Behr French Silver (PPU18-05) Paint Color

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Color Name

French Silver (PPU18-05)

Hex Color Code

#B8BCBC

RGB Color Code

RGB(184, 188, 188)

CMYK Values*

2.1%, 0.0%, 0.0%, 26.3%

Color Family (Hue)

Gray

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About French Silver (PPU18-05) color - its meaning and example

What color is French Silver (PPU18-05)?

French Silver (PPU18-05) color belongs to the Gray color family (hue). The hexadecimal color code(color number) for French Silver (PPU18-05) is #B8BCBC, and the RGB color code is RGB(184, 188, 188).

In the RGB color model, French Silver (PPU18-05) has a red value of 184, a green value of 188, and a blue value of 188. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 2.1% cyan, 0.0% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 26.3% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 180° (degrees), 2.9 % saturation, and 72.9 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, French Silver (PPU18-05) has a hue of 180° (degrees), 2.1 % saturation and 73.7 % brightness/value.

French Silver (PPU18-05) is cool or warm?

The color French Silver (PPU18-05) is a cool color.

What is the LRV of French Silver (PPU18-05)? (For interior and product design)

French Silver (PPU18-05) has an LRV of nearly 49.8. By LRV value, it is a medium light 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

French Silver (PPU18-05)

LRV 49.8

Light Color

Compare LRV 49.8 of French Silver (PPU18-05) 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 49.8 puts Behr French Silver (PPU18-05) paint color in the medium 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

French Silver (PPU18-05) (Paint - Behr) color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #B8BCBC

Hex triplet: #B8BCBC
Red: B8
Green: BC
Blue: BC

RGBA / RGB rgb(184, 188, 188)

Red: 184 (72.2%)
Green: 188 (73.7%)
Blue: 188 (73.7%)
Alpha: 1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan: 2.13%
Magenta: 0.00%
Yellow: 0.00%
Key: 26.27%

HSL hsl(180deg, 2.9 %, 72.9 %)

Hue: 180°
Saturation: 2.90 %
Lightness: 72.94 %

HSV / HSB

Hue: 180°
Saturation: 2.13 %
Brightness / Value: 73.73 %

RYB ryb(29, 56, 50)

Red: 29 (11.2%)
Yellow: 56 (22.1%)
Blue: 50 (19.7%)

HWB

Hue: 180°
Whiteness: 72.16 %
Blackness: 26.27 %

CMY

Cyan: 27.84%
Magenta: 26.27%
Yellow: 26.27%

XYZ

X: 46.83
Y: 49.79
Z: 54.72

YXY

Y1: 49.79
X: 0.31
Y2: 0.33

CIE-Lab

L: 75.94
A: -1.38
B: -0.49

CIE-Lch

L: 75.94
C: 1.47
H: 199.65

CIE-Luv

L: 75.94
U: -2.25
V: -0.5

Hunter-Lab

L: 70.56
A: -5.02
B: 3.41

Other

LRV: ~ 49.8 %
Munsell Color System: 1BG 7.4/0.4

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 French Silver (PPU18-05) (Paint - Behr)

These are the named colors closest to French Silver (PPU18-05) (Paint - Behr), closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).

#BEBEBE Color Medium Gray

97.83% match | ΔE 2.17

#C0C0C0 Color Silver

97.60% match | ΔE 2.40

#BAC4C8 Color Zinc

96.58% match | ΔE 3.42

#CCCCCC Color Neon Silver

95.27% match | ΔE 4.73

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

Pantone TCX

French Silver (PPU18-05) similar/equivalent colors from Pantone TCX. Conversion of French Silver (PPU18-05) to Pantone TCX

#BABEBF Color PANTONE 14-4104 TCX - Northern Droplet

99.22% match | ΔE 0.78

#B7B9B8 Color PANTONE 14-4216 TCX - Monsoon Mist

98.77% match | ΔE 1.23

#BBBCBC Color PANTONE 14-4103 TCX - Gray Violet

98.48% match | ΔE 1.52

#BABFBC Color PANTONE 14-4503 TCX - Metal

98.09% match | ΔE 1.91

Pantone PMS

French Silver (PPU18-05) similar/equivalent colors from Pantone PMS. Conversion of French Silver (PPU18-05) to Pantone PMS

#B9BBBB Color PANTONE 10103 C

98.99% match | ΔE 1.01

#B1B7BA Color PANTONE 4274 C

97.84% match | ΔE 2.16

#B2B4B2 Color PANTONE 421 C

97.55% match | ΔE 2.45

#B1B3B3 Color PANTONE Cool Gray 5 C

97.48% match | ΔE 2.52

RAL Design

French Silver (PPU18-05) similar/equivalent colors from RAL Design. Conversion of French Silver (PPU18-05) to RAL Design

#BABABA Color RAL 000 75 00 - Marble Grey

97.94% match | ΔE 2.06

#C9C8C7 Color RAL 000 80 00 - Foggy Grey

95.85% match | ΔE 4.15

#ACADAC Color RAL 000 70 00 - Light Grey

95.78% match | ΔE 4.22

#BCC8CC Color RAL 240 80 05 - Hazy Blue

95.55% match | ΔE 4.45

British Standard 4800

French Silver (PPU18-05) similar/equivalent colors from British Standard 4800. Conversion of French Silver (PPU18-05) to British Standard 4800

#BDBDBD Color BS 22-C-35 - Purple

97.90% match | ΔE 2.10

#BFBFBF Color BS 18-B-17 - Silver Haze

97.72% match | ΔE 2.28

#B6B6B6 Color BS 18-B-19 - Grey

97.54% match | ΔE 2.46

#CCCCCC Color BS 16-A-03 - Grey

95.27% match | ΔE 4.73

RAL Classic

French Silver (PPU18-05) similar/equivalent colors from RAL Classic. Conversion of French Silver (PPU18-05) to RAL Classic

#C5C7C4 Color RAL 7035 - Light Gray

96.66% match | ΔE 3.34

#C8C8C7 Color RAL 7047 - Telegray 4

96.18% match | ΔE 3.82

#B0B0A9 Color RAL 7038 - Agate Gray

95.07% match | ΔE 4.93

#C8CBC4 Color RAL 9018 - Papyrus White

94.85% match | ΔE 5.15

Paint similar to French Silver (PPU18-05) (Paint - Behr)

These are the real paint colors closest to French Silver (PPU18-05) (Paint - Behr) from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from French Silver (PPU18-05) once it is on a wall.

