Benjamin Moore Wenge (AF-180) Paint Color

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Color Name

Wenge (AF-180)

Hex Color Code

#3C2D2B

RGB Color Code

RGB(60, 45, 43)

CMYK Values*

0.0%, 25.0%, 28.3%, 76.5%

Color Family (Hue)

Neutral

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About Wenge (AF-180) color - its meaning and example

What color is Wenge (AF-180)?

Wenge (AF-180) color belongs to the Neutral color family (hue). The hexadecimal color code(color number) for Wenge (AF-180) is #3C2D2B, and the RGB color code is RGB(60, 45, 43).

In the RGB color model, Wenge (AF-180) has a red value of 60, a green value of 45, and a blue value of 43. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 0.0% cyan, 25.0% magenta, 28.3% yellow, and 76.5% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 7.1° (degrees), 16.5 % saturation, and 20.2 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, Wenge (AF-180) has a hue of 7.1° (degrees), 28.3 % saturation and 23.5 % brightness/value.

Wenge (AF-180) is cool or warm?

The color Wenge (AF-180) is a warm color.

What is the LRV of Wenge (AF-180)? (For interior and product design)

Wenge (AF-180) has an LRV of nearly 3. By LRV value, it is a very 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

Wenge (AF-180)

LRV 3

Light Color

Compare LRV 3 of Wenge (AF-180) 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 3 puts Benjamin Moore Wenge (AF-180) 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

Wenge (AF-180) (Paint - Benjamin Moore) color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #3C2D2B

Hex triplet: #3C2D2B
Red: 3C
Green: 2D
Blue: 2B

RGBA / RGB rgb(60, 45, 43)

Red: 60 (23.5%)
Green: 45 (17.6%)
Blue: 43 (16.9%)
Alpha: 1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan: 0.00%
Magenta: 25.00%
Yellow: 28.33%
Key: 76.47%

HSL hsl(7.06deg, 16.5 %, 20.2 %)

Hue: 7.06°
Saturation: 16.50 %
Lightness: 20.20 %

HSV / HSB

Hue: 7.06°
Saturation: 28.33 %
Brightness / Value: 23.53 %

RYB ryb(177, 171, 180)

Red: 177 (69.5%)
Yellow: 171 (67.1%)
Blue: 180 (70.4%)

HWB

Hue: 7.06°
Whiteness: 16.86 %
Blackness: 76.47 %

CMY

Cyan: 76.47%
Magenta: 82.35%
Yellow: 83.14%

XYZ

X: 3.24
Y: 3.01
Z: 2.7

YXY

Y1: 3.01
X: 0.36
Y2: 0.34

CIE-Lab

L: 20.09
A: 6.52
B: 3.93

CIE-Lch

L: 20.09
C: 7.61
H: 31.09

CIE-Luv

L: 20.09
U: 8.19
V: 2.98

Hunter-Lab

L: 17.35
A: 2.93
B: 2.94

Other

LRV: ~ 3 %
Munsell Color System: 3.1YR 1.9/1.3

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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.

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 Wenge (AF-180) (Paint - Benjamin Moore)

These are the named colors closest to Wenge (AF-180) (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).

#43302E Color Old Burgundy

97.77% match | ΔE 2.23

#44362F Color Cassel Earth (Cologne Earth)

95.78% match | ΔE 4.22

#3D2B1F Color Bistre

94.25% match | ΔE 5.75

#543D37 Color Liver Chestnut

93.23% match | ΔE 6.77

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

Pantone TCX

Wenge (AF-180) similar/equivalent colors from Pantone TCX. Conversion of Wenge (AF-180) to Pantone TCX

#40312F Color PANTONE 19-0915 TCX - Coffee Bean

98.72% match | ΔE 1.28

#392D2B Color PANTONE 19-1106 TCX - Molé

98.43% match | ΔE 1.57

#3C302F Color PANTONE 19-1111 TCX - Black Coffee

98.21% match | ΔE 1.79

#3D2D2E Color PANTONE 19-1110 TCX - Chocolate Plum

98.09% match | ΔE 1.91

Pantone PMS

Wenge (AF-180) similar/equivalent colors from Pantone PMS. Conversion of Wenge (AF-180) to Pantone PMS

#382E2C Color PANTONE 440 C

97.34% match | ΔE 2.66

#382F2D Color PANTONE 412 C

96.76% match | ΔE 3.24

#453536 Color PANTONE 439 C

96.71% match | ΔE 3.29

#3E332E Color PANTONE 2479 C

96.43% match | ΔE 3.57

RAL Design

Wenge (AF-180) similar/equivalent colors from RAL Design. Conversion of Wenge (AF-180) to RAL Design

#342A2A Color RAL 020 20 05 - Deep Brown

97.03% match | ΔE 2.97

#3E2A2C Color RAL 010 20 10 - Wenge Black

96.50% match | ΔE 3.50

#3C2727 Color RAL 020 20 10 - Night Red

96.46% match | ΔE 3.54

#3D2D24 Color RAL 050 20 10 - Granite Brown

95.86% match | ΔE 4.14

RAL Classic

Wenge (AF-180) similar/equivalent colors from RAL Classic. Conversion of Wenge (AF-180) to RAL Classic

