#9CAFBF Hex Color

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Color Name

Cadet Gray*

Hex Color Code

#9CAFBF

RGB Color Code

RGB(156, 175, 191)

CMYK Values*

18.3%, 8.4%, 0.0%, 25.1%

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

What color is 9CAFBF?

The RGB color code for color number #9CAFBF is RGB(156, 175, 191). In the RGB color model, #9CAFBF has a red value of 156, a green value of 175, and a blue value of 191. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 18.3% cyan, 8.4% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 25.1% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 207.4° (degrees), 21.5 % saturation, and 68.0 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, #9CAFBF has a hue of 207.4° (degrees), 18.3 % saturation and 74.9 % brightness/value.

Color 9CAFBF is cool or warm?

Color 9CAFBF is a cool color.

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

9CAFBF has an LRV of nearly 41.5. 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

#9CAFBF

LRV 41.5

Light Color

Compare LRV 41.5 of #9CAFBF with dark and light color

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

Check if the color 9CAFBF 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 #9CAFBF color codes / color number / color space conversions - RGBA, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #9CAFBF

Hex triplet: #9CAFBF
Red: 9C
Green: AF
Blue: BF

RGBA / RGB rgb(156, 175, 191)

Red: 156 (61.2%)
Green: 175 (68.6%)
Blue: 191 (74.9%)
Alpha: 1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan: 18.32%
Magenta: 8.38%
Yellow: 0.00%
Key: 25.10%

HSL hsl(207.43deg, 21.5 %, 68.0 %)

Hue: 207.43°
Saturation: 21.47 %
Lightness: 68.04 %

HSV / HSB

Hue: 207.43°
Saturation: 18.32 %
Brightness / Value: 74.90 %

RYB ryb(31, 54, 67)

Red: 31 (12.3%)
Yellow: 54 (21.3%)
Blue: 67 (26.3%)

HWB

Hue: 207.43°
Whiteness: 61.18 %
Blackness: 25.10 %

CMY

Cyan: 38.82%
Magenta: 31.37%
Yellow: 25.10%

XYZ

X: 38.44
Y: 41.49
Z: 55.27

YXY

Y1: 41.49
X: 0.28
Y2: 0.31

CIE-Lab

L: 70.52
A: -3.15
B: -10.38

CIE-Lch

L: 70.52
C: 10.84
H: 253.12

CIE-Luv

L: 70.52
U: -10.82
V: -15.22

Hunter-Lab

L: 64.41
A: -6.18
B: -5.79

Other

LRV: ~ 41.5 %
Munsell Color System: 4B 6.9/2.2

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 #9CAFBF

These are the named colors closest to hex 9CAFBF, 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

96.25% match | ΔE 3.75

#8BA8B7 Color Pewter Blue

95.56% match | ΔE 4.44

#B0C4DE Color Light Steel Blue

93.01% match | ΔE 6.99

#AEC6CF Color Pastel Blue

92.77% match | ΔE 7.23

Similar colors from Pantone, RAL and other color matching system

Pantone TCX

Pantone TCX color similar/equivalent to 9CAFBF.

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

98.49% match | ΔE 1.51

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

96.17% match | ΔE 3.83

#A5B8D0 Color PANTONE 14-4115 TCX - Cashmere Blue

95.70% match | ΔE 4.30

#A3BDD3 Color PANTONE 15-4105 TCX - Angel Falls

95.65% match | ΔE 4.35

RAL Design

RAL Design color similar/equivalent to 9CAFBF.

#A0AEBC Color RAL 260 70 10 - Petrel Blue Grey

98.31% match | ΔE 1.69

#99AEBB Color RAL 250 70 10 - Foggy Blue

98.11% match | ΔE 1.89

#96AEC5 Color RAL 260 70 15 - Nordland Light Blue

97.37% match | ΔE 2.63

#A2AEBF Color RAL 270 70 10 - Feather Soft Blue

96.95% match | ΔE 3.05

Pantone PMS

Pantone PMS color similar/equivalent to 9CAFBF.

#A6BBC8 Color PANTONE 5435 C

96.34% match | ΔE 3.66

#98A4AE Color PANTONE 7543 C

95.89% match | ΔE 4.11

#8BABC6 Color PANTONE 4149 C

95.40% match | ΔE 4.60

#9EA6B4 Color PANTONE 2162 C

95.31% match | ΔE 4.69

British Standard 4800

British Standard 4800 color similar/equivalent to 9CAFBF.

