Benjamin Moore Shale (861) Paint Color

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Color Name

Shale (861)

Hex Color Code

#C3BDB1

RGB Color Code

RGB(195, 189, 177)

CMYK Values*

0.0%, 3.1%, 9.2%, 23.5%

Color Family (Hue)

Gray

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About Shale (861) color - its meaning and example

What color is Shale (861)?

Shale (861) color belongs to the Gray color family (hue). The hexadecimal color code(color number) for Shale (861) is #C3BDB1, and the RGB color code is RGB(195, 189, 177).

In the RGB color model, Shale (861) has a red value of 195, a green value of 189, and a blue value of 177. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 0.0% cyan, 3.1% magenta, 9.2% yellow, and 23.5% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 40° (degrees), 13.0 % saturation, and 72.9 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, Shale (861) has a hue of 40° (degrees), 9.2 % saturation and 76.5 % brightness/value.

Shale (861) is cool or warm?

The color Shale (861) is a warm color.

What is the LRV of Shale (861)? (For interior and product design)

Shale (861) has an LRV of nearly 51.2. 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

Shale (861)

LRV 51.2

Light Color

Compare LRV 51.2 of Shale (861) 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 51.2 puts Benjamin Moore Shale (861) paint color in the medium 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

Shale (861) (Paint - Benjamin Moore) color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #C3BDB1

Hex triplet: #C3BDB1
Red: C3
Green: BD
Blue: B1

RGBA / RGB rgb(195, 189, 177)

Red: 195 (76.5%)
Green: 189 (74.1%)
Blue: 177 (69.4%)
Alpha: 1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan: 0.00%
Magenta: 3.08%
Yellow: 9.23%
Key: 23.53%

HSL hsl(40deg, 13.0 %, 72.9 %)

Hue: 40°
Saturation: 13.04 %
Lightness: 72.94 %

HSV / HSB

Hue: 40°
Saturation: 9.23 %
Brightness / Value: 76.47 %

RYB ryb(31, 64, 45)

Red: 31 (12.2%)
Yellow: 64 (25.2%)
Blue: 45 (17.7%)

HWB

Hue: 40°
Whiteness: 69.41 %
Blackness: 23.53 %

CMY

Cyan: 23.53%
Magenta: 25.88%
Yellow: 30.59%

XYZ

X: 48.64
Y: 51.17
Z: 48.91

YXY

Y1: 51.17
X: 0.33
Y2: 0.34

CIE-Lab

L: 76.78
A: 0.01
B: 6.8

CIE-Lch

L: 76.78
C: 6.8
H: 89.95

CIE-Luv

L: 76.78
U: 4.2
V: 9.92

Hunter-Lab

L: 71.53
A: -3.82
B: 9.54

Other

LRV: ~ 51.2 %
Munsell Color System: 8.4Y 7.5/1.2

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 Shale (861) (Paint - Benjamin Moore)

These are the named colors closest to Shale (861) (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).

#C9C0BB Color Pale Silver

95.56% match | ΔE 4.44

#CFCFC4 Color Pastel Gray

94.85% match | ΔE 5.15

#B0A999 Color Greige

94.22% match | ΔE 5.78

#BEBEBE Color Medium Gray

94.09% match | ΔE 5.91

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

Pantone PMS

Shale (861) similar/equivalent colors from Pantone PMS. Conversion of Shale (861) to Pantone PMS

#C4BFB6 Color PANTONE 400 C

98.58% match | ΔE 1.42

#BFB8AF Color PANTONE Warm Gray 3 C

97.93% match | ΔE 2.07

#CBC4BC Color PANTONE Warm Gray 2 C

97.10% match | ΔE 2.90

#C5B9AC Color PANTONE 7528 C

97.02% match | ΔE 2.98

British Standard 4800

Shale (861) similar/equivalent colors from British Standard 4800. Conversion of Shale (861) to British Standard 4800

#BEB7A7 Color BS 00-A-03 - Grey

97.68% match | ΔE 2.32

#B8B7A8 Color BS 12-B-19 - Beige

96.27% match | ΔE 3.73

#BDBDBD Color BS 22-C-35 - Purple

94.09% match | ΔE 5.91

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

94.08% match | ΔE 5.92

Pantone TCX

Shale (861) similar/equivalent colors from Pantone TCX. Conversion of Shale (861) to Pantone TCX

#CAC2B9 Color PANTONE 14-0002 TCX - Pumice Stone

97.48% match | ΔE 2.52

#CDC6BD Color PANTONE 13-0000 TCX - Moonbeam

97.06% match | ΔE 2.94

#BEB7B0 Color PANTONE 15-4502 TCX - Silver Cloud

96.98% match | ΔE 3.02

#CABEB5 Color PANTONE 13-0403 TCX - Gray Morn

96.12% match | ΔE 3.88

RAL Design

Shale (861) similar/equivalent colors from RAL Design. Conversion of Shale (861) to RAL Design

#CDC7BD Color RAL 080 80 05 - Micaceous Light Grey

97.24% match | ΔE 2.76

#C8C7BC Color RAL 100 80 05 - Natural Grey

96.62% match | ΔE 3.38

#D1C6BE Color RAL 060 80 05 - Light Chamois Beige

95.43% match | ΔE 4.57

#C6C8BE Color RAL 120 80 05 - Dust Green

95.41% match | ΔE 4.59

RAL Classic

Shale (861) similar/equivalent colors from RAL Classic. Conversion of Shale (861) to RAL Classic

