Benjamin Moore Montpelier (AF-555) Paint Color

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Color Name

Montpelier (AF-555)

Hex Color Code

#718087

RGB Color Code

RGB(113, 128, 135)

CMYK Values*

16.3%, 5.2%, 0.0%, 47.1%

Color Family (Hue)

Blue

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About Montpelier (AF-555) color - its meaning and example

What color is Montpelier (AF-555)?

Montpelier (AF-555) color belongs to the Blue color family (hue). The hexadecimal color code(color number) for Montpelier (AF-555) is #718087, and the RGB color code is RGB(113, 128, 135).

In the RGB color model, Montpelier (AF-555) has a red value of 113, a green value of 128, and a blue value of 135. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 16.3% cyan, 5.2% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 47.1% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 199.1° (degrees), 8.9 % saturation, and 48.6 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, Montpelier (AF-555) has a hue of 199.1° (degrees), 16.3 % saturation and 52.9 % brightness/value.

Montpelier (AF-555) is cool or warm?

The color Montpelier (AF-555) is a cool color.

What is the LRV of Montpelier (AF-555)? (For interior and product design)

Montpelier (AF-555) has an LRV of nearly 20.7. 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

Montpelier (AF-555)

LRV 20.7

Light Color

Compare LRV 20.7 of Montpelier (AF-555) 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 20.7 puts Benjamin Moore Montpelier (AF-555) 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

Montpelier (AF-555) (Paint - Benjamin Moore) color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #718087

Hex triplet: #718087
Red: 71
Green: 80
Blue: 87

RGBA / RGB rgb(113, 128, 135)

Red: 113 (44.3%)
Green: 128 (50.2%)
Blue: 135 (52.9%)
Alpha: 1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan: 16.30%
Magenta: 5.19%
Yellow: 0.00%
Key: 47.06%

HSL hsl(199.09deg, 8.9 %, 48.6 %)

Hue: 199.09°
Saturation: 8.87 %
Lightness: 48.63 %

HSV / HSB

Hue: 199.09°
Saturation: 16.30 %
Brightness / Value: 52.94 %

RYB ryb(69, 96, 109)

Red: 69 (27.0%)
Yellow: 96 (37.5%)
Blue: 109 (42.7%)

HWB

Hue: 199.09°
Whiteness: 44.31 %
Blackness: 47.06 %

CMY

Cyan: 55.69%
Magenta: 49.80%
Yellow: 47.06%

XYZ

X: 18.9
Y: 20.7
Z: 25.92

YXY

Y1: 20.7
X: 0.29
Y2: 0.32

CIE-Lab

L: 52.62
A: -3.91
B: -5.65

CIE-Lch

L: 52.62
C: 6.87
H: 235.27

CIE-Luv

L: 52.62
U: -8.3
V: -7.38

Hunter-Lab

L: 45.5
A: -5.45
B: -1.93

Other

LRV: ~ 20.7 %
Munsell Color System: 0.2B 5.1/1.5

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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 Montpelier (AF-555) (Paint - Benjamin Moore)

These are the named colors closest to Montpelier (AF-555) (Paint - Benjamin Moore), closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).

#6E7F80 Color AuroMetalSaurus

96.27% match | ΔE 3.73

#708090 Color Slate Gray

95.60% match | ΔE 4.40

#778899 Color Light Slate Gray

94.39% match | ΔE 5.61

#848789 Color Aluminium

93.79% match | ΔE 6.21

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

RAL Classic

Montpelier (AF-555) similar/equivalent colors from RAL Classic. Conversion of Montpelier (AF-555) to RAL Classic

#7A888E Color RAL 7000 - Squirrel Gray

96.91% match | ΔE 3.09

#7F868A Color RAL 7046 - Telegray 2

95.71% match | ΔE 4.29

#797B7A Color RAL 9023 - Pearl Dark Gray

93.64% match | ΔE 6.36

#7A7B7A Color RAL 7037 - Dusty Gray

93.24% match | ΔE 6.76

Pantone TCX

Montpelier (AF-555) similar/equivalent colors from Pantone TCX. Conversion of Montpelier (AF-555) to Pantone TCX

#697A7E Color PANTONE 18-4510 TCX - Trooper

96.67% match | ΔE 3.33

#6E8082 Color PANTONE 18-4711 TCX - Stormy Sea

96.62% match | ΔE 3.38

#7A898F Color PANTONE 17-4408 TCX - Lead

96.62% match | ΔE 3.38

#748995 Color PANTONE 17-4111 TCX - Citadel

96.02% match | ΔE 3.98

Pantone PMS

Montpelier (AF-555) similar/equivalent colors from Pantone PMS. Conversion of Montpelier (AF-555) to Pantone PMS

#768692 Color PANTONE 7544 C

96.64% match | ΔE 3.36

#7C878E Color PANTONE 430 C

96.62% match | ΔE 3.38

#717C7D Color PANTONE 444 C

96.55% match | ΔE 3.45

#7B8085 Color PANTONE 10389 C

95.73% match | ΔE 4.27

RAL Design

Montpelier (AF-555) similar/equivalent colors from RAL Design. Conversion of Montpelier (AF-555) to RAL Design

