Information about #BBA96E color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#BBA96E falls into the Yellow Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(187, 169, 110) — 73.3% red, 66.3% green, 43.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 7 / 30 / 27. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A moderately toned sunny yellow, #BBA96E carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Pale Oak (#BBA46D). Slightly further away sit Coromandel (#B9A873) and Iko (#B3AB6E).

The recipe behind #BBA96E is rgb(187, 169, 110), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BBA96E: 9.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.3:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#BBA96E color variations

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

#BBA96E color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BBA96E color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BBA96E color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BBA96E 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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#BBA96E 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 #BBA96E

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

Pale Oak color link
Pale Oak

#BBA46D

Coromandel color link
Coromandel

#B9A873

Iko color link
Iko

#B3AB6E

Safari color link
Safari

#C0A469

Double Canterbury Clay color link
Double Canterbury Clay

#B89F6F

Golden Green color link
Golden Green

#BDB369

Piha Sand color link
Piha Sand

#B7A077

Travis color link
Travis

#B79E67

Gimblet color link
Gimblet

#B9AD61

Khaki color link
Khaki

#ADA96E

Misty Moss color link
Misty Moss

#BBB477

Dark Khaki color link
Dark Khaki

#BDB76B

#BBA96E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BBA96E
  • RGB187, 169, 110
  • CMYK0, 7, 30, 27
  • CSSrgb(187, 169, 110)
  • HSL46°, 36%, 58%
  • HSL Precise45.974°, 36.15%, 58.235%
  • HSV46°, 41%, 73%
  • HSB46°, 41%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.663
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.431
  • GLSLvec3(0.733, 0.663, 0.431)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.733, 0.663, 0.431, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.733, 0.663, 0.431)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB66.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB43.1%
  • Color Family (Hue)Yellow
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDBBA96E
  • DECIMAL ID12298606
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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