PANTONE 538 C Pantone PMS Color

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Color Name

PANTONE 538 C

Hex Color Code

#C5CFDA

RGB Color Code

RGB(197, 207, 218)

CMYK Values*

9.6%, 5.0%, 0.0%, 14.5%

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#C5CFDA PANTONE 538 C CMS Pantone PMS - Color codes and meaning | Matching colors and paints

About PANTONE 538 C color - its meaning and example

What color is PANTONE 538 C?

The hexadecimal color code(color number) for PANTONE 538 C is #C5CFDA, and the RGB color code is RGB(197, 207, 218).

In the RGB color model, PANTONE 538 C has a red value of 197, a green value of 207, and a blue value of 218. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 9.6% cyan, 5.0% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 14.5% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 211.4° (degrees), 22.1 % saturation, and 81.4 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, PANTONE 538 C has a hue of 211.4° (degrees), 9.6 % saturation and 85.5 % brightness/value.

PANTONE 538 C is cool or warm?

The color PANTONE 538 C is a cool color.

What is the LRV of PANTONE 538 C? (For interior and product design)

PANTONE 538 C has an LRV of nearly 61.6. 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.

Dark Color

PANTONE 538 C

LRV 61.6

Light Color

Compare LRV 61.6 of PANTONE 538 C with dark and light color

Is PANTONE 538 C Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color PANTONE 538 C 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

PANTONE 538 C (CMS - Pantone PMS) color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #C5CFDA

Hex triplet: #C5CFDA
Red: C5
Green: CF
Blue: DA

RGBA / RGB rgb(197, 207, 218)

Red: 197 (77.3%)
Green: 207 (81.2%)
Blue: 218 (85.5%)
Alpha: 1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan: 9.63%
Magenta: 5.05%
Yellow: 0.00%
Key: 14.51%

HSL hsl(211.43deg, 22.1 %, 81.4 %)

Hue: 211.43°
Saturation: 22.11 %
Lightness: 81.37 %

HSV / HSB

Hue: 211.43°
Saturation: 9.63 %
Brightness / Value: 85.49 %

RYB ryb(17, 34, 38)

Red: 17 (6.6%)
Yellow: 34 (13.2%)
Blue: 38 (14.7%)

HWB

Hue: 211.43°
Whiteness: 77.25 %
Blackness: 14.51 %

CMY

Cyan: 22.75%
Magenta: 18.82%
Yellow: 14.51%

XYZ

X: 57.99
Y: 61.56
Z: 75.15

YXY

Y1: 61.56
X: 0.3
Y2: 0.32

CIE-Lab

L: 82.68
A: -1.25
B: -6.62

CIE-Lch

L: 82.68
C: 6.73
H: 259.28

CIE-Luv

L: 82.68
U: -6.04
V: -9.96

Hunter-Lab

L: 78.46
A: -5.36
B: -1.87

Other

LRV: ~ 61.6 %
Munsell Color System: 4.8B 8.1/1.4

Similar Colors and Paints

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 PANTONE 538 C (CMS - Pantone PMS)

These are the named colors closest to PANTONE 538 C (CMS - Pantone PMS), closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).

#BED3E5 Color Pale Aqua

96.01% match | ΔE 3.99

#BAC4C8 Color Zinc

95.52% match | ΔE 4.48

#BCD4E6 Color Beau Blue

95.23% match | ΔE 4.77

#CCCCCC Color Neon Silver

94.03% match | ΔE 5.97

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

Pantone TCX

PANTONE 538 C similar/equivalent colors from Pantone TCX. Conversion of PANTONE 538 C to Pantone TCX

#C5D1DD Color PANTONE 13-4302 TCX - Skywriting

99.14% match | ΔE 0.86

#C0CEDA Color PANTONE 13-4304 TCX - Ballad Blue

98.43% match | ΔE 1.57

#CBD9E7 Color PANTONE 12-4303 TCX - Country Air

97.26% match | ΔE 2.74

#BECEE2 Color PANTONE 13-4016 TCX - Blue Finch

96.38% match | ΔE 3.62

Pantone PMS

PANTONE 538 C similar/equivalent colors from Pantone PMS. Conversion of PANTONE 538 C to Pantone PMS

#CED9E5 Color PANTONE 650 C

97.63% match | ΔE 2.37

#C6D6E3 Color PANTONE 643 C

97.40% match | ΔE 2.60

#BBC7D6 Color PANTONE 537 C

97.38% match | ΔE 2.62

#BFCED6 Color PANTONE 5455 C

97.01% match | ΔE 2.99

RAL Design

PANTONE 538 C similar/equivalent colors from RAL Design. Conversion of PANTONE 538 C to RAL Design

#C0C8CF Color RAL 260 80 05 - Light Blue Grey

97.55% match | ΔE 2.45

#B9C9D7 Color RAL 260 80 10 - Powder Soft Blue

97.19% match | ΔE 2.81

#CFD5DB Color RAL 260 85 05 - Satin White

97.14% match | ΔE 2.86

#C9D9E7 Color RAL 260 85 10 - Sea Breeze Green

96.95% match | ΔE 3.05

British Standard 4800

PANTONE 538 C similar/equivalent colors from British Standard 4800. Conversion of PANTONE 538 C to British Standard 4800