#6E7A7C Color RAL 220 50 05 - Winter Could Grey

96.57% match | ΔE 3.43

#6F787D Color RAL 240 50 05 - Smoky Blue

96.39% match | ΔE 3.61

#677986 Color RAL 250 50 10 - Metal Grey

96.05% match | ΔE 3.95

#637A82 Color RAL 230 50 10 - Gravel Grey Blue

95.96% match | ΔE 4.04

British Standard 4800

Montpelier (AF-555) similar/equivalent colors from British Standard 4800. Conversion of Montpelier (AF-555) to British Standard 4800

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

95.21% match | ΔE 4.79

#7C7E81 Color BS 00-A-07 - Grey

94.36% match | ΔE 5.64

#848889 Color BS 00-A-05 - Goose Grey (Sea Mist)

93.87% match | ΔE 6.13

#6D88A0 Color BS 20-C-37 - Viking

92.54% match | ΔE 7.46

Paint similar to Montpelier (AF-555) (Paint - Benjamin Moore)

These are the real paint colors closest to Montpelier (AF-555) (Paint - Benjamin Moore) from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from Montpelier (AF-555) once it is on a wall.

Benjamin Moore

Montpelier (AF-555) similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of Montpelier (AF-555) to Benjamin Moore

#718087 Color Montpelier (AF-555)

Paint - Benjamin Moore

100.00% match | ΔE 0.00

#728287 Color Smokestack Gray (2131-40)

98.56% match | ΔE 1.44

#6D7E89 Color Normandy (2129-40)

97.95% match | ΔE 2.05

#727C83 Color Wolf Gray (2127-40)

97.56% match | ΔE 2.44

Behr

Montpelier (AF-555) similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of Montpelier (AF-555) to Behr

#708189 Color Atlantic Shoreline (PPU13-4)

99.22% match | ΔE 0.78

#74858F Color Adirondack Blue (N480-5)

97.69% match | ΔE 2.31

#6F7B84 Color Charcoal Blue (N490-5)

97.42% match | ΔE 2.58

#727C7E Color Ocean Swell (PPU25-19)

96.92% match | ΔE 3.08

Dunn-Edwards

Montpelier (AF-555) similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of Montpelier (AF-555) to Dunn-Edwards

#707E84 Color Taliesin Blue (DEC 798)

99.10% match | ΔE 0.90

#70828F Color Mica Creek (DE 5823)

97.15% match | ΔE 2.85

#727A7C Color Rhinoceros (DE 6327)

96.21% match | ΔE 3.79

#788788 Color Shadow Effect (DET 597)

95.89% match | ΔE 4.11

Valspar

Montpelier (AF-555) similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of Montpelier (AF-555) to Valspar

#6D7C81 Color Academy Gray (5001-2A)

98.05% match | ΔE 1.95

#6B808C Color Cornflower Blue (4008-4B)

97.43% match | ΔE 2.57

#7C878B Color Sharkfin (4007-2A)

96.61% match | ΔE 3.39

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

96.57% match | ΔE 3.43

Sherwin Williams

Montpelier (AF-555) similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of Montpelier (AF-555) to Sherwin Williams

#6F848C Color Blustery Sky (SW 9140)

97.62% match | ΔE 2.38

#727C7F Color Foggy Day (SW 6235)

97.28% match | ΔE 2.72

#777F86 Color Downing Slate (SW 2819)

96.94% match | ΔE 3.06

#7A848D Color Storm Cloud (SW 6249)

96.63% match | ΔE 3.37

Farrow & Ball

Montpelier (AF-555) similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of Montpelier (AF-555) to Farrow & Ball

#748284 Color De Nimes (299)

97.28% match | ΔE 2.72

#7C8E96 Color Selvedge (306)

94.94% match | ΔE 5.06

#8C8E8D Color Plummett (272)

91.45% match | ΔE 8.55

#7295A1 Color Stone Blue (86)

91.30% match | ΔE 8.70

PPG Paints

Montpelier (AF-555) similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of Montpelier (AF-555) to PPG Paints

#69808B Color Artifact (PPG10-16)

97.21% match | ΔE 2.79

#7B8588 Color Garrison Gray (PPG1039-5)

96.77% match | ΔE 3.23

#657D85 Color Sorcerer's Spell (PPG10-02)

96.39% match | ΔE 3.61

#6E797B Color Phantom (PPG1036-6)

96.31% match | ΔE 3.69

Color Combinations

View more Benjamin Moore Montpelier (AF-555) - #718087 color palettes and coordinating colors

2B3134

434B4F

5A666B

718087

8C999F

A8B2B6

C4CACD

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.

718778

718783

718087

717587

787187

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.

718087

877180

808771

Triadic Color Palette

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

718087

837187

877871

758771

Tetradic Color Palette

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

718087

7F8C93

8D999F

9BA6AB

A9B2B7

B8BFC3

C6CCCF

D4D8DB

E2E5E7

F0F2F3

FFFFFF

Montpelier (AF-555) - #718087 Tints

718087

657379

5A666C

4F595E

434C51

384043

2D3336

212628

16191B

0B0C0D

000000

Montpelier (AF-555) - #718087 Shades

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Complementary / Opposite Color

#718087

Montpelier (AF-555)

#877871

Cinereous*

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 Benjamin Moore Montpelier (AF-555) - #718087?

Color that best contrast with Benjamin Moore Montpelier (AF-555) - #718087 is #877871, color name is Cinereous*. 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.