#442F29 Color RAL 8017 - Chocolate Brown

96.53% match | ΔE 3.47

#3D3635 Color RAL 8019 - Gray Brown

95.07% match | ΔE 4.93

#3E2022 Color RAL 3007 - Black Red

92.43% match | ΔE 7.57

#4A3526 Color RAL 8014 - Sepia Brown

92.43% match | ΔE 7.57

British Standard 4800

Wenge (AF-180) similar/equivalent colors from British Standard 4800. Conversion of Wenge (AF-180) to British Standard 4800

#493230 Color BS 04-C-40 - Maroon

95.82% match | ΔE 4.18

#3E3035 Color BS 02-C-40 - Deep Plum (Loganberry)

95.79% match | ΔE 4.21

#2C1E1A Color BS 04-B-29 - Brown

94.97% match | ΔE 5.03

#36312D Color BS 04-B-25 - Saracen

93.78% match | ΔE 6.22

Paint similar to Wenge (AF-180) (Paint - Benjamin Moore)

These are the real paint colors closest to Wenge (AF-180) (Paint - Benjamin Moore) from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from Wenge (AF-180) once it is on a wall.

Benjamin Moore

Wenge (AF-180) similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of Wenge (AF-180) to Benjamin Moore

#3C2D2B Color Wenge (AF-180)

Paint - Benjamin Moore

100.00% match | ΔE 0.00

#3B3230 Color Espresso Bean (CSP-30)

96.53% match | ΔE 3.47

#453133 Color Caponata (AF-650)

96.22% match | ΔE 3.78

#352D2B Color Bucktrout Brown (CW-180)

96.18% match | ΔE 3.82

Valspar

Wenge (AF-180) similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of Wenge (AF-180) to Valspar

#3D2F30 Color Noblesse Oblige (8004-2G)

98.06% match | ΔE 1.94

#433531 Color Brown Velvet (1011-10)

97.15% match | ΔE 2.85

#433631 Color Black Raisin (4002-2C)

96.42% match | ΔE 3.58

#4A3A39 Color Christmas Pudding (8004-5G)

95.65% match | ΔE 4.35

Sherwin Williams

Wenge (AF-180) similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of Wenge (AF-180) to Sherwin Williams

#403330 Color Black Bean (SW 6006)

97.77% match | ΔE 2.23

#392B2D Color Raisin (SW 7630)

97.52% match | ΔE 2.48

#443735 Color Rockweed (SW 2735)

96.71% match | ΔE 3.29

#4D3C3C Color Bitter Chocolate (SW 6013)

94.75% match | ΔE 5.25

Behr

Wenge (AF-180) similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of Wenge (AF-180) to Behr

#4B4242 Color Sarsaparilla (HDC-AC-26)

92.73% match | ΔE 7.27

#4B423F Color Sweet Molasses (PPU5-20)

92.68% match | ΔE 7.32

#483E45 Color Eclectic Purple (PPU17-20)

92.29% match | ΔE 7.71

#4E4444 Color Black Garnet (N110-7)

92.25% match | ΔE 7.75

Dunn-Edwards

Wenge (AF-180) similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of Wenge (AF-180) to Dunn-Edwards

#53433E Color Spiced Hot Chocolate (DET 691)

92.64% match | ΔE 7.36

#3B3A3A Color Black (DEA 002)

91.50% match | ΔE 8.50

#554348 Color Purple Prose (DET 405)

91.39% match | ΔE 8.61

#4F4744 Color Espresso Macchiato (DET 680)

91.00% match | ΔE 9.00

PPG Paints

Wenge (AF-180) similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of Wenge (AF-180) to PPG Paints

#4F443F Color Dark Granite (PPG1005-7)

92.14% match | ΔE 7.86

#544642 Color French Toast (PPG15-24)

91.80% match | ΔE 8.20

#574642 Color Racy Raisin (PPG16-24)

91.65% match | ΔE 8.35

#4B4441 Color Phantom Mist (PPG1002-7)

91.64% match | ΔE 8.36

Farrow & Ball

Wenge (AF-180) similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of Wenge (AF-180) to Farrow & Ball

#3D3C3C Color Pitch Black (256)

91.24% match | ΔE 8.76

#484348 Color Paean Black (294)

90.84% match | ΔE 9.16

#53454F Color Pelt (254)

89.68% match | ΔE 10.32

#5E4449 Color Brinjal (222)

89.64% match | ΔE 10.36

Color Combinations

View more Benjamin Moore Wenge (AF-180) - #3C2D2B color palettes and coordinating colors

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010000

1E1716

3C2D2B

5A4340

775A56

95706B

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.

3C2B3A

3C2B31

3C2D2B

3C362B

3A3C2B

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.

3C2D2B

2B3C2D

2D2B3C

Triadic Color Palette

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

3C2D2B

323C2B

2B3A3C

362B3C

Tetradic Color Palette

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

3C2D2B

4F4240

635755

766C6A

8A817F

9D9695

B1ABAA

C4C0BF

D8D5D4

EBEAE9

FFFFFF

Wenge (AF-180) - #3C2D2B Tints

3C2D2B

362826

302422

2A1F1E

241B19

1E1615

181111

120D0C

0C0908

060404

000000

Wenge (AF-180) - #3C2D2B Shades

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Complementary / Opposite Color

#3C2D2B

Wenge (AF-180)

#2B3A3C

Outer Space*

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 Wenge (AF-180) - #3C2D2B?

Color that best contrast with Benjamin Moore Wenge (AF-180) - #3C2D2B is #2B3A3C, color name is Outer Space*. 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.