#BBCEDB Color BS 20-C-33 - Pompadour

96.68% match | ΔE 3.32

#D8D7DD Color BS 22-B-17 - Lavender Haze

94.43% match | ΔE 5.57

#C4C3C9 Color BS 22-B-19 - Soft Bleu

94.36% match | ΔE 5.64

#CCCCCC Color BS 16-A-03 - Grey

94.03% match | ΔE 5.97

RAL Classic

PANTONE 538 C similar/equivalent colors from RAL Classic. Conversion of PANTONE 538 C to RAL Classic

#C8C8C7 Color RAL 7047 - Telegray 4

93.42% match | ΔE 6.58

#C5C7C4 Color RAL 7035 - Light Gray

92.70% match | ΔE 7.30

Paint similar to PANTONE 538 C (CMS - Pantone PMS)

These are the real paint colors closest to PANTONE 538 C (CMS - Pantone PMS) from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from PANTONE 538 C once it is on a wall.

Behr

PANTONE 538 C similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of PANTONE 538 C to Behr

#C3CFDC Color Monet (PPU15-17)

99.05% match | ΔE 0.95

#C4D1DD Color Soaring Sky (S530-1)

98.82% match | ΔE 1.18

#BBCEE0 Color Sky'S The Limit (M530-2)

96.45% match | ΔE 3.55

#C2CED2 Color Alice White (MQ3-58)

96.14% match | ΔE 3.86

PPG Paints

PANTONE 538 C similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of PANTONE 538 C to PPG Paints

#C1CEDA Color Magical (PPG1160-2)

98.80% match | ΔE 1.20

#C7D3E0 Color Stratosphere (PPG1162-2)

98.71% match | ΔE 1.29

#BCC5CF Color Blue Dolphin (PPG1041-4)

97.52% match | ΔE 2.48

#C0CED6 Color Keepsakes (PPG1040-2)

97.35% match | ΔE 2.65

Dunn-Edwards

PANTONE 538 C similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of PANTONE 538 C to Dunn-Edwards

#C5D1DA Color Polished Silver (DE 5820)

98.44% match | ΔE 1.56

#C2D2E0 Color Oceana Drive (DE 5869)

97.75% match | ΔE 2.25

#C1D1E2 Color Drenched Rain (DE 5883)

97.28% match | ΔE 2.72

#C7D7E0 Color Snow Lodge (DE 5799)

96.66% match | ΔE 3.34

Benjamin Moore

PANTONE 538 C similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of PANTONE 538 C to Benjamin Moore

#C5D3DF Color Lake Placid (827)

98.30% match | ΔE 1.70

#C1CAD1 Color Iced Slate (2130-60)

97.80% match | ΔE 2.20

#C7D5E4 Color Misty Blue (820)

97.75% match | ΔE 2.25

#C4CBD0 Color Feather Gray (2127-60)

97.12% match | ΔE 2.88

Sherwin Williams

PANTONE 538 C similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of PANTONE 538 C to Sherwin Williams

#BBC7D2 Color Icy (SW 6534)

97.76% match | ΔE 2.24

#BFC9D0 Color Upward (SW 6239)

97.52% match | ΔE 2.48

#CBD8E1 Color Icelandic (SW 6526)

97.30% match | ΔE 2.70

#C7D1E2 Color Breathtaking (SW 6814)

97.22% match | ΔE 2.78

Valspar

PANTONE 538 C similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of PANTONE 538 C to Valspar

#C9D8E6 Color Blueberry Ice (8002-45A)

97.30% match | ΔE 2.70

#C9DAE8 Color Tourmaline (V036-1)

96.59% match | ΔE 3.41

#BBC3CA Color Steampunk Gray (V137-3)

96.56% match | ΔE 3.44

#BACEDD Color Baby Boots (P109)

96.44% match | ΔE 3.56

Farrow & Ball

PANTONE 538 C similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of PANTONE 538 C to Farrow & Ball

#B0BEC6 Color Parma Gray (27)

94.76% match | ΔE 5.24

#D1DADB Color Borrowed Light (235)

94.55% match | ΔE 5.45

#C9C7CD Color Calluna (270)

94.24% match | ΔE 5.76

#C9CFCD Color Skylight (205)

93.71% match | ΔE 6.29

Color Combinations

View more PANTONE 538 C - #C5CFDA color palettes and coordinating colors

68829E

879BB2

A6B5C6

C5CFDA

E4E9EE

FFFFFF

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.

C5DAD0

C5DADA

C5CFDA

C5C5DA

D0C5DA

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.

C5CFDA

DAC5CF

CFDAC5

Triadic Color Palette

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

C5CFDA

DAC5DA

DAD0C5

C5DAC6

Tetradic Color Palette

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

C5CFDA

CAD3DD

D0D8E1

D6DDE5

DCE2E8

E2E7EC

E7EBF0

EDF0F3

F3F5F7

F9FAFB

FFFFFF

PANTONE 538 C - #C5CFDA Tints

C5CFDA

B1BAC4

9DA5AE

899098

767C82

62676D

4E5257

3B3E41

27292B

131415

000000

PANTONE 538 C - #C5CFDA Shades

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Complementary / Opposite Color

#C5CFDA

PANTONE 538 C

#DAD0C5

Timberwolf*

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 538 C - #C5CFDA?

Color that best contrast with PANTONE 538 C - #C5CFDA is #DAD0C5, color name is Timberwolf*. 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.