Behr Whale Gray (N470-6) Paint Color

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Color Name

Whale Gray (N470-6)

Hex Color Code

#59676B

RGB Color Code

RGB(89, 103, 107)

CMYK Values*

16.8%, 3.7%, 0.0%, 58.0%

Color Family (Hue)

Gray Blue Gray

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#59676B Whale Gray (N470-6) Paint Behr - Color codes and meaning | Matching colors and paints

About Whale Gray (N470-6) color - its meaning and example

What color is Whale Gray (N470-6)?

Whale Gray (N470-6) color belongs to the Gray Blue Gray color family (hue). The hexadecimal color code(color number) for Whale Gray (N470-6) is #59676B, and the RGB color code is RGB(89, 103, 107).

In the RGB color model, Whale Gray (N470-6) has a red value of 89, a green value of 103, and a blue value of 107. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 16.8% cyan, 3.7% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 58.0% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 193.3° (degrees), 9.2 % saturation, and 38.4 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, Whale Gray (N470-6) has a hue of 193.3° (degrees), 16.8 % saturation and 42.0 % brightness/value.

Whale Gray (N470-6) is cool or warm?

The color Whale Gray (N470-6) is a cool color.

What is the LRV of Whale Gray (N470-6)? (For interior and product design)

Whale Gray (N470-6) has an LRV of nearly 12.9. By LRV value, it is a 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

Whale Gray (N470-6)

LRV 12.9

Light Color

Compare LRV 12.9 of Whale Gray (N470-6) 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 12.9 puts Behr Whale Gray (N470-6) 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

Whale Gray (N470-6) (Paint - Behr) color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #59676B

Hex triplet: #59676B
Red: 59
Green: 67
Blue: 6B

RGBA / RGB rgb(89, 103, 107)

Red: 89 (34.9%)
Green: 103 (40.4%)
Blue: 107 (42.0%)
Alpha: 1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan: 16.82%
Magenta: 3.74%
Yellow: 0.00%
Key: 58.04%

HSL hsl(193.33deg, 9.2 %, 38.4 %)

Hue: 193.33°
Saturation: 9.18 %
Lightness: 38.43 %

HSV / HSB

Hue: 193.33°
Saturation: 16.82 %
Brightness / Value: 41.96 %

RYB ryb(95, 119, 134)

Red: 95 (37.3%)
Yellow: 119 (46.5%)
Blue: 134 (52.6%)

HWB

Hue: 193.33°
Whiteness: 34.90 %
Blackness: 58.04 %

CMY

Cyan: 65.10%
Magenta: 59.61%
Yellow: 58.04%

XYZ

X: 11.62
Y: 12.89
Z: 15.78

YXY

Y1: 12.89
X: 0.29
Y2: 0.32

CIE-Lab

L: 42.59
A: -4.36
B: -4.05

CIE-Lch

L: 42.59
C: 5.95
H: 222.84

CIE-Luv

L: 42.59
U: -7.49
V: -4.77

Hunter-Lab

L: 35.9
A: -5.02
B: -0.94

Other

LRV: ~ 12.9 %
Munsell Color System: 7.5BG 4.1/1.4

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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 Whale Gray (N470-6) (Paint - Behr)

These are the named colors closest to Whale Gray (N470-6) (Paint - Behr), closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).

#536872 Color Cadet

96.77% match | ΔE 3.23

#536878 Color Payne's Gray

94.33% match | ΔE 5.67

#536878 Color Dark Electric Blue

94.33% match | ΔE 5.67

#676767 Color Granite Gray

93.38% match | ΔE 6.62

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

RAL Classic

Whale Gray (N470-6) similar/equivalent colors from RAL Classic. Conversion of Whale Gray (N470-6) to RAL Classic

#5B686D Color RAL 7031 - Blue Gray

99.03% match | ΔE 0.97

#575D5E Color RAL 7012 - Basalt Gray

95.31% match | ΔE 4.69

#52595D Color RAL 7011 - Iron Gray

94.43% match | ΔE 5.57

#6C6E6B Color RAL 7005 - Mouse Gray

93.02% match | ΔE 6.98

RAL Design

Whale Gray (N470-6) similar/equivalent colors from RAL Design. Conversion of Whale Gray (N470-6) to RAL Design

#535F62 Color RAL 220 40 05 - Limousine Grey Blue

97.07% match | ΔE 2.93

#555E64 Color RAL 240 40 05 - Blue Anthracite

95.92% match | ΔE 4.08

#4A6169 Color RAL 230 40 10 - Cone Green Blue

95.83% match | ΔE 4.17

#4A6267 Color RAL 220 40 10 - Corundum Blue

95.68% match | ΔE 4.32

Pantone PMS

Whale Gray (N470-6) similar/equivalent colors from Pantone PMS. Conversion of Whale Gray (N470-6) to Pantone PMS

#5B6770 Color PANTONE 431 C

96.72% match | ΔE 3.28

#576361 Color PANTONE 4194 C

96.31% match | ΔE 3.69

#5B6166 Color PANTONE 10391 C

95.74% match | ΔE 4.26

#63666A Color PANTONE Cool Gray 10 C

94.73% match | ΔE 5.27

Pantone TCX

Whale Gray (N470-6) similar/equivalent colors from Pantone TCX. Conversion of Whale Gray (N470-6) to Pantone TCX