#B7B3A8 Color RAL 7044 - Silk Gray

97.06% match | ΔE 2.94

#B5B0A1 Color RAL 7032 - Pebble Gray

96.03% match | ΔE 3.97

#B0B0A9 Color RAL 7038 - Agate Gray

95.00% match | ΔE 5.00

#C8CBC4 Color RAL 9018 - Papyrus White

94.47% match | ΔE 5.53

Paint similar to Shale (861) (Paint - Benjamin Moore)

These are the real paint colors closest to Shale (861) (Paint - Benjamin Moore) from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from Shale (861) once it is on a wall.

Farrow & Ball

Shale (861) similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of Shale (861) to Farrow & Ball

#C0BCB3 Color Purbeck Stone (275)

98.54% match | ΔE 1.46

#C7BEB3 Color Elephant's Breath (229)

98.18% match | ΔE 1.82

#C6BAAA Color Roasted Macadamia (CB2)

97.09% match | ΔE 2.91

#C3C1BB Color Pavilion Gray (242)

96.90% match | ΔE 3.10

Dunn-Edwards

Shale (861) similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of Shale (861) to Dunn-Edwards

#BAB6AB Color Reclaimed Wood (DET 625)

97.81% match | ΔE 2.19

#BAB6A9 Color Play on Gray (DE 6228)

97.64% match | ΔE 2.36

#BAB4A6 Color Pewter Patter (DET 627)

97.39% match | ΔE 2.61

#BEB4A8 Color Drifting (DEC 770)

97.00% match | ΔE 3.00

Sherwin Williams

Shale (861) similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of Shale (861) to Sherwin Williams

#C8BFB5 Color Twilight Gray (SW 0054)

97.79% match | ΔE 2.21

#CCC5BD Color Alpaca (SW 7022)

96.93% match | ΔE 3.07

#C2C0BB Color Light French Gray (SW 0055)

96.58% match | ΔE 3.42

#C3C1BC Color Knitting Needles (SW 7672)

96.52% match | ΔE 3.48

Behr

Shale (861) similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of Shale (861) to Behr

#CCC3BA Color Doeskin Gray (N200-2)

96.97% match | ΔE 3.03

#C4C0BB Color Natural Gray (PPU18-10)

96.69% match | ΔE 3.31

#CCCAC1 Color Dolphin Fin (790C-3)

96.22% match | ΔE 3.78

#CAC9C0 Color Whitewash Oak (PPU24-12)

96.19% match | ΔE 3.81

Benjamin Moore

Shale (861) similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of Shale (861) to Benjamin Moore

#C3B8AE Color Hazelwood (1005)

96.79% match | ΔE 3.21

#C1BFBA Color Smoke Embers (1466)

96.63% match | ΔE 3.37

#D2C8BD Color Desert Light (1004)

96.23% match | ΔE 3.77

#D0CDC2 Color Rodeo (1534)

95.84% match | ΔE 4.16

PPG Paints

Shale (861) similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of Shale (861) to PPG Paints

#CFC6BC Color Intuitive (PPG1022-2)

96.75% match | ΔE 3.25

#C6BAAF Color Legendary (PPG1019-3)

96.72% match | ΔE 3.28

#CECAC1 Color Swirling Smoke (PPG1007-2)

96.44% match | ΔE 3.56

#BBBAB5 Color Fresh Granite (PPG0997-3)

96.33% match | ΔE 3.67

Valspar

Shale (861) similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of Shale (861) to Valspar

#CDC2BA Color Windmill (8005-10C)

95.92% match | ΔE 4.08

#D1CFC1 Color Upstate (T659)

95.10% match | ΔE 4.90

#D0CFC6 Color Passing Shadow (T668)

95.00% match | ΔE 5.00

#CFC0B6 Color Boardwalk Sashay (8004-7B)

94.94% match | ΔE 5.06

Color Combinations

View more Benjamin Moore Shale (861) - #C3BDB1 color palettes and coordinating colors

7C725F

978C77

ADA594

C3BDB1

D9D5CE

EFEEEB

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.

C3B1B7

C3B4B1

C3BDB1

C0C3B1

B7C3B1

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.

C3BDB1

B1C3BD

BDB1C3

Triadic Color Palette

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

C3BDB1

B1C3B4

B1B7C3

C3B1C0

Tetradic Color Palette

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

C3BDB1

C9C3B8

CFCAC0

D5D0C8

DBD7D0

E1DED8

E7E4DF

EDEBE7

F3F1EF

F9F8F7

FFFFFF

Shale (861) - #C3BDB1 Tints

C3BDB1

AFAA9F

9C978D

88847B

75716A

615E58

4D4B46

3A3835

272523

131211

000000

Shale (861) - #C3BDB1 Shades

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Complementary / Opposite Color

#C3BDB1

Shale (861)

#B1B7C3

Lavender 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 Benjamin Moore Shale (861) - #C3BDB1?

Color that best contrast with Benjamin Moore Shale (861) - #C3BDB1 is #B1B7C3, color name is Lavender 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.