Information about #BBA460 color

#BBA460 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BBA460 falls into the Orange Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(187, 164, 96) — 73.3% red, 64.3% green, 37.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 9 / 36 / 27. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#BBA460 is a clearly saturated warm orange that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Mind on a Million Gold (#BE9D5E). Slightly further away sit Gimblet (#B9AD61) and Travis (#B79E67).

The recipe behind #BBA460 is rgb(187, 164, 96), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BBA460: 8.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.4:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#BBA460 color variations

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

#BBA460 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 #BBA460

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

Gimblet color link
Gimblet

#B9AD61

Travis color link
Travis

#B79E67

Safari color link
Safari

#C0A469

Oxstone color link
Oxstone

#C39D64

Fleetwood color link
Fleetwood

#B99E56

Uluru color link
Uluru

#BF9B67

Laser color link
Laser

#C6A95E

Double Putty color link
Double Putty

#C09B59

Pale Oak color link
Pale Oak

#BBA46D

Bullet Shell color link
Bullet Shell

#AF9B60

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BBA460
  • RGB187, 164, 96
  • CMYK0, 9, 36, 27
  • CSSrgb(187, 164, 96)
  • HSL45°, 40%, 55%
  • HSL Precise44.835°, 40.088%, 55.49%
  • HSV45°, 49%, 73%
  • HSB45°, 49%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.643
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.376
  • GLSLvec3(0.733, 0.643, 0.376)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.733, 0.643, 0.376, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.733, 0.643, 0.376)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB64.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB37.6%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDBBA460
  • DECIMAL ID12297312
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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