Information about #BBA17B color

#BBA17B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #BBA17B is classified in the Register under the Orange Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(187, 161, 123) — 73.3% red, 63.1% green, 48.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 10 / 25 / 27. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#BBA17B presents itself as a mildly saturated warm orange — one that floats near the light end of the scale. 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 Piha Sand (#B7A077). Nearby in the Register you will also find Quarter Sorrell Brown (#C1A07D) and Taupe (#B9A281).

The recipe behind #BBA17B is rgb(187, 161, 123), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #BBA17B background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 8.5:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.5:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #BBA17B is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#BBA17B color variations

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

#BBA17B color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BBA17B color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BBA17B color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BBA17B 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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#BBA17B 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 #BBA17B

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

Piha Sand color link
Piha Sand

#B7A077

Quarter Sorrell Brown color link
Quarter Sorrell Brown

#C1A07D

Taupe color link
Taupe

#B9A281

Dull Beige color link
Dull Beige

#BAA182

Howlin Wolf color link
Howlin Wolf

#B79F81

Pure Beige color link
Pure Beige

#C09E80

Nude Brown color link
Nude Brown

#BC9E82

Doeskin color link
Doeskin

#B6A081

Okey Dokey color link
Okey Dokey

#BCA184

Rustic Beige color link
Rustic Beige

#BBA084

Griffin Oak color link
Griffin Oak

#B99B74

Pale Taupe color link
Pale Taupe

#BC987E

#BBA17B color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BBA17B
  • RGB187, 161, 123
  • CMYK0, 10, 25, 27
  • CSSrgb(187, 161, 123)
  • HSL36°, 32%, 61%
  • HSL Precise35.625°, 32%, 60.784%
  • HSV36°, 34%, 73%
  • HSB36°, 34%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.631
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.482
  • GLSLvec3(0.733, 0.631, 0.482)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.733, 0.631, 0.482, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.733, 0.631, 0.482)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB63.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB48.2%
  • Color Family (Hue)Orange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBBA17B
  • DECIMAL ID12296571
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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