PANTONE Cool Gray 4 C Pantone PMS Color

Facebook Twitter E-Mail Pinterest Reddit WhatsApp LinkedIn

Color Name

PANTONE Cool Gray 4 C

Hex Color Code

#BBBCBC

RGB Color Code

RGB(187, 188, 188)

CMYK Values*

0.5%, 0.0%, 0.0%, 26.3%

Peel-and-Stick Paint Samples

Interior & Exterior Paint | Explore Colors

#BBBCBC PANTONE Cool Gray 4 C CMS Pantone PMS - Color codes and meaning | Matching colors and paints

About PANTONE Cool Gray 4 C color - its meaning and example

What color is PANTONE Cool Gray 4 C?

The hexadecimal color code(color number) for PANTONE Cool Gray 4 C is #BBBCBC, and the RGB color code is RGB(187, 188, 188).

In the RGB color model, PANTONE Cool Gray 4 C has a red value of 187, a green value of 188, and a blue value of 188. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 0.5% cyan, 0.0% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 26.3% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 180° (degrees), 0.7 % saturation, and 73.5 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, PANTONE Cool Gray 4 C has a hue of 180° (degrees), 0.5 % saturation and 73.7 % brightness/value.

PANTONE Cool Gray 4 C is cool or warm?

The color PANTONE Cool Gray 4 C is neither cool nor warm color. It is a neutral color

What is the LRV of PANTONE Cool Gray 4 C? (For interior and product design)

PANTONE Cool Gray 4 C has an LRV of nearly 50.2. 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

PANTONE Cool Gray 4 C

LRV 50.2

Light Color

Compare LRV 50.2 of PANTONE Cool Gray 4 C with dark and light color

Is PANTONE Cool Gray 4 C Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color PANTONE Cool Gray 4 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.

AA: AAA:

Change Background Color:

Normal text - 14pt

Normal Bold text - 12pt

Large text - 18pt

Large Bold text - 14pt

Color Codes - Color Space Conversions

PANTONE Cool Gray 4 C (CMS - Pantone PMS) color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #BBBCBC

Hex triplet: #BBBCBC
Red: BB
Green: BC
Blue: BC

RGBA / RGB rgb(187, 188, 188)

Red: 187 (73.3%)
Green: 188 (73.7%)
Blue: 188 (73.7%)
Alpha: 1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan: 0.53%
Magenta: 0.00%
Yellow: 0.00%
Key: 26.27%

HSL hsl(180deg, 0.7 %, 73.5 %)

Hue: 180°
Saturation: 0.74 %
Lightness: 73.53 %

HSV / HSB

Hue: 180°
Saturation: 0.53 %
Brightness / Value: 73.73 %

RYB ryb(29, 56, 49)

Red: 29 (11.3%)
Yellow: 56 (22.0%)
Blue: 49 (19.2%)

HWB

Hue: 180°
Whiteness: 73.33 %
Blackness: 26.27 %

CMY

Cyan: 26.67%
Magenta: 26.27%
Yellow: 26.27%

XYZ

X: 47.55
Y: 50.16
Z: 54.75

YXY

Y1: 50.16
X: 0.31
Y2: 0.33

CIE-Lab

L: 76.17
A: -0.34
B: -0.13

CIE-Lch

L: 76.17
C: 0.37
H: 200.81

CIE-Luv

L: 76.17
U: -0.57
V: -0.14

Hunter-Lab

L: 70.83
A: -4.09
B: 3.74

Other

LRV: ~ 50.2 %
Munsell Color System: 1.3BG 7.5/0.1

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 Cool Gray 4 C (CMS - Pantone PMS)

These are the named colors closest to PANTONE Cool Gray 4 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).

