PPG Paints Fresh Basil (PPG1127-7) Paint Color

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Color Name

Fresh Basil (PPG1127-7)

Hex Color Code

#5C5F4B

RGB Color Code

RGB(92, 95, 75)

CMYK Values*

3.2%, 0.0%, 21.1%, 62.7%

Color Family (Hue)

Green

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About Fresh Basil (PPG1127-7) color - its meaning and example

What color is Fresh Basil (PPG1127-7)?

Fresh Basil (PPG1127-7) color belongs to the Green color family (hue). The hexadecimal color code(color number) for Fresh Basil (PPG1127-7) is #5C5F4B, and the RGB color code is RGB(92, 95, 75).

In the RGB color model, Fresh Basil (PPG1127-7) has a red value of 92, a green value of 95, and a blue value of 75. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 3.2% cyan, 0.0% magenta, 21.1% yellow, and 62.7% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 69° (degrees), 11.8 % saturation, and 33.3 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, Fresh Basil (PPG1127-7) has a hue of 69° (degrees), 21.1 % saturation and 37.3 % brightness/value.

Fresh Basil (PPG1127-7) is cool or warm?

The color Fresh Basil (PPG1127-7) is a warm color.

What is the LRV of Fresh Basil (PPG1127-7)? (For interior and product design)

Fresh Basil (PPG1127-7) has an LRV of nearly 11. 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

Fresh Basil (PPG1127-7)

LRV 11

Light Color

Compare LRV 11 of Fresh Basil (PPG1127-7) 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 11 puts PPG Paints Fresh Basil (PPG1127-7) 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

Fresh Basil (PPG1127-7) (Paint - PPG Paints) color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #5C5F4B

Hex triplet: #5C5F4B
Red: 5C
Green: 5F
Blue: 4B

RGBA / RGB rgb(92, 95, 75)

Red: 92 (36.1%)
Green: 95 (37.3%)
Blue: 75 (29.4%)
Alpha: 1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan: 3.16%
Magenta: 0.00%
Yellow: 21.05%
Key: 62.75%

HSL hsl(69deg, 11.8 %, 33.3 %)

Hue: 69°
Saturation: 11.76 %
Lightness: 33.33 %

HSV / HSB

Hue: 69°
Saturation: 21.05 %
Brightness / Value: 37.25 %

RYB ryb(118, 140, 135)

Red: 118 (46.3%)
Yellow: 140 (55.0%)
Blue: 135 (52.8%)

HWB

Hue: 69°
Whiteness: 29.41 %
Blackness: 62.75 %

CMY

Cyan: 63.92%
Magenta: 62.75%
Yellow: 70.59%

XYZ

X: 9.78
Y: 10.97
Z: 8.26

YXY

Y1: 10.97
X: 0.34
Y2: 0.38

CIE-Lab

L: 39.53
A: -5.07
B: 11.08

CIE-Lch

L: 39.53
C: 12.18
H: 114.6

CIE-Luv

L: 39.53
U: -0.72
V: 14.14

Hunter-Lab

L: 33.12
A: -5.27
B: 8.4

Other

LRV: ~ 11 %
Munsell Color System: 4.5GY 3.8/2.4

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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 Fresh Basil (PPG1127-7) (Paint - PPG Paints)

These are the named colors closest to Fresh Basil (PPG1127-7) (Paint - PPG Paints), closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).

#555D50 Color Ebony

96.21% match | ΔE 3.79

#544F3D Color Olive drab Camouflage

93.19% match | ΔE 6.81

#6D6D4B Color Aloe Green

92.94% match | ΔE 7.06

#4D5D53 Color Feldgrau

92.90% match | ΔE 7.10

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

RAL Design

Fresh Basil (PPG1127-7) similar/equivalent colors from RAL Design. Conversion of Fresh Basil (PPG1127-7) to RAL Design

#595E4C Color RAL 120 40 10 - Almond Green

98.69% match | ΔE 1.31

#5E5F4D Color RAL 110 40 10 - Stump Green

98.62% match | ΔE 1.38

#59604F Color RAL 130 40 10 - Soft Olive

97.77% match | ΔE 2.23

#615D4C Color RAL 100 40 10 - Slick Green

95.84% match | ΔE 4.16

Pantone PMS

Fresh Basil (PPG1127-7) similar/equivalent colors from Pantone PMS. Conversion of Fresh Basil (PPG1127-7) to Pantone PMS

#5B5C4A Color PANTONE 4229 C

98.39% match | ΔE 1.61

#636852 Color PANTONE 4223 C

96.67% match | ΔE 3.33

#61685A Color PANTONE 4193 C

95.57% match | ΔE 4.43

#59563E Color PANTONE 4228 C

95.54% match | ΔE 4.46

British Standard 4800

Fresh Basil (PPG1127-7) similar/equivalent colors from British Standard 4800. Conversion of Fresh Basil (PPG1127-7) to British Standard 4800

#5E5F50 Color BS 12-B-25 - Thyme

97.55% match | ΔE 2.45

#565730 Color BS 12-D-45 - Tundra

92.80% match | ΔE 7.20

Pantone TCX

Fresh Basil (PPG1127-7) similar/equivalent colors from Pantone TCX. Conversion of Fresh Basil (PPG1127-7) to Pantone TCX

