Dunn-Edwards Wharf View (DEC 799) Paint Color

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Color Name

Wharf View (DEC 799)

Hex Color Code

#65737E

RGB Color Code

RGB(101, 115, 126)

CMYK Values*

19.8%, 8.7%, 0.0%, 50.6%

Color Family (Hue)

Blue

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About Wharf View (DEC 799) color - its meaning and example

What color is Wharf View (DEC 799)?

Wharf View (DEC 799) color belongs to the Blue color family (hue). The hexadecimal color code(color number) for Wharf View (DEC 799) is #65737E, and the RGB color code is RGB(101, 115, 126).

In the RGB color model, Wharf View (DEC 799) has a red value of 101, a green value of 115, and a blue value of 126. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 19.8% cyan, 8.7% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 50.6% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 206.4° (degrees), 11.0 % saturation, and 44.5 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, Wharf View (DEC 799) has a hue of 206.4° (degrees), 19.8 % saturation and 49.4 % brightness/value.

Wharf View (DEC 799) is cool or warm?

The color Wharf View (DEC 799) is a cool color.

What is the LRV of Wharf View (DEC 799)? (For interior and product design)

Wharf View (DEC 799) has an LRV of nearly 16.5. 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.

Dark Color

Wharf View (DEC 799)

LRV 16.5

Light Color

Compare LRV 16.5 of Wharf View (DEC 799) 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 16.5 puts Dunn-Edwards Wharf View (DEC 799) 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

Wharf View (DEC 799) (Paint - Dunn-Edwards) color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #65737E

Hex triplet: #65737E
Red: 65
Green: 73
Blue: 7E

RGBA / RGB rgb(101, 115, 126)

Red: 101 (39.6%)
Green: 115 (45.1%)
Blue: 126 (49.4%)
Alpha: 1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan: 19.84%
Magenta: 8.73%
Yellow: 0.00%
Key: 50.59%

HSL hsl(206.4deg, 11.0 %, 44.5 %)

Hue: 206.4°
Saturation: 11.01 %
Lightness: 44.51 %

HSV / HSB

Hue: 206.4°
Saturation: 19.84 %
Brightness / Value: 49.41 %

RYB ryb(79, 103, 122)

Red: 79 (31.1%)
Yellow: 103 (40.3%)
Blue: 122 (47.7%)

HWB

Hue: 206.4°
Whiteness: 39.61 %
Blackness: 50.59 %

CMY

Cyan: 60.39%
Magenta: 54.90%
Yellow: 50.59%

XYZ

X: 15.26
Y: 16.53
Z: 22.13

YXY

Y1: 16.53
X: 0.28
Y2: 0.31

CIE-Lab

L: 47.67
A: -2.66
B: -7.81

CIE-Lch

L: 47.67
C: 8.25
H: 251.21

CIE-Luv

L: 47.67
U: -7.83
V: -10.49

Hunter-Lab

L: 40.66
A: -4.16
B: -3.8

Other

LRV: ~ 16.5 %
Munsell Color System: 4.7B 4.6/1.7

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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 Wharf View (DEC 799) (Paint - Dunn-Edwards)

These are the named colors closest to Wharf View (DEC 799) (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).

#536878 Color Payne's Gray

94.73% match | ΔE 5.27

#536878 Color Dark Electric Blue

94.73% match | ΔE 5.27

#708090 Color Slate Gray

94.41% match | ΔE 5.59

#536872 Color Cadet

94.41% match | ΔE 5.59

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

RAL Design

Wharf View (DEC 799) similar/equivalent colors from RAL Design. Conversion of Wharf View (DEC 799) to RAL Design

#677986 Color RAL 250 50 10 - Metal Grey

97.44% match | ΔE 2.56

#6A7786 Color RAL 260 50 10 - Cypress Grey Blue

97.12% match | ΔE 2.88

#637985 Color RAL 240 50 10 - Tool Blue

96.63% match | ΔE 3.37

#6D7888 Color RAL 270 50 10 - Brocade Blue

95.90% match | ΔE 4.10

Pantone TCX

Wharf View (DEC 799) similar/equivalent colors from Pantone TCX. Conversion of Wharf View (DEC 799) to Pantone TCX

#5C6D7C Color PANTONE 18-4215 TCX - Blue Mirage

96.96% match | ΔE 3.04

#5F7278 Color PANTONE 18-4011 TCX - Goblin Blue

95.94% match | ΔE 4.06

#5C798E Color PANTONE 18-4220 TCX - Provincial Blue

94.79% match | ΔE 5.21

#667E91 Color PANTONE 18-4221 TCX - Spring Lake

94.60% match | ΔE 5.40

Pantone PMS

Wharf View (DEC 799) similar/equivalent colors from Pantone PMS. Conversion of Wharf View (DEC 799) to Pantone PMS

#616E80 Color PANTONE 4136 C

95.85% match | ΔE 4.15

#5B6770 Color PANTONE 431 C

95.38% match | ΔE 4.62

#537386 Color PANTONE 10265 C

94.60% match | ΔE 5.40

#57728B Color PANTONE 2166 C

94.21% match | ΔE 5.79

British Standard 4800

Wharf View (DEC 799) similar/equivalent colors from British Standard 4800. Conversion of Wharf View (DEC 799) to British Standard 4800