#BEBEBE Color Medium Gray

99.21% match | ΔE 0.79

#C0C0C0 Color Silver

98.78% match | ΔE 1.22

#CCCCCC Color Neon Silver

95.86% match | ΔE 4.14

#BAC4C8 Color Zinc

95.57% match | ΔE 4.43

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

Pantone TCX

PANTONE Cool Gray 4 C similar/equivalent colors from Pantone TCX. Conversion of PANTONE Cool Gray 4 C to Pantone TCX

#BBBCBC Color PANTONE 14-4103 TCX - Gray Violet

100.00% match | ΔE 0.00

#BEBDBD Color PANTONE 14-4203 TCX - Vapor Blue

98.87% match | ΔE 1.13

#BABBBD Color PANTONE 14-4107 TCX - Quiet Gray

98.85% match | ΔE 1.15

#B7B9B8 Color PANTONE 14-4216 TCX - Monsoon Mist

98.78% match | ΔE 1.22

Pantone PMS

PANTONE Cool Gray 4 C similar/equivalent colors from Pantone PMS. Conversion of PANTONE Cool Gray 4 C to Pantone PMS

#B9BBBB Color PANTONE 10103 C

99.39% match | ΔE 0.61

#C3C5C4 Color PANTONE 10102 C

97.60% match | ΔE 2.40

#B1B3B3 Color PANTONE Cool Gray 5 C

97.46% match | ΔE 2.54

#B2B4B2 Color PANTONE 421 C

97.38% match | ΔE 2.62

British Standard 4800

PANTONE Cool Gray 4 C similar/equivalent colors from British Standard 4800. Conversion of PANTONE Cool Gray 4 C to British Standard 4800

#BDBDBD Color BS 22-C-35 - Purple

99.38% match | ΔE 0.62

#BFBFBF Color BS 18-B-17 - Silver Haze

99.01% match | ΔE 0.99

#B6B6B6 Color BS 18-B-19 - Grey

98.36% match | ΔE 1.64

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

95.87% match | ΔE 4.13

RAL Design

PANTONE Cool Gray 4 C similar/equivalent colors from RAL Design. Conversion of PANTONE Cool Gray 4 C to RAL Design

#BABABA Color RAL 000 75 00 - Marble Grey

99.29% match | ΔE 0.71

#C9C8C7 Color RAL 000 80 00 - Foggy Grey

96.67% match | ΔE 3.33

#ACADAC Color RAL 000 70 00 - Light Grey

95.83% match | ΔE 4.17

#C0C8CF Color RAL 260 80 05 - Light Blue Grey

95.01% match | ΔE 4.99

RAL Classic

PANTONE Cool Gray 4 C similar/equivalent colors from RAL Classic. Conversion of PANTONE Cool Gray 4 C to RAL Classic

#C8C8C7 Color RAL 7047 - Telegray 4

96.83% match | ΔE 3.17

#C5C7C4 Color RAL 7035 - Light Gray

96.73% match | ΔE 3.27

#B0B0A9 Color RAL 7038 - Agate Gray

95.07% match | ΔE 4.93

#C8CBC4 Color RAL 9018 - Papyrus White

94.67% match | ΔE 5.33

Paint similar to PANTONE Cool Gray 4 C (CMS - Pantone PMS)

These are the real paint colors closest to PANTONE Cool Gray 4 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 Cool Gray 4 C once it is on a wall.

Dunn-Edwards

PANTONE Cool Gray 4 C similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of PANTONE Cool Gray 4 C to Dunn-Edwards

#B9BABA Color Covered in Platinum (DE 6367)

99.47% match | ΔE 0.53

#C0C3C4 Color Foil (DE 6360)

98.00% match | ΔE 2.00

#BBBFC3 Color Silver Lined (DE 6353)

97.63% match | ΔE 2.37

#C6C6C6 Color Silver Polish (DE 6374)

97.32% match | ΔE 2.68

Behr

PANTONE Cool Gray 4 C similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of PANTONE Cool Gray 4 C to Behr

#BDBEBF Color High Speed Access (N530-3)

99.21% match | ΔE 0.79

#B8BCBC Color French Silver (PPU18-05)

98.48% match | ΔE 1.52

#BEBBBB Color Grape Creme (PPU16-11)

97.88% match | ΔE 2.12

#BEC2C1 Color Silver Mine (PPU26-18)