#616652 Color PANTONE 18-0420 TCX - Four Leaf Clover

97.40% match | ΔE 2.60

#5F5C4C Color PANTONE 19-0510 TCX - Kalamata

96.13% match | ΔE 3.87

#56584C Color PANTONE 19-0312 TCX - Beetle

95.86% match | ΔE 4.14

#646356 Color PANTONE 18-0515 TCX - Dusty Olive

95.62% match | ΔE 4.38

RAL Classic

Fresh Basil (PPG1127-7) similar/equivalent colors from RAL Classic. Conversion of Fresh Basil (PPG1127-7) to RAL Classic

#50533C Color RAL 6003 - Olive Green

95.49% match | ΔE 4.51

#5D6058 Color RAL 7009 - Green Gray

94.55% match | ΔE 5.45

#585C56 Color RAL 7010 - Tarpaulin Gray

93.56% match | ΔE 6.44

Paint similar to Fresh Basil (PPG1127-7) (Paint - PPG Paints)

These are the real paint colors closest to Fresh Basil (PPG1127-7) (Paint - PPG Paints) from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from Fresh Basil (PPG1127-7) once it is on a wall.

PPG Paints

Fresh Basil (PPG1127-7) similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of Fresh Basil (PPG1127-7) to PPG Paints

#5C5F4B Color Fresh Basil (PPG1127-7)

Paint - PPG Paints

100.00% match | ΔE 0.00

#636653 Color Winning Ticket (PPG1127-6)

97.36% match | ΔE 2.64

#576049 Color Grape Leaves (PPG1124-7)

96.97% match | ΔE 3.03

#525746 Color Castle Stone (PPG1128-7)

96.72% match | ΔE 3.28

Sherwin Williams

Fresh Basil (PPG1127-7) similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of Fresh Basil (PPG1127-7) to Sherwin Williams

#565C4A Color Rookwood Dark Green (SW 2816)

97.95% match | ΔE 2.05

#65684C Color Oakmoss (SW 6180)

95.78% match | ΔE 4.22

#64695C Color Rosemary (SW 6187)

95.14% match | ΔE 4.86

#4F523A Color Secret Garden (SW 6181)

95.02% match | ΔE 4.98

Behr

Fresh Basil (PPG1127-7) similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of Fresh Basil (PPG1127-7) to Behr

#605F4B Color Fig Tree (MQ6-58)

97.90% match | ΔE 2.10

#5E6552 Color Cypress Vine (N390-7)

97.28% match | ΔE 2.72

#545B45 Color River Forest (MQ6-54)

97.24% match | ΔE 2.76

#595F53 Color Pastoral (PPU10-20)

96.37% match | ΔE 3.63

Dunn-Edwards

Fresh Basil (PPG1127-7) similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of Fresh Basil (PPG1127-7) to Dunn-Edwards

#5F5D48 Color Olive Court (DEA 174)

97.36% match | ΔE 2.64

#5E6354 Color Black Forest (DEA 175)

97.32% match | ΔE 2.68

#606256 Color English Forest (DE 6280)

96.18% match | ΔE 3.82

#676B55 Color Bijoux Green (DE 6266)

95.60% match | ΔE 4.40

Benjamin Moore

Fresh Basil (PPG1127-7) similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of Fresh Basil (PPG1127-7) to Benjamin Moore

#616253 Color Dark Olive (2140-30)

97.19% match | ΔE 2.81

#565D4F Color Vintage Vogue (462)

96.81% match | ΔE 3.19

#586251 Color Backwoods (469)

96.52% match | ΔE 3.48

#535F4E Color Boreal Forest (AF-480)

95.73% match | ΔE 4.27

Valspar

Fresh Basil (PPG1127-7) similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of Fresh Basil (PPG1127-7) to Valspar

#54584A Color Flora (5004-2C)

96.53% match | ΔE 3.47

#636347 Color Tarragon (6001-4C)

96.49% match | ΔE 3.51

#515B47 Color Haute Green (V097-6)

96.20% match | ΔE 3.80

#59563F Color Hyde Park (8004-26G)

95.65% match | ΔE 4.35

Farrow & Ball

Fresh Basil (PPG1127-7) similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of Fresh Basil (PPG1127-7) to Farrow & Ball

#586654 Color Minster Green (224)

94.79% match | ΔE 5.21

#665F4B Color Cardamom (CB5)

94.48% match | ΔE 5.52

#676A49 Color Bancha (298)

94.19% match | ΔE 5.81

#4C5C4A Color Beverly (310)

93.96% match | ΔE 6.04

Color Combinations

View more PPG Paints Fresh Basil (PPG1127-7) - #5C5F4B color palettes and coordinating colors

090907

25261E

404234

5C5F4B

787B62

92967A

A9AD96

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.

5F4E4B

5F584B

5C5F4B

525F4B

4B5F4E

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.

5C5F4B

4B5C5F

5F4B5C

Triadic Color Palette

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

5C5F4B

4B5F58

4E4B5F

5F4B52

Tetradic Color Palette

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

5C5F4B

6C6F5D

7C7F6F

8C8F81

9D9F93

ADAFA5

BDBFB7

CECFC9

DEDFDB

EEEFED

FFFFFF

Fresh Basil (PPG1127-7) - #5C5F4B Tints

5C5F4B

525543

494C3C

404234

37392D

2E2F25

24251E

1B1C16

12130F

090907

000000

Fresh Basil (PPG1127-7) - #5C5F4B Shades

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Complementary / Opposite Color

#5C5F4B

Fresh Basil (PPG1127-7)

#4E4B5F

Purple Fog*

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 PPG Paints Fresh Basil (PPG1127-7) - #5C5F4B?

Color that best contrast with PPG Paints Fresh Basil (PPG1127-7) - #5C5F4B is #4E4B5F, color name is Purple Fog*. 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.