Information about #BB938C color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#BB938C falls into the Red Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(187, 147, 140) — 73.3% red, 57.6% green, 54.9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 16 / 18 / 27. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A mildly saturated warm red, #BB938C has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Rosy Brown (#BC8F8F). Slightly further away sit Del Rio (#B5998E) and Oriental Pink (#C28E88).

The recipe behind #BB938C is rgb(187, 147, 140), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 7.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.7:1. #BB938C has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#BB938C color variations

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

#BB938C color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BB938C color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BB938C color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BB938C 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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#BB938C 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 #BB938C

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

Rosy Brown color link
Rosy Brown

#BC8F8F

Del Rio color link
Del Rio

#B5998E

Oriental Pink color link
Oriental Pink

#C28E88

Quicksand color link
Quicksand

#C3988B

Thatch color link
Thatch

#B1948F

Khaki Rose color link
Khaki Rose

#C5908E

Mushroom color link
Mushroom

#BA9E88

Ivory Brown color link
Ivory Brown

#B09B8C

Gilded Beige color link
Gilded Beige

#B39F8D

Pale Taupe color link
Pale Taupe

#BC987E

Nude Brown color link
Nude Brown

#BC9E82

Tuscany color link
Tuscany

#C09999

#BB938C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BB938C
  • RGB187, 147, 140
  • CMYK0, 16, 18, 27
  • CSSrgb(187, 147, 140)
  • HSL9°, 26%, 64%
  • HSL Precise8.936°, 25.683%, 64.118%
  • HSV9°, 25%, 73%
  • HSB9°, 25%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.576
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.549
  • GLSLvec3(0.733, 0.576, 0.549)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.733, 0.576, 0.549, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.733, 0.576, 0.549)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB57.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB54.9%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBB938C
  • DECIMAL ID12293004
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers12 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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