Carnelian is a color named after the carnelian, a brownish-red mineral commonly used as a gemstone.
What color is Carnelian?
Carnelian color belongs to the Red color family (hue). The hexadecimal color code(color number) for Carnelian is #B31B1B, and the RGB color code is RGB(179, 27, 27).
In the RGB color model, Carnelian has a red value of 179, a green value of 27, and a blue value of 27. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 0.0% cyan, 84.9% magenta, 84.9% yellow, and 29.8% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 0° (degrees), 73.8 % saturation, and 40.4 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, Carnelian has a hue of 0° (degrees), 84.9 % saturation and 70.2 % brightness/value.
Carnelian is cool or warm?
The color Carnelian is a warm color.
What is the LRV of Carnelian?
Carnelian has an LRV of nearly 10. 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.
Color Codes - Color Space Conversions
Carnelian color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB
RGBA / RGB
CMYK
HSL
HSL(0deg, 73.8 %, 40.4 %)
RYB
HSV/HSB
HWB
H: 0°
W: 10.59 %
B: 29.80 %
XYZ
X : 19.18
Y : 10.45
Z : 2.04
YXY
Y1 : 10.45
X : 0.61
Y2 : 0.33
CMY
C : 29.80%
M : 89.41%
Y : 89.41%
LRV
Munsell Color System
CIE-Lab
L : 38.63
A : 57.79
B : 41.05
CIE-Lch
L : 38.63
C : 70.89
H : 35.39
CIE-Luv
L : 38.63
U : 112.34
V : 24.23
Hunter-Lab
L : 32.32
A : 49.36
B : 18.88
Similar Colors and Paints
Named colors similar to Carnelian
Here are the colors similar to Carnelian . Delta E (ΔE) is the measure of the difference between two colors. Delta E is measured on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 means exact match, and 100 is the highest difference.
Similar colors from Pantone, RAL, and other color matching system
Pantone PMS
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RAL Classic
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Pantone TCX
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British Standard 4800
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RAL Design
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Paint similar to Carnelian
Here are the best recommended paint colors similar to Carnelian . Delta E (ΔE) is the measure of the difference between two colors. Delta E is measured on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 means exact match, and 100 is the highest difference.
Benjamin Moore
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Valspar
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Dunn-Edwards
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Sherwin Williams
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Behr
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PPG Paints
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Color Combinations
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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.
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.
The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel
The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Example Color Images and Mockup
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