#697C8D Color BS 20-D-44 - Blue

95.73% match | ΔE 4.27

#54697B Color BS 20-C-39 - Blue

94.78% match | ΔE 5.22

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

92.52% match | ΔE 7.48

#486D7C Color BS 18-C-37 - Blue

92.39% match | ΔE 7.61

RAL Classic

Wharf View (DEC 799) similar/equivalent colors from RAL Classic. Conversion of Wharf View (DEC 799) to RAL Classic

#5B686D Color RAL 7031 - Blue Gray

94.68% match | ΔE 5.32

#637D96 Color RAL 5014 - Pigeon Blue

93.36% match | ΔE 6.64

Paint similar to Wharf View (DEC 799) (Paint - Dunn-Edwards)

These are the real paint colors closest to Wharf View (DEC 799) (Paint - Dunn-Edwards) from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from Wharf View (DEC 799) once it is on a wall.

Dunn-Edwards

Wharf View (DEC 799) similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of Wharf View (DEC 799) to Dunn-Edwards

#68757E Color Long Lake (DE 6334)

98.75% match | ΔE 1.25

#6C757D Color Vulcan (DE 6341)

97.66% match | ΔE 2.34

#5B686F Color Made of Steel (DET 593)

95.29% match | ΔE 4.71

#546B78 Color Morro Bay (DET 571)

95.26% match | ΔE 4.74

PPG Paints

Wharf View (DEC 799) similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of Wharf View (DEC 799) to PPG Paints

#657682 Color Freedom Found (PPG1040-6)

98.55% match | ΔE 1.45

#6B7680 Color Sheffield Gray (PPG1041-6)

98.20% match | ΔE 1.80

#5C707E Color Hatteras Gray (PPG10-10)

97.43% match | ΔE 2.57

#667486 Color License To Dream (PPG10-22)

96.44% match | ΔE 3.56

Valspar

Wharf View (DEC 799) similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of Wharf View (DEC 799) to Valspar

#60717C Color Magnet Dapple (4007-4A)

98.43% match | ΔE 1.57

#6D7983 Color Deep Channel (8006-8E)

97.38% match | ΔE 2.62

#5C6C76 Color In the Deep Blue Sea (8004-40F)

96.89% match | ΔE 3.11

#5F6D7D Color Pacific Coast (4004-4B)

96.60% match | ΔE 3.40

Behr

Wharf View (DEC 799) similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of Wharf View (DEC 799) to Behr

#687783 Color Hypnotic (MQ5-19)

98.39% match | ΔE 1.61

#5F6E77 Color Nypd (N480-6)

97.55% match | ΔE 2.45

#6F7B84 Color Charcoal Blue (N490-5)

96.57% match | ΔE 3.43

#5C7186 Color Layers Of Ocean (S520-6)

95.68% match | ΔE 4.32

Sherwin Williams

Wharf View (DEC 799) similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of Wharf View (DEC 799) to Sherwin Williams

#5D6F7F Color Distance (SW 6243)

97.18% match | ΔE 2.82

#606B75 Color Granite Peak (SW 6250)

96.88% match | ΔE 3.12

#606E74 Color Slate Tile (SW 7624)

96.59% match | ΔE 3.41

#596E79 Color Smoky Blue (SW 7604)

96.36% match | ΔE 3.64

Benjamin Moore

Wharf View (DEC 799) similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of Wharf View (DEC 799) to Benjamin Moore

#5E7480 Color Thousand Oceans (1645)

97.16% match | ΔE 2.84

#607077 Color Blue Spruce (1637)

97.03% match | ΔE 2.97

#717C86 Color Black Pepper (2130-40)

96.05% match | ΔE 3.95

#6D7E89 Color Normandy (2129-40)

95.69% match | ΔE 4.31

Farrow & Ball

Wharf View (DEC 799) similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of Wharf View (DEC 799) to Farrow & Ball

#5C6576 Color Wine Dark (308)

93.28% match | ΔE 6.72

#58686A Color Inchyra Blue (289)

92.94% match | ΔE 7.06

#748284 Color De Nimes (299)

92.51% match | ΔE 7.49

#606565 Color Down Pipe (26)

92.19% match | ΔE 7.81

Color Combinations

View more Dunn-Edwards Wharf View (DEC 799) - #65737E color palettes and coordinating colors

212529

383F45

4E5962

65737E

7E8D98

9BA6AE

B7BFC5

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.

657E70

657E7D

65737E

65667E

70657E

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.

65737E

7E6573

737E65

Triadic Color Palette

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

65737E

7C657E

7E7065

677E65

Tetradic Color Palette

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

65737E

74818A

838F97

939DA4

A2ABB1

B2B9BE

C1C7CB

D0D5D8

E0E3E5

EFF1F2

FFFFFF

Wharf View (DEC 799) - #65737E Tints

65737E

5A6771

505C64

465058

3C454B

32393F

282E32

1E2225

141719

0A0B0C

000000

Wharf View (DEC 799) - #65737E Shades

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Complementary / Opposite Color

#65737E

Wharf View (DEC 799)

#7E7065

Pastel Brown*

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 Wharf View (DEC 799) - #65737E?

Color that best contrast with Dunn-Edwards Wharf View (DEC 799) - #65737E is #7E7065, color name is Pastel Brown*. 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.