Information about #BB996C color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#BB996C falls into the Orange Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(187, 153, 108) — 73.3% red, 60% green, 42.4% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 13 / 31 / 27. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#BB996C presents itself as a mildly saturated warm orange — one that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Camel (#C19A6B). Slightly further away sit Uluru (#BF9B67) and Double Canterbury Clay (#B89F6F).

The recipe behind #BB996C is rgb(187, 153, 108), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BB996C: 7.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.7:1 for white. No one has named #BB996C so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#BB996C color variations

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

#BB996C color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BB996C color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BB996C color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BB996C 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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#BB996C 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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#726CBC
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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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#6CBC99
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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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#8FBC6C
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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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#BC6CB6
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Nearest named colors to #BB996C

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

Camel color link
Camel

#C19A6B

Uluru color link
Uluru

#BF9B67

Double Canterbury Clay color link
Double Canterbury Clay

#B89F6F

Travis color link
Travis

#B79E67

Griffin Oak color link
Griffin Oak

#B99B74

Goldie color link
Goldie

#B39B69

Dust color link
Dust

#B2996E

Triple Canterbury Clay color link
Triple Canterbury Clay

#B59465

Perfect Beige color link
Perfect Beige

#BE9676

Pale Oak color link
Pale Oak

#BBA46D

Oxstone color link
Oxstone

#C39D64

Half Kalgoorie Sands color link
Half Kalgoorie Sands

#C19676

#BB996C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BB996C
  • RGB187, 153, 108
  • CMYK0, 13, 31, 27
  • CSSrgb(187, 153, 108)
  • HSL34°, 37%, 58%
  • HSL Precise34.177°, 36.744%, 57.843%
  • HSV34°, 42%, 73%
  • HSB34°, 42%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.424
  • GLSLvec3(0.733, 0.600, 0.424)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.733, 0.600, 0.424, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.733, 0.600, 0.424)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB60%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB42.4%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDBB996C
  • DECIMAL ID12294508
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers14 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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