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Information about #BBA890 color

#BBA890 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #BBA890 is classified in the Register under the Orange Color Family, with Low Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(187, 168, 144) — 73.3% red, 65.9% green, 56.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 7 / 17 / 27. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#BBA890 presents itself as a softly toned amber-leaning orange — one that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Drought (#B8A88F). Slightly further away sit Half Rickshaw (#BDA793) and Joss (#B9A896).

The recipe behind #BBA890 is rgb(187, 168, 144), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 9.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.3:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #BBA890 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#BBA890 color variations

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

#BBA890 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 #BBA890

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

Joss color link
Joss

#B9A896

White Mouse color link
White Mouse

#B9A193

Soul color link
Soul

#C1A78B

Half Malta color link
Half Malta

#B5A695

Toi color link
Toi

#B7AD8B

Bison Hide color link
Bison Hide

#B5AC94

Pale Khaki color link
Pale Khaki

#BFAF92

Chino color link
Chino

#B8AD8A

Putty color link
Putty

#BEAE8A

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BBA890
  • RGB187, 168, 144
  • CMYK0, 7, 17, 27
  • CSSrgb(187, 168, 144)
  • HSL33°, 24%, 65%
  • HSL Precise33.488°, 24.022%, 64.902%
  • HSV33°, 23%, 73%
  • HSB33°, 23%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.659
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.565
  • GLSLvec3(0.733, 0.659, 0.565)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.733, 0.659, 0.565, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.733, 0.659, 0.565)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB65.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB56.5%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBBA890
  • DECIMAL ID12298384
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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