#A9BBC6 Color BS 20-C-35 - Blue

96.06% match | ΔE 3.94

#A9C6E2 Color BS 20-D-41 - Powder Blue

92.76% match | ΔE 7.24

RAL Classic

RAL Classic color similar/equivalent to 9CAFBF.

#989EA1 Color RAL 7040 - Window Gray

92.13% match | ΔE 7.87

Paint color for Hex #9CAFBF

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

Behr

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

#99ADBD Color Ombre Blue (S510-3)

99.27% match | ΔE 0.73

#91A7BC Color Paris (PPU14-08)

96.93% match | ΔE 3.07

#91AAB8 Color Windsurf (PPU14-09)

96.79% match | ΔE 3.21

#A4BBD3 Color Perennial Blue (M530-3)

95.64% match | ΔE 4.36

Farrow & Ball

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

#98ACBA Color Kittiwake (307)

98.51% match | ΔE 1.49

#9EB6C8 Color Lulworth Blue (89)

97.70% match | ΔE 2.30

#B0BEC6 Color Parma Gray (27)

94.56% match | ΔE 5.44

#90A3A6 Color Sardine (CB8)

92.64% match | ΔE 7.36

Sherwin Williams

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

#98A9B7 Color Aleutian (SW 6241)

98.13% match | ΔE 1.87

#99A7B8 Color Solitude (SW 6535)

96.99% match | ΔE 3.01

#AABAC6 Color Windy Blue (SW 6240)

96.45% match | ΔE 3.55

#97B4C3 Color Respite (SW 6514)

96.31% match | ΔE 3.69

Dunn-Edwards

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

#9FB6C6 Color Country Air (DET 581)

97.75% match | ΔE 2.25

#9DACB5 Color Irogon Blue (DEC 796)

96.96% match | ΔE 3.04

#A3B9CD Color Northern Pond (DE 5870)

96.92% match | ΔE 3.08

#A2B7CF Color Misted Eve (DE 5884)

96.17% match | ΔE 3.83

PPG Paints

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

#9DAAB9 Color Inevitable (PPG10-24)

97.56% match | ΔE 2.44

#A0AEB8 Color How Handsome (PPG1040-4)

97.42% match | ΔE 2.58

#8EA7B9 Color Dresden Dream (PPG1155-5)

96.81% match | ΔE 3.19

#8DA8BE Color Kaleidoscope (PPG1160-4)

96.46% match | ΔE 3.54

Benjamin Moore

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

#9EADB7 Color Little Falls (1621)

97.45% match | ΔE 2.55

#9CADB7 Color Winter Lake (2129-50)

97.38% match | ΔE 2.62

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

96.84% match | ΔE 3.16

#9BB1BB Color Slate Blue (1648)

96.57% match | ΔE 3.43

Valspar

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

#97A7B4 Color Wave Goodbye (V137-4)

97.43% match | ΔE 2.57

#93AAB8 Color Cool Customer (V107-4)

97.35% match | ΔE 2.65

#8DA6B9 Color New Toile (T611)

96.57% match | ΔE 3.43

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

95.67% match | ΔE 4.33

Color Combinations and Matching Colors

#9CAFBF color palettes and scheme combination

4C6376

607D95

7D96AB

9CAFBF

BBC8D3

DAE1E7

F9FAFB

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.

9CBFAC

9CBFBE

9CAFBF

9C9DBF

AC9CBF

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.

9CAFBF

BF9CAF

AFBF9C

Triadic Color Palette

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

9CAFBF

BE9CBF

BFAC9C

9DBF9C

Tetradic Color Palette

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

9CAFBF

A5B7C5

AFBFCB

B9C7D2

C3CFD8

CDD7DF

D7DFE5

E1E7EB

EBEFF2

F5F7F8

FFFFFF

Cadet Gray* - #9CAFBF Tints

9CAFBF

8C9DAB

7C8C98

6D7A85

5D6972

4E575F

3E454C

2E3439

1F2326

0F1113

000000

Cadet Gray* - #9CAFBF Shades

Complementary / Opposite Color

#9CAFBF

Cadet Gray*

#BFAC9C

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 #9CAFBF?

Color that best contrast with #9CAFBF is #BFAC9C, 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.