Information about #B6BBA5 color

#B6BBA5 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #B6BBA5 is classified in the Register under the Yellow Color Family, with Low Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(182, 187, 165) — 71.4% red, 73.3% green, 64.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 2 / 0 / 9 / 27. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#B6BBA5 presents itself as a calm, restrained golden yellow — one that floats near the light end of the scale. 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 Bone White (#B8B7A6). Nearby in the Register you will also find Mist Grey (#BAB9A9) and Aspiring (#BBBBA1).

The recipe behind #B6BBA5 is rgb(182, 187, 165), with green as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #B6BBA5 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 10.6:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.0:1. #B6BBA5 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#B6BBA5 color variations

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

#B6BBA5 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 #B6BBA5

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

Bone White color link
Bone White

#B8B7A6

Mist Grey color link
Mist Grey

#BAB9A9

Aspiring color link
Aspiring

#BBBBA1

Beryl Green color link
Beryl Green

#BCBFA8

Pebble Grey color link
Pebble Grey

#B4B3A4

Ash color link
Ash

#BEBAA7

Half Cougar color link
Half Cougar

#BCB5A6

Corkscrew color link
Corkscrew

#BDB6A5

Diana Green color link
Diana Green

#B1B5A9

Copyrite color link
Copyrite

#B4B2A6

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B6BBA5
  • RGB182, 187, 165
  • CMYK2, 0, 9, 27
  • CSSrgb(182, 187, 165)
  • HSL74°, 14%, 69%
  • HSL Precise73.636°, 13.924%, 69.02%
  • HSV74°, 12%, 73%
  • HSB74°, 12%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.714
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.647
  • GLSLvec3(0.714, 0.733, 0.647)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.714, 0.733, 0.647, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.714, 0.733, 0.647)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB71.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB64.7%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB6BBA5
  • DECIMAL ID11975589
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01