97.79% match | ΔE 2.21

PPG Paints

PANTONE Cool Gray 4 C similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of PANTONE Cool Gray 4 C to PPG Paints

#BEC0C2 Color Whirlwind (PPG1013-3)

98.50% match | ΔE 1.50

#BDC1C1 Color Quest (PPG10-15)

98.11% match | ΔE 1.89

#B9B8B5 Color Pigeon Feather (PPG0995-4)

98.00% match | ΔE 2.00

#B7B9B5 Color Gray Stone (PPG1009-4)

97.47% match | ΔE 2.53

Valspar

PANTONE Cool Gray 4 C similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of PANTONE Cool Gray 4 C to Valspar

#C0C2C2 Color Rocky Shelter (8006-11C)

98.41% match | ΔE 1.59

#C3C6C7 Color Gravity (4005-1B)

97.32% match | ΔE 2.68

#BCC2C2 Color Shallow Skies (V116-1)

97.24% match | ΔE 2.76

#B8B4B4 Color Ganymede (8006-12C)

96.77% match | ΔE 3.23

Sherwin Williams

PANTONE Cool Gray 4 C similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of PANTONE Cool Gray 4 C to Sherwin Williams

#B8BCBB Color Monorail Silver (SW 7663)

98.25% match | ΔE 1.75

#BEC1C3 Color Lazy Gray (SW 6254)

98.23% match | ΔE 1.77

#BAB9B6 Color March Wind (SW 7668)

98.13% match | ΔE 1.87

#B4B9B9 Color Colonial Revival Gray (SW 2832)

97.76% match | ΔE 2.24

Benjamin Moore

PANTONE Cool Gray 4 C similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of PANTONE Cool Gray 4 C to Benjamin Moore

#BEC2C2 Color Eternity (AF-695)

97.95% match | ΔE 2.05

#B8BDC0 Color Thundercloud Gray (2124-40)

97.81% match | ΔE 2.19

#B8BAB6 Color Coventry Gray (HC-169)

97.55% match | ΔE 2.45

#B6B4B2 Color Nightingale (AF-670)

97.37% match | ΔE 2.63

Farrow & Ball

PANTONE Cool Gray 4 C similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of PANTONE Cool Gray 4 C to Farrow & Ball

#C3C1BB Color Pavilion Gray (242)

96.56% match | ΔE 3.44

#C0BCB3 Color Purbeck Stone (275)

95.33% match | ΔE 4.67

#B1B1AA Color Lamp Room Gray (88)

95.25% match | ΔE 4.75

#B5BBB4 Color Light Blue (22)

95.18% match | ΔE 4.82

Color Combinations

View more PANTONE Cool Gray 4 C - #BBBCBC color palettes and coordinating colors

6E7070

888989

A1A3A3

BBBCBC

D5D5D5

EEEFEF

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.

BBBCBB

BBBCBC

BBBBBC

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.

BBBCBC

BCBBBC

BCBCBB

Triadic Color Palette

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

BBBCBC

BCBBBC

BCBBBB

BCBCBB

Tetradic Color Palette

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

BBBCBC

C1C2C2

C8C9C9

CFD0D0

D6D6D6

DDDDDD

E3E4E4

EAEAEA

F1F1F1

F8F8F8

FFFFFF

PANTONE Cool Gray 4 C - #BBBCBC Tints

BBBCBC

A8A9A9

959696

828383

707070

5D5E5E

4A4B4B

383838

252525

121212

000000

PANTONE Cool Gray 4 C - #BBBCBC Shades

View more PANTONE Cool Gray 4 C - #BBBCBC color palettes and color scheme combinations

Complementary / Opposite Color

#BBBCBC

PANTONE Cool Gray 4 C

#BCBBBB

Medium Gray*

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 Cool Gray 4 C - #BBBCBC?

Color that best contrast with PANTONE Cool Gray 4 C - #BBBCBC is #BCBBBB, color name is Medium Gray*. 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.