#9CAEBA Hex Color

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Color Name

Cadet Gray*

Hex Color Code

#9CAEBA

RGB Color Code

RGB(156, 174, 186)

CMYK Values*

16.1%, 6.5%, 0.0%, 27.1%

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#9CAEBA hex color. RGB, RYB, CMYK, HSL, HSV codes and color conversions. Matching color names, palettes, paints.

What color is 9CAEBA?

The RGB color code for color number #9CAEBA is RGB(156, 174, 186). In the RGB color model, #9CAEBA has a red value of 156, a green value of 174, and a blue value of 186. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 16.1% cyan, 6.5% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 27.1% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 204° (degrees), 17.9 % saturation, and 67.1 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, #9CAEBA has a hue of 204° (degrees), 16.1 % saturation and 72.9 % brightness/value.

Color 9CAEBA is cool or warm?

Color 9CAEBA is a cool color.

What is the LRV of #9CAEBA? (For interior and product design)

9CAEBA has an LRV of nearly 40.9. 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

#9CAEBA

LRV 40.9

Light Color

Compare LRV 40.9 of #9CAEBA with dark and light color

Is #9CAEBA Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color 9CAEBA meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, minimum contrast ratio standards between text and background colors. The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) provides global standards for readable web content.

WCAG Recommendations - Large Text: above 18pt or 14pt bold. Normal Text: below 18pt or 14pt bold.

Minimum contrast ratio (AA): 4.5 for normal text and 3 for large text.
Enhanced contrast ratio (AAA): 7 for normal text and 4.5 for large text.

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Color Codes - Color Space Conversions

HEX #9CAEBA color codes / color number / color space conversions - RGBA, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #9CAEBA

Hex triplet: #9CAEBA
Red: 9C
Green: AE
Blue: BA

RGBA / RGB rgb(156, 174, 186)

Red: 156 (61.2%)
Green: 174 (68.2%)
Blue: 186 (72.9%)
Alpha: 1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan: 16.13%
Magenta: 6.45%
Yellow: 0.00%
Key: 27.06%

HSL hsl(204deg, 17.9 %, 67.1 %)

Hue: 204°
Saturation: 17.86 %
Lightness: 67.06 %

HSV / HSB

Hue: 204°
Saturation: 16.13 %
Brightness / Value: 72.94 %

RYB ryb(33, 58, 68)

Red: 33 (13.0%)
Yellow: 58 (22.8%)
Blue: 68 (26.5%)

HWB

Hue: 204°
Whiteness: 61.18 %
Blackness: 27.06 %

CMY

Cyan: 38.82%
Magenta: 31.76%
Yellow: 27.06%

XYZ

X: 37.71
Y: 40.89
Z: 52.36

YXY

Y1: 40.89
X: 0.29
Y2: 0.31

CIE-Lab

L: 70.1
A: -3.7
B: -8.25

CIE-Lch

L: 70.1
C: 9.04
H: 245.84

CIE-Luv

L: 70.1
U: -10.18
V: -11.82

Hunter-Lab

L: 63.94
A: -6.63
B: -3.79

Other

LRV: ~ 40.9 %
Munsell Color System: 2.2B 6.9/1.9

Color Names, Similar Colors and Paint

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

Color Name of HEX #9CAEBA

These are the named colors closest to hex 9CAEBA, closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).

#91A3B0 Color Cadet Gray

96.73% match | ΔE 3.27

#8BA8B7 Color Pewter Blue

95.98% match | ΔE 4.02

#AEC6CF Color Pastel Blue

93.19% match | ΔE 6.81

#BAC4C8 Color Zinc

92.60% match | ΔE 7.40

Similar colors from Pantone, RAL and other color matching system

RAL Design

RAL Design color similar/equivalent to 9CAEBA.

#99AEBB Color RAL 250 70 10 - Foggy Blue

99.02% match | ΔE 0.98

#98AFBA Color RAL 240 70 10 - Eye Blue

97.96% match | ΔE 2.04

#A0AEBC Color RAL 260 70 10 - Petrel Blue Grey

97.82% match | ΔE 2.18

#A2ADB3 Color RAL 240 70 05 - Laundry Blue

96.90% match | ΔE 3.10

Pantone TCX

Pantone TCX color similar/equivalent to 9CAEBA.

#9BABBB Color PANTONE 15-4008 TCX - Blue Fog

97.57% match | ΔE 2.43

#8FADBD Color PANTONE 15-4312 TCX - Forget Me Not

96.37% match | ΔE 3.63

#A2B9C2 Color PANTONE 15-4309 TCX - Sterling Blue

96.13% match | ΔE 3.87

#A9C0CB Color PANTONE 14-4307 TCX - Winter Sky

94.93% match | ΔE 5.07

Pantone PMS

Pantone PMS color similar/equivalent to 9CAEBA.

#98A4AE Color PANTONE 7543 C

96.62% match | ΔE 3.38

#A6BBC8 Color PANTONE 5435 C

96.41% match | ΔE 3.59

#9EA6B4 Color PANTONE 2162 C

95.00% match | ΔE 5.00

#A4BCC2 Color PANTONE 7542 C

94.55% match | ΔE 5.45

British Standard 4800

British Standard 4800 color similar/equivalent to 9CAEBA.