Behr

French Silver (PPU18-05) similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of French Silver (PPU18-05) to Behr

#B8BCBC Color French Silver (PPU18-05)

Paint - Behr

100.00% match | ΔE 0.00

#BEC2C1 Color Silver Mine (PPU26-18)

98.36% match | ΔE 1.64

#BDBEBF Color High Speed Access (N530-3)

98.10% match | ΔE 1.90

#BAC1C3 Color Distant Star (MQ5-31)

98.08% match | ΔE 1.92

Sherwin Williams

French Silver (PPU18-05) similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of French Silver (PPU18-05) to Sherwin Williams

#B8BCBB Color Monorail Silver (SW 7663)

99.44% match | ΔE 0.56

#B4B9B9 Color Colonial Revival Gray (SW 2832)

99.02% match | ΔE 0.98

#B8BEBE Color Samovar Silver (SW 6233)

98.97% match | ΔE 1.03

#BEC1C3 Color Lazy Gray (SW 6254)

98.06% match | ΔE 1.94

PPG Paints

French Silver (PPU18-05) similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of French Silver (PPU18-05) to PPG Paints

#BDC1C1 Color Quest (PPG10-15)

98.70% match | ΔE 1.30

#B9C0C0 Color Maiden Mist (PPG1039-2)

98.35% match | ΔE 1.65

#B8BFC2 Color Gray Frost (PPG1012-4)

98.06% match | ΔE 1.94

#BEC0C2 Color Whirlwind (PPG1013-3)

97.92% match | ΔE 2.08

Benjamin Moore

French Silver (PPU18-05) similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of French Silver (PPU18-05) to Benjamin Moore

#B9BFBE Color Winter Solstice (1605)

98.63% match | ΔE 1.37

#BEC2C2 Color Eternity (AF-695)

98.44% match | ΔE 1.56

#B8BDC0 Color Thundercloud Gray (2124-40)

98.40% match | ΔE 1.60

#B8BAB6 Color Coventry Gray (HC-169)

97.78% match | ΔE 2.22

Dunn-Edwards

French Silver (PPU18-05) similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of French Silver (PPU18-05) to Dunn-Edwards

#B9BABA Color Covered in Platinum (DE 6367)

98.45% match | ΔE 1.55

#C0C3C4 Color Foil (DE 6360)

97.93% match | ΔE 2.07

#B4BCBF Color Crestline (DE 6325)

97.91% match | ΔE 2.09

#BBBFC3 Color Silver Lined (DE 6353)

97.65% match | ΔE 2.35

Valspar

French Silver (PPU18-05) similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of French Silver (PPU18-05) to Valspar

#BCC2C2 Color Shallow Skies (V116-1)

98.27% match | ΔE 1.73

#C0C2C2 Color Rocky Shelter (8006-11C)

98.05% match | ΔE 1.95

#C3C6C7 Color Gravity (4005-1B)

97.22% match | ΔE 2.78

#BBC3C8 Color Elliott Bay (P035)

96.77% match | ΔE 3.23

Farrow & Ball

French Silver (PPU18-05) similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of French Silver (PPU18-05) to Farrow & Ball

#B5BBB4 Color Light Blue (22)

96.04% match | ΔE 3.96

#C3C1BB Color Pavilion Gray (242)

95.90% match | ΔE 4.10

#B1B1AA Color Lamp Room Gray (88)

95.24% match | ΔE 4.76

#C9CFCD Color Skylight (205)

95.09% match | ΔE 4.91

Color Combinations

View more Behr French Silver (PPU18-05) - #B8BCBC color palettes and coordinating colors

6A7171

848A8A

9EA3A3

B8BCBC

D2D5D5

ECEEEE

FFFFFF

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.

B8BCB8

B8BCBA

B8BCBC

B8BABC

B8B8BC

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.

B8BCBC

BCB8BC

BCBCB8

Triadic Color Palette

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

B8BCBC

BAB8BC

BCB8B8

BABCB8

Tetradic Color Palette

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

B8BCBC

BFC2C2

C6C9C9

CDD0D0

D4D6D6

DBDDDD

E2E4E4

E9EAEA

F0F1F1

F7F8F8

FFFFFF

French Silver (PPU18-05) - #B8BCBC Tints

B8BCBC

A5A9A9

939696

808383

6E7070

5C5E5E

494B4B

373838

242525

121212

000000

French Silver (PPU18-05) - #B8BCBC Shades

View more Behr French Silver (PPU18-05) - #B8BCBC color palettes and color scheme combinations

Complementary / Opposite Color

#B8BCBC

French Silver (PPU18-05)

#BCB8B8

Medium 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 Behr French Silver (PPU18-05) - #B8BCBC?

Color that best contrast with Behr French Silver (PPU18-05) - #B8BCBC is #BCB8B8, color name is Medium 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.