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Behr Essex Blue (S500-2) HEX code

This HEX color is commonly associated with Behr colors, especially Behr paint collection. This particular HEX color sample is often used to illustrate color named Essex Blue, the code S500-2 is also used for refference to this Behr color. And while HEX (RGB) representation of "real world" colors is not the most accurate choice, we can still use this visual sample as a point of refference for personal research or comparison. The information below should be useful to distinguish common colors between different tints, shades, standards and manufacturers.

HEX Color

HEX Code:#ADCBDA
HEX Color name:  (?)
RGB Decimal:173, 203, 218
RGB Float:0.678, 0.796, 0.855
CMYK Percentage:21, 7, 0, 15
HSL:200,38,77
LAB:80,-7,-11
LRV (?) :56.68%
Behr Essex Blue (S500-2) represented in HEX code #ADCBDA
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Australian Standard AS2700 / #B2C7D5 / POWDER BLUE (B32)
BS 2660 Colours for building and decorative paints / #BEC9CC / Steel Blue (BS2660-7087)
British Standard BS 381C:1996 / #A9B7B9 / Light Weatherwork Grey (BS381C-676)
BS4800-5252 for colour-coordination in building construction / #BBCEDB / Pompadour (20-C-33)
Jotun paint colour catalogue / #A6C5DC / Ocean View (4095)
Munsell Color System / #AECFE3 / 2.5pb 8/4
NCS 1950 Index colur chart / #ACD0DE / S 1020-B
AMS Standard 595a / #9BBAD0 / Blue (25488)
Behr paint / #ADCBDA / Essex Blue (S500-2)
Benjamin Moore paint colours / #ADC8D5 / Greenhow Blue (CW-655)
Dulux color palette / #B5CBDA / BLUE RIBBON
Dulux Trade Paints / #B3CFDC / Liberty blue 4 (70BG 59/124)
Dunn-Edwards perfect palette / #B1D3E3 / Dockside (DE5806)
Dutch Boy paint colors / #A9CAD9 / Tender Blue (236-3DB)
Farrow and ball colours / #A1C5C8 / Blue Ground (210)
Federal Standard 595c / #9ABACF / Blue (25488)
Hallman Lindsay paints / #ABD1E1 / Emily (historic-emily)
Isomat color system / #B0CADA / LPC 2022
Kelly Moore paint colors / #B2CCDC / Big Sur (KM4983-1)
Kilz paint colors / #B3CEDA / Mountain Stream (TB-44)
Little Greene paint colors / #9BC3CD / Sky blue (LG 103)
Matthews Paint Colors / #ADC5D6 / Pastille Blue (MP12322)
PPG Pittsburgh Paints Colors / #ABC8D8 / Sonata (1157-3)
Sherwin-Williams paint colors / #A9C9D7 / Vast sky (SW 6506)
Tikkurila paint colours / #C7D8E6 / Cumulus (Y354)
Trumatch paint colors / #AFCCE4 / Trumatch 33-e1 (33-e1)
Valspar Paint Colors / #B2D0DF / Adrift (4006-5B)
Vista paint colors / #AACDDD / Soft Blue (C-650)
Pantone CMYK Color Guide / #A5CDE0 / PANTONE P 117-2 C
Pantone Metallics / #7A9697 / PANTONE 8280 C
Pantone Premium Metallics Coated / #B8BBBC / PANTONE 10103 C
Pantone Solid Coated / #B7D1E3 / PANTONE 544 C
Pantone Solid Uncoated / #BBD4E6 / PANTONE 545 U
RAL Classic / #CACACA / Telegrey 4 (RAL 7047)
RAL Design / #AECDE0 / RAL 250 80 15
Sikkens 4041 Color concept / #ADCBDC / S1.13.73
Sikkens 5051 Color concept / #B0CBD9 / S1.12.72
Tiger Drylac / #D1D5E3 / 039/10200 Appliance White