What color is PANTONE 12-1009 TCX - Vanilla Cream?
PANTONE 12-1009 TCX - Vanilla Cream color belongs to the Beige color family (hue). The hexadecimal color code(color number) for PANTONE 12-1009 TCX - Vanilla Cream is #F5D8C6, and the RGB color code is RGB(245, 216, 198).
In the RGB color model, PANTONE 12-1009 TCX - Vanilla Cream has a red value of 245, a green value of 216, and a blue value of 198. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 0.0% cyan, 11.8% magenta, 19.2% yellow, and 3.9% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 23° (degrees), 70.1 % saturation, and 86.9 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, PANTONE 12-1009 TCX - Vanilla Cream has a hue of 23° (degrees), 19.2 % saturation and 96.1 % brightness/value.
PANTONE 12-1009 TCX - Vanilla Cream is cool or warm?
The color PANTONE 12-1009 TCX - Vanilla Cream is a warm color.
What is the LRV of PANTONE 12-1009 TCX - Vanilla Cream? (For interior and product design)
PANTONE 12-1009 TCX - Vanilla Cream has an LRV of nearly 72.6. By LRV value, it is a 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.
Compare LRV 72.6 of PANTONE 12-1009 TCX - Vanilla Cream with dark and light color
Is PANTONE 12-1009 TCX - Vanilla Cream Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)
Check if the color PANTONE 12-1009 TCX - Vanilla Cream 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.
Normal text - 14pt
Normal Bold text - 12pt
Large text - 18pt
Large Bold text - 14pt
Color Codes - Color Space Conversions
PANTONE 12-1009 TCX - Vanilla Cream (CMS - Pantone TCX) color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB
- Hex triplet
- #F5D8C6
- Red
- F5
- Green
- D8
- Blue
- C6
- Red
- 245 (96.1%)
- Green
- 216 (84.7%)
- Blue
- 198 (77.6%)
- Alpha
- 1 (100.0%)
- Cyan
- 0.00%
- Magenta
- 11.84%
- Yellow
- 19.18%
- Key
- 3.92%
- Hue
- 22.98°
- Saturation
- 70.15 %
- Lightness
- 86.86 %
- Hue
- 22.98°
- Saturation
- 19.18 %
- Brightness / Value
- 96.08 %
- Red
- 18 (6.9%)
- Yellow
- 49 (19.2%)
- Blue
- 17 (6.9%)
- Hue
- 22.98°
- Whiteness
- 77.65 %
- Blackness
- 3.92 %
- Cyan
- 3.92%
- Magenta
- 15.29%
- Yellow
- 22.35%
- X
- 72.41
- Y
- 72.6
- Z
- 63.62
- Y1
- 72.6
- X
- 0.35
- Y2
- 0.35
- L
- 88.26
- A
- 7.26
- B
- 12.55
- L
- 88.26
- C
- 14.5
- H
- 59.94
- L
- 88.26
- U
- 18.74
- V
- 17.04
- L
- 85.21
- A
- 2.57
- B
- 15.37
- LRV
- ~ 72.6 %
- Munsell Color System
- 5.2YR 8.7/3
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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.
Named colors similar to PANTONE 12-1009 TCX - Vanilla Cream (CMS - Pantone TCX)
These are the named colors closest to PANTONE 12-1009 TCX - Vanilla Cream (CMS - Pantone TCX), closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).
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Pantone TCX
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RAL Design
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Pantone PMS
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British Standard 4800
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RAL Classic
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Paint similar to PANTONE 12-1009 TCX - Vanilla Cream (CMS - Pantone TCX)
These are the real paint colors closest to PANTONE 12-1009 TCX - Vanilla Cream (CMS - Pantone TCX) from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from PANTONE 12-1009 TCX - Vanilla Cream once it is on a wall.
PPG Paints
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Sherwin Williams
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Valspar
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Benjamin Moore
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Dunn-Edwards
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Farrow & Ball
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Behr
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Color Combinations
View more PANTONE 12-1009 TCX - Vanilla Cream - #F5D8C6 color palettes and coordinating colors
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.
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.
The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel
The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Complementary / Opposite Color
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 PANTONE 12-1009 TCX - Vanilla Cream - #F5D8C6?
Color that best contrast with PANTONE 12-1009 TCX - Vanilla Cream - #F5D8C6 is #C6E3F5, color name is Beau Blue*. 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.
What color compliments PANTONE 12-1009 TCX - Vanilla Cream - #F5D8C6?
Complementary or Opposite color for PANTONE 12-1009 TCX - Vanilla Cream - #F5D8C6 is #C6E3F5, color name is Beau Blue*.
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