Information about #BBA88C color

#BBA88C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BBA88C falls into the Orange Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(187, 168, 140) — 73.3% red, 65.9% green, 54.9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 7 / 18 / 27. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A moderately toned warm orange, #BBA88C appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Drought (#B8A88F). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Pavlova (#BAAB87) and Chino (#B8AD8A).

The recipe behind #BBA88C is rgb(187, 168, 140), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BBA88C: 9.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.3:1 for white. #BBA88C has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#BBA88C color variations

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

#BBA88C color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BBA88C color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BBA88C color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BBA88C 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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#BBA88C 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 #BBA88C

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

Drought color link
Drought

#B8A88F

Pavlova color link
Pavlova

#BAAB87

Chino color link
Chino

#B8AD8A

Soul color link
Soul

#C1A78B

Toi color link
Toi

#B7AD8B

Putty color link
Putty

#BEAE8A

Quarter Colins Wicket color link
Quarter Colins Wicket

#B7A786

Half Rickshaw color link
Half Rickshaw

#BDA793

Navarone color link
Navarone

#B9A584

Earthstone color link
Earthstone

#B5AF8B

Light Ash Brown color link
Light Ash Brown

#C2A487

Pale Khaki color link
Pale Khaki

#BFAF92

#BBA88C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BBA88C
  • RGB187, 168, 140
  • CMYK0, 7, 18, 27
  • CSSrgb(187, 168, 140)
  • HSL36°, 26%, 64%
  • HSL Precise35.745°, 25.683%, 64.118%
  • HSV36°, 25%, 73%
  • HSB36°, 25%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.659
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.549
  • GLSLvec3(0.733, 0.659, 0.549)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.733, 0.659, 0.549, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.733, 0.659, 0.549)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB65.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB54.9%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBBA88C
  • DECIMAL ID12298380
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers22 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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