Information about #B1B0AA color

#B1B0AA color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #B1B0AA is classified in the Register under the Yellow Color Family, with Desaturated and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(177, 176, 170) — 69.4% red, 69% green, 66.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 0 / 3 / 31. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#B1B0AA presents itself as a softly muted balanced grey tone — one that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Half Delta (#AEB0AA). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Silver Foil (#AFB1AE) and Bombay (#AEAEAD).

In RGB terms — rgb(177, 176, 170) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #B1B0AA background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 9.7:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.2:1. No one has named #B1B0AA so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#B1B0AA color variations

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#B1B0AA color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #B1B0AA

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Half Delta color link
Half Delta

#AEB0AA

Silver Foil color link
Silver Foil

#AFB1AE

Bombay color link
Bombay

#AEAEAD

Diana Green color link
Diana Green

#B1B5A9

Copyrite color link
Copyrite

#B4B2A6

Ajay color link
Ajay

#B0ACAE

Bel Air color link
Bel Air

#ADB5AA

Pebble Grey color link
Pebble Grey

#B4B3A4

Misty Ash color link
Misty Ash

#ADB2B0

Subtle Gray color link
Subtle Gray

#ADAAA8

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B1B0AA
  • RGB177, 176, 170
  • CMYK0, 0, 3, 31
  • CSSrgb(177, 176, 170)
  • HSL51°, 4%, 68%
  • HSL Precise51.429°, 4.294%, 68.039%
  • HSV51°, 4%, 69%
  • HSB51°, 4%, 69%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.694
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.690
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.667
  • GLSLvec3(0.694, 0.690, 0.667)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.694, 0.690, 0.667, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.694, 0.690, 0.667)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB69.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB69%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB66.7%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB1B0AA
  • DECIMAL ID11645098
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01