#58646D Color PANTONE 18-4214 TCX - Stormy Weather

96.62% match | ΔE 3.38

#5F7278 Color PANTONE 18-4011 TCX - Goblin Blue

95.71% match | ΔE 4.29

#546D70 Color PANTONE 18-4612 TCX - North Atlantic

95.51% match | ΔE 4.49

#686A6C Color PANTONE 18-4705 TCX - Stone Mountain

94.15% match | ΔE 5.85

British Standard 4800

Whale Gray (N470-6) similar/equivalent colors from British Standard 4800. Conversion of Whale Gray (N470-6) to British Standard 4800

#555F68 Color BS 00-A-09 - Flint Grey

95.34% match | ΔE 4.66

#545B5E Color BS 18-B-25 - Dark Admiral Grey

95.09% match | ΔE 4.91

#54697B Color BS 20-C-39 - Blue

93.44% match | ΔE 6.56

#4B5966 Color BS 20-D-45 - Maritime

93.02% match | ΔE 6.98

Paint similar to Whale Gray (N470-6) (Paint - Behr)

These are the real paint colors closest to Whale Gray (N470-6) (Paint - Behr) from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from Whale Gray (N470-6) once it is on a wall.

Behr

Whale Gray (N470-6) similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of Whale Gray (N470-6) to Behr

#59676B Color Whale Gray (N470-6)

Paint - Behr

100.00% match | ΔE 0.00

#536770 Color Rush Hour (MQ5-25)

97.23% match | ΔE 2.77

#59636A Color Calligraphy (N490-6)

96.88% match | ΔE 3.12

#5F6E77 Color Nypd (N480-6)

96.22% match | ΔE 3.78

Valspar

Whale Gray (N470-6) similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of Whale Gray (N470-6) to Valspar

#59686C Color Relaxed Navy (5001-2B)

99.49% match | ΔE 0.51

#586C74 Color Flannel Gray (8004-38F)

97.09% match | ΔE 2.91

#5C6C76 Color In the Deep Blue Sea (8004-40F)

96.40% match | ΔE 3.60

#596C77 Color Passageway (V137-6)

96.14% match | ΔE 3.86

Benjamin Moore

Whale Gray (N470-6) similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of Whale Gray (N470-6) to Benjamin Moore

#55656B Color Nocturnal Gray (2135-30)

98.62% match | ΔE 1.38

#5A656C Color Powell Gray (CW-665)

97.42% match | ΔE 2.58

#607077 Color Blue Spruce (1637)

96.31% match | ΔE 3.69

#4E646F Color Spellbound (1659)

96.02% match | ΔE 3.98

Farrow & Ball

Whale Gray (N470-6) similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of Whale Gray (N470-6) to Farrow & Ball

#58686A Color Inchyra Blue (289)

98.35% match | ΔE 1.65

#606565 Color Down Pipe (26)

95.93% match | ΔE 4.07

#636F68 Color Douter (318)

93.29% match | ΔE 6.71

#4A5B6B Color Stiffkey Blue (281)

92.59% match | ΔE 7.41

Dunn-Edwards

Whale Gray (N470-6) similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of Whale Gray (N470-6) to Dunn-Edwards

#5B686F Color Made of Steel (DET 593)

98.01% match | ΔE 1.99

#62696B Color Equinox (DET 616)

96.79% match | ΔE 3.21

#50676B Color Iron Creek (DE 5775)

96.57% match | ΔE 3.43

#586E75 Color Moody Blues (DET 590)

96.47% match | ΔE 3.53

PPG Paints

Whale Gray (N470-6) similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of Whale Gray (N470-6) to PPG Paints

#5E686D Color Lava Gray (PPG1038-6)

97.83% match | ΔE 2.17

#5B6E74 Color Superstition (PPG1035-6)

97.04% match | ΔE 2.96

#526771 Color Silent Night (PPG1153-6)

96.75% match | ΔE 3.25

#535E63 Color Mysterious (PPG1037-6)

96.54% match | ΔE 3.46

Sherwin Williams

Whale Gray (N470-6) similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of Whale Gray (N470-6) to Sherwin Williams

#596368 Color Grays Harbor (SW 6236)

97.64% match | ΔE 2.36

#606E74 Color Slate Tile (SW 7624)

97.06% match | ΔE 2.94

#546670 Color Needlepoint Navy (SW 0032)

96.95% match | ΔE 3.05

#536872 Color Waterloo (SW 9141)

96.77% match | ΔE 3.23

Color Combinations

View more Behr Whale Gray (N470-6) - #59676B color palettes and coordinating colors

141717

2B3133

424C4F

59676B

708287

8B9A9F

A7B3B6

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.

596B5D

596B66

59676B

595E6B

5D596B

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.

59676B

6B5967

676B59

Triadic Color Palette

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

59676B

66596B

6B5D59

5E6B59

Tetradic Color Palette

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

59676B

697679

7A8588

8A9497

9BA3A6

ACB3B5

BCC2C3

CDD1D2

DDE0E1

EEEFF0

FFFFFF

Whale Gray (N470-6) - #59676B Tints

59676B

505C60

475255

3E484A

353D40

2C3335

23292A

1A1E20

111415

080A0A

000000

Whale Gray (N470-6) - #59676B Shades

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Complementary / Opposite Color

#59676B

Whale Gray (N470-6)

#6B5D59

Wenge*

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 Behr Whale Gray (N470-6) - #59676B?

Color that best contrast with Behr Whale Gray (N470-6) - #59676B is #6B5D59, color name is Wenge*. 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.