Information about #BBA061 color

#BBA061 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BBA061 falls into the Orange Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(187, 160, 97) — 73.3% red, 62.7% green, 38% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 11 / 35 / 27. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #BBA061 reads as a softly balanced orange and feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Mind on a Million Gold (#BE9D5E). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Travis (#B79E67) and Uluru (#BF9B67).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(187, 160, 97)), which gives #BBA061 its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BBA061: 8.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.5:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #BBA061 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#BBA061 color variations

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

#BBA061 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 #BBA061

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

Travis color link
Travis

#B79E67

Uluru color link
Uluru

#BF9B67

Oxstone color link
Oxstone

#C39D64

Safari color link
Safari

#C0A469

Double Putty color link
Double Putty

#C09B59

Fleetwood color link
Fleetwood

#B99E56

Goldie color link
Goldie

#B39B69

Pale Oak color link
Pale Oak

#BBA46D

Bullet Shell color link
Bullet Shell

#AF9B60

Camel color link
Camel

#C19A6B

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BBA061
  • RGB187, 160, 97
  • CMYK0, 11, 35, 27
  • CSSrgb(187, 160, 97)
  • HSL42°, 40%, 56%
  • HSL Precise42°, 39.823%, 55.686%
  • HSV42°, 48%, 73%
  • HSB42°, 48%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.627
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.380
  • GLSLvec3(0.733, 0.627, 0.380)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.733, 0.627, 0.380, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.733, 0.627, 0.380)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB62.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB38%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDBBA061
  • DECIMAL ID12296289
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01