousine Grey Blue

98.50% match | ΔE 1.50

#555E64 Color RAL 240 40 05 - Blue Anthracite

97.00% match | ΔE 3.00

#575D64 Color RAL 260 40 05 - Swedish Blue

95.67% match | ΔE 4.33

#5D5C5B Color RAL 000 40 00 - Dark Grey

94.79% match | ΔE 5.21

British Standard 4800

Soot (DE 6321) similar/equivalent colors from British Standard 4800. Conversion of Soot (DE 6321) to British Standard 4800

#545B5E Color BS 18-B-25 - Dark Admiral Grey

97.99% match | ΔE 2.01

#555F68 Color BS 00-A-09 - Flint Grey

95.45% match | ΔE 4.55

#4B5966 Color BS 20-D-45 - Maritime

93.48% match | ΔE 6.52

#4D4E51 Color BS 02-A-11 - Grey

93.09% match | ΔE 6.91

Pantone PMS

Soot (DE 6321) similar/equivalent colors from Pantone PMS. Conversion of Soot (DE 6321) to Pantone PMS

#505759 Color PANTONE 445 C

97.34% match | ΔE 2.66

#576361 Color PANTONE 4194 C

97.09% match | ΔE 2.91

#54585A Color PANTONE 425 C

96.71% match | ΔE 3.29

#5B6166 Color PANTONE 10391 C

96.46% match | ΔE 3.54

Pantone TCX

Soot (DE 6321) similar/equivalent colors from Pantone TCX. Conversion of Soot (DE 6321) to Pantone TCX

#5C5D5B Color PANTONE 18-0306 TCX - Gunmetal

95.86% match | ΔE 4.14

#58646D Color PANTONE 18-4214 TCX - Stormy Weather

95.17% match | ΔE 4.83

#5D5C5A Color PANTONE 18-5103 TCX - Iron Oxide

94.78% match | ΔE 5.22

#626367 Color PANTONE 18-4004 TCX - Poppy Seed

94.33% match | ΔE 5.67

Paint similar to Soot (DE 6321) (Paint - Dunn-Edwards)

These are the real paint colors closest to Soot (DE 6321) (Paint - Dunn-Edwards) from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from Soot (DE 6321) once it is on a wall.

PPG Paints

Soot (DE 6321) similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of Soot (DE 6321) to PPG Paints

#535E63 Color Mysterious (PPG1037-6)

97.75% match | ΔE 2.25

#5B5E61 Color Glazed Granite (PPG1011-6)

96.30% match | ΔE 3.70

#575957 Color Black Widow (PPG0997-7)

96.13% match | ΔE 3.87

#5C5D5D Color Knight's Armor (PPG1001-6)

95.92% match | ΔE 4.08

Sherwin Williams

Soot (DE 6321) similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of Soot (DE 6321) to Sherwin Williams

#596368 Color Grays Harbor (SW 6236)

97.06% match | ΔE 2.94

#616564 Color Roycroft Pewter (SW 2848)

96.18% match | ΔE 3.82

#616669 Color Web Gray (SW 7075)

95.76% match | ΔE 4.24

#636562 Color Grizzle Gray (SW 7068)

95.13% match | ΔE 4.87

Valspar

Soot (DE 6321) similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of Soot (DE 6321) to Valspar

#5E6262 Color Weathervane (M360)

96.98% match | ΔE 3.02

#4F5556 Color To the Tarmac (V116-3)

96.69% match | ΔE 3.31

#5B6064 Color Carriage Wheel (M330)

96.68% match | ΔE 3.32

#59686C Color Relaxed Navy (5001-2B)

95.80% match | ΔE 4.20

Farrow & Ball

Soot (DE 6321) similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of Soot (DE 6321) to Farrow & Ball

#606565 Color Down Pipe (26)

96.57% match | ΔE 3.43

#505456 Color Hopper Head (305)

95.79% match | ΔE 4.21

#58686A Color Inchyra Blue (289)

95.73% match | ΔE 4.27

#464D4A Color Studio Green (93)

93.61% match | ΔE 6.39

Behr

Soot (DE 6321) similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of Soot (DE 6321) to Behr

#5C5E5F Color Graphic Charcoal (N500-6)

96.32% match | ΔE 3.68

#616665 Color Cordite (HDC-MD-28)

96.22% match | ΔE 3.78

#59676B Color Whale Gray (N470-6)

96.21% match | ΔE 3.79

#59636A Color Calligraphy (N490-6)

96.10% match | ΔE 3.90

Benjamin Moore

Soot (DE 6321) similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of Soot (DE 6321) to Benjamin Moore

#57595A Color Ambler Slate (CW-685)

96.15% match | ΔE 3.85

#54585C Color Temptation (1609)

96.02% match | ΔE 3.98

#55656B Color Nocturnal Gray (2135-30)

96.01% match | ΔE 3.99

#5A656C Color Powell Gray (CW-665)

95.81% match | ΔE 4.19

Dunn-Edwards

Soot (DE 6321) similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of Soot (DE 6321) to Dunn-Edwards

#5E6063 Color Sheet Metal (DE 6356)

95.61% match | ΔE 4.39

#62696B Color Equinox (DET 616)

95.56% match | ΔE 4.44

#646767 Color Pointed Rock (DE 6363)

95.23% match | ΔE 4.77

#5B686F Color Made of Steel (DET 593)

95.17% match | ΔE 4.83

Color Combinations

View more Dunn-Edwards Soot (DE 6321) - #555E5F color palettes and coordinating colors

0D0E0E

252929

3D4344

555E5F

6D797A

879293

A2AAAB

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.

555F56

555F5B

555E5F

55595F

56555F

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.

555E5F

5F555E

5E5F55

Triadic Color Palette

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

555E5F

5B555F

5F5655

595F55

Tetradic Color Palette

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

555E5F

666E6F

777E7F

888E8F

999E9F

AAAEAF

BBBEBF

CCCECF

DDDEDF

EEEEEF

FFFFFF

Soot (DE 6321) - #555E5F Tints

555E5F

4C5455

444B4C

3B4142

333839

2A2F2F

212525

191C1C

111213

080909

000000

Soot (DE 6321) - #555E5F Shades

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Complementary / Opposite Color

#555E5F

Soot (DE 6321)

#5F5655

Wenge*

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 Soot (DE 6321) - #555E5F?

Color that best contrast with Dunn-Edwards Soot (DE 6321) - #555E5F is #5F5655, color name is Wenge*. 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.