Information about #B9BBAA color

#B9BBAA color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B9BBAA falls into the Yellow Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(185, 187, 170) — 72.5% red, 73.3% green, 66.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 1 / 0 / 7 / 27. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #B9BBAA reads as a calm, restrained golden yellow and appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Mist Grey (#BAB9A9). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Beryl Green (#BCBFA8) and Bone White (#B8B7A6).

The recipe behind #B9BBAA is rgb(185, 187, 170), with green as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B9BBAA: 10.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.0:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #B9BBAA is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#B9BBAA color variations

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

#B9BBAA color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B9BBAA color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B9BBAA color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B9BBAA 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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#B9BBAA 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 #B9BBAA

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

Mist Grey color link
Mist Grey

#BAB9A9

Beryl Green color link
Beryl Green

#BCBFA8

Bone White color link
Bone White

#B8B7A6

Grey Nickel color link
Grey Nickel

#BDBAAE

Quarter Lemon Grass color link
Quarter Lemon Grass

#BABEAF

Ash color link
Ash

#BEBAA7

Truffle color link
Truffle

#BEB9AD

Eighth Arrowtown color link
Eighth Arrowtown

#BAB5A8

Half Foggy Grey color link
Half Foggy Grey

#B8B7AF

Half Cougar color link
Half Cougar

#BCB5A6

Cotton Seed color link
Cotton Seed

#BFBAAF

Kidnapper color link
Kidnapper

#BFC0AB

#B9BBAA color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B9BBAA
  • RGB185, 187, 170
  • CMYK1, 0, 7, 27
  • CSSrgb(185, 187, 170)
  • HSL67°, 11%, 70%
  • HSL Precise67.059°, 11.111%, 70%
  • HSV67°, 9%, 73%
  • HSB67°, 9%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.725
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.667
  • GLSLvec3(0.725, 0.733, 0.667)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.725, 0.733, 0.667, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.725, 0.733, 0.667)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB72.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB66.7%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB9BBAA
  • DECIMAL ID12172202
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers45 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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