| Color Name: | Puce |
| Hex Color Code: | #CC8899 |
| RGB Color Code: | RGB(204, 136, 153) |
| CMYK Values*: | 0.0%, 33.3%, 25.0%, 20.0% |
| Color Family (Hue): | Pink |
Puce is the French word for the flea. Flea is a common name for the Siphonaptera (sucking-wingless), around 2500 species of small flightless insects. This color is the color of blood stains from a flea's droppings or after a flea has been crushed.
What color is Puce?
Puce color belongs to the Pink color family (hue). The hexadecimal color code(color number) for Puce is #CC8899, and the RGB color code is RGB(204, 136, 153).
In the RGB color model, Puce has a red value of 204, a green value of 136, and a blue value of 153. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 0.0% cyan, 33.3% magenta, 25.0% yellow, and 20.0% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 345° (degrees), 40.0 % saturation, and 66.7 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, Puce has a hue of 345° (degrees), 33.3 % saturation and 80.0 % brightness/value.
Puce is cool or warm?
The color Puce is a warm color.
What is the LRV of Puce?
Puce has an LRV of nearly 33. By LRV value, it is a medium 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
Puce color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB
RGBA / RGB
RGB(204, 136, 153)
Red
204 (80.0%)
Green
136 (53.3%)
Blue
153 (60.0%)
Alpha
1 (100.0%)
CMYK
Cyan
0.00%
Magenta
33.33%
Yellow
25.00%
Key
20.00%
HSL
HSL(345deg, 40.0 %, 66.7 %)
Hue
345°
Saturation
40.00 %.
Lightness
66.67 %.
RYB
RYB(65, 65, 59)
Red
65 (25.6%)
Yellow
65 (25.4%)
Blue
59 (23.2%)
HSV/HSB
Hue
345°
Saturation
33.33 %.
Brightness / Value
80.00 %.
HWB
H: 345°
W: 53.33 %
B: 20.00 %
XYZ
X : 39.46
Y : 32.75
Z : 34.38
YXY
Y1 : 32.75
X : 0.37
Y2 : 0.31
CMY
C : 20.00%
M : 46.67%
Y : 40.00%
LRV
~ 32.7 %
Munsell Color System
7.5RP 6.2/5.9
CIE-Lab
L : 63.95
A : 28.36
B : 1.67
CIE-Lch
L : 63.95
C : 28.41
H : 3.36
CIE-Luv
L : 63.95
U : 42.55
V : -2.77
Hunter-Lab
L : 57.22
A : 22.93
B : 4.44
Similar Colors and Paints
Named colors similar to Puce
Here are the colors similar to Puce . 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 Design
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RAL Classic
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Paint similar to Puce
Here are the best recommended paint colors similar to Puce . 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.
Valspar
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Color Combinations
View more Puce - #CC8899 color palettes and coordinating colors
83384B
A7475F
BD647A
CC8899
DBACB8
EBCFD6
FAF3F5
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.
BB88CC
CC88BB
CC8899
CC9988
CCBB88
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.
CC8899
99CC88
8899CC
Triadic Color Palette
The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel
CC8899
BBCC88
88CCBB
9988CC
Tetradic Color Palette
The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
CC8899
D194A3
D6A0AD
DBACB8
E0B8C2
E6C4CC
EBCFD6
F0DBE0
F5E7EB
FAF3F5
FFFFFF
CC8899
B87A8A
A36D7A
8F5F6B
7A525C
66444C
52363D
3D292E
291B1F
140E0F
000000
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