Information about #BBA181 color

#BBA181 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #BBA181 is classified in the Register under the Orange Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(187, 161, 129) — 73.3% red, 63.1% green, 50.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 10 / 23 / 27. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A softly balanced orange, #BBA181 appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Dull Beige (#BAA182). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Taupe (#B9A281) and Okey Dokey (#BCA184).

In RGB terms — rgb(187, 161, 129) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #BBA181 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 8.5:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.5:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#BBA181 color variations

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

#BBA181 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BBA181 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BBA181 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BBA181 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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#BBA181 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
#BBA181
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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 #BBA181

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

Dull Beige color link
Dull Beige

#BAA182

Taupe color link
Taupe

#B9A281

Okey Dokey color link
Okey Dokey

#BCA184

Rustic Beige color link
Rustic Beige

#BBA084

Nude Brown color link
Nude Brown

#BC9E82

Howlin Wolf color link
Howlin Wolf

#B79F81

Doeskin color link
Doeskin

#B6A081

Navarone color link
Navarone

#B9A584

Pure Beige color link
Pure Beige

#C09E80

Shelter color link
Shelter

#B4A183

Quarter Sorrell Brown color link
Quarter Sorrell Brown

#C1A07D

Mushroom color link
Mushroom

#BA9E88

#BBA181 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BBA181
  • RGB187, 161, 129
  • CMYK0, 10, 23, 27
  • CSSrgb(187, 161, 129)
  • HSL33°, 30%, 62%
  • HSL Precise33.103°, 29.897%, 61.961%
  • HSV33°, 31%, 73%
  • HSB33°, 31%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.631
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.506
  • GLSLvec3(0.733, 0.631, 0.506)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.733, 0.631, 0.506, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.733, 0.631, 0.506)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB63.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB50.6%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBBA181
  • DECIMAL ID12296577
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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