Information about #BB9F96 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#BB9F96 presents itself as a softly toned earthy red — one that appears airy and pastel-like. 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 White Mouse (#B9A193). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Tuscany (#C09999) and Half Rickshaw (#BDA793).
The recipe behind #BB9F96 is rgb(187, 159, 150), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #BB9F96 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 8.5:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.5:1. No one has named #BB9F96 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#BB9F96 color variations
View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.
#BB9F96 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#BB9F96 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#BB9F96 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#BB9F96 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#BB9F96 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #BB9F96 color
View adjacent and very similar colors.
Nearest named colors to #BB9F96
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#B9A193
#C09999
#BDA793
#B9A896
#B5A695
#B3A190
#B2A495
#B2A49B
#B5998E
#B1A09C
#B8A88F
#B39F8D
#BB9F96 color backgrounds & wallpapers
Download color wallpaper / background for your Desktop PC, Tablet or Mobile phone.
Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#BB9F96
- RGB187, 159, 150
- CMYK0, 11, 15, 27
- CSSrgb(187, 159, 150)
- HSL15°, 21%, 66%
- HSL Precise14.595°, 21.387%, 66.078%
- HSV15°, 20%, 73%
- HSB15°, 20%, 73%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.733
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.624
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.588
- GLSLvec3(0.733, 0.624, 0.588)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.733, 0.624, 0.588, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.733, 0.624, 0.588)
- Percentage of Red in RGB73.3%
- Percentage of Green in RGB62.4%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB58.8%
- Color FamilyRed
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDBB9F96
- DECIMAL ID12296086
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