#A9BBC6 Color BS 20-C-35 - Blue

96.38% match | ΔE 3.62

RAL Classic

RAL Classic color similar/equivalent to 9CAEBA.

#989EA1 Color RAL 7040 - Window Gray

93.24% match | ΔE 6.76

#8C969D Color RAL 7001 - Silver Gray

92.38% match | ΔE 7.62

Paint color for Hex #9CAEBA

These are the real paint colors closest to hex 9CAEBA from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from 9CAEBA once it is on a wall.

Benjamin Moore

Hex color 9CAEBA similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of hex #9CAEBA to Benjamin Moore

#9CADB7 Color Winter Lake (2129-50)

99.10% match | ΔE 0.90

#9EADB7 Color Little Falls (1621)

98.87% match | ΔE 1.13

#9BB1BB Color Slate Blue (1648)

97.86% match | ΔE 2.14

#9CA8B3 Color New Hope Gray (2130-50)

97.38% match | ΔE 2.62

Farrow & Ball

Hex color 9CAEBA similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of hex #9CAEBA to Farrow & Ball

#98ACBA Color Kittiwake (307)

98.90% match | ΔE 1.10

#9EB6C8 Color Lulworth Blue (89)

96.78% match | ΔE 3.22

#B0BEC6 Color Parma Gray (27)

95.07% match | ΔE 4.93

#90A3A6 Color Sardine (CB8)

94.17% match | ΔE 5.83

PPG Paints

Hex color 9CAEBA similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of hex #9CAEBA to PPG Paints

#A0AEB8 Color How Handsome (PPG1040-4)

98.57% match | ΔE 1.43

#9DAAB9 Color Inevitable (PPG10-24)

96.97% match | ΔE 3.03

#8EA7B9 Color Dresden Dream (PPG1155-5)

96.47% match | ΔE 3.53

#96AFB7 Color Mountain Stream (PPG1149-4)

96.28% match | ΔE 3.72

Dunn-Edwards

Hex color 9CAEBA similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of hex #9CAEBA to Dunn-Edwards

#9DACB5 Color Irogon Blue (DEC 796)

98.53% match | ΔE 1.47

#9FB6C6 Color Country Air (DET 581)

97.25% match | ΔE 2.75

#9EBBCD Color Anchors Away (DE 5814)

95.41% match | ΔE 4.59

#A8BFCC Color Peace River (DE 5800)

95.30% match | ΔE 4.70

Behr

Hex color 9CAEBA similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of hex #9CAEBA to Behr

#99ADBD Color Ombre Blue (S510-3)

98.33% match | ΔE 1.67

#91AAB8 Color Windsurf (PPU14-09)

97.35% match | ΔE 2.65

#90A1AA Color French Colony (N480-4)

95.91% match | ΔE 4.09

#91A7BC Color Paris (PPU14-08)

95.84% match | ΔE 4.16

Sherwin Williams

Hex color 9CAEBA similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of hex #9CAEBA to Sherwin Williams

#98A9B7 Color Aleutian (SW 6241)

98.20% match | ΔE 1.80

#97B4C3 Color Respite (SW 6514)

96.51% match | ΔE 3.49

#99A7B8 Color Solitude (SW 6535)

96.21% match | ΔE 3.79

#8AA3B1 Color Favorite Jeans (SW 9147)

95.77% match | ΔE 4.23

Valspar

Hex color 9CAEBA similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of hex #9CAEBA to Valspar

#93AAB8 Color Cool Customer (V107-4)

97.89% match | ΔE 2.11

#97A7B4 Color Wave Goodbye (V137-4)

97.81% match | ΔE 2.19

#93A8B1 Color Shale Blue (8004-38D)

97.06% match | ΔE 2.94

#8DA6B9 Color New Toile (T611)

96.08% match | ΔE 3.92

Color Combinations and Matching Colors

#9CAEBA color palettes and scheme combination

4E626F

637C8D

7E95A5

9CAEBA

BAC7CF

D8DFE4

F6F8F9

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.

9CBAA8

9CBAB7

9CAEBA

9C9FBA

A89CBA

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.

9CAEBA

BA9CAE

AEBA9C

Triadic Color Palette

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

9CAEBA

B79CBA

BAA89C

9FBA9C

Tetradic Color Palette

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

9CAEBA

A5B6C0

AFBEC7

B9C6CE

C3CED5

CDD6DC

D7DEE3

E1E6EA

EBEEF1

F5F6F8

FFFFFF

Cadet Gray* - #9CAEBA Tints

9CAEBA

8C9CA7

7C8B94

6D7982

5D686F

4E575D

3E454A

2E3437

1F2225

0F1112

000000

Cadet Gray* - #9CAEBA Shades

Complementary / Opposite Color

#9CAEBA

Cadet Gray*

#BAA89C

Dark Nude*

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 #9CAEBA?

Color that best contrast with #9CAEBA is #BAA89C, color name is Dark Nude*. 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.