Information about #B3AEAA color

#B3AEAA color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B3AEAA falls into the Orange Color Family — Desaturated, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(179, 174, 170) — 70.2% red, 68.2% green, 66.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 2 / 4 / 30. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#B3AEAA is a softly muted balanced grey tone that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Half Delta (#AEB0AA). Slightly further away sit Ajay (#B0ACAE) and Copyrite (#B4B2A6).

The recipe behind #B3AEAA is rgb(179, 174, 170), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B3AEAA: 9.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.2:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#B3AEAA color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#B3AEAA color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B3AEAA color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B3AEAA color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B3AEAA color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#B3AEAA 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
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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
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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
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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
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #B3AEAA

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

Ajay color link
Ajay

#B0ACAE

Copyrite color link
Copyrite

#B4B2A6

Bombay color link
Bombay

#AEAEAD

Silver Foil color link
Silver Foil

#AFB1AE

Fashion Mauve color link
Fashion Mauve

#B5A8A8

Fantail color link
Fantail

#BAAEA9

Diana Green color link
Diana Green

#B1B5A9

Subtle Gray color link
Subtle Gray

#ADAAA8

Silver Chalice color link
Silver Chalice

#ACACAC

Quarter Stack color link
Quarter Stack

#AFB2AF

Pebble Grey color link
Pebble Grey

#B4B3A4

#B3AEAA color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B3AEAA
  • RGB179, 174, 170
  • CMYK0, 2, 4, 30
  • CSSrgb(179, 174, 170)
  • HSL27°, 6%, 68%
  • HSL Precise26.667°, 5.59%, 68.431%
  • HSV27°, 5%, 70%
  • HSB27°, 5%, 70%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.702
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.682
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.667
  • GLSLvec3(0.702, 0.682, 0.667)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.702, 0.682, 0.667, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.702, 0.682, 0.667)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB70.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB68.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB66.7%
  • Color Family (Hue)Orange
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB3AEAA
  • DECIMAL ID11775658
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited897 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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