Information about #BBAA7D color

#BBAA7D color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BBAA7D falls into the Orange Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(187, 170, 125) — 73.3% red, 66.7% green, 49% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 7 / 24 / 27. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #BBAA7D reads as a mildly saturated warm orange and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Navarone (#B9A584). Slightly further away sit Taupe (#B9A281) and Pavlova (#BAAB87).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(187, 170, 125)), which gives #BBAA7D its character. On this background, black text reaches a 9.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.3:1. #BBAA7D has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#BBAA7D color variations

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

#BBAA7D 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 #BBAA7D

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

Navarone color link
Navarone

#B9A584

Taupe color link
Taupe

#B9A281

Pavlova color link
Pavlova

#BAAB87

Dull Beige color link
Dull Beige

#BAA182

Coromandel color link
Coromandel

#B9A873

Ecru color link
Ecru

#C2B280

Okey Dokey color link
Okey Dokey

#BCA184

Misty Moss color link
Misty Moss

#BBB477

Doeskin color link
Doeskin

#B6A081

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BBAA7D
  • RGB187, 170, 125
  • CMYK0, 7, 24, 27
  • CSSrgb(187, 170, 125)
  • HSL44°, 31%, 61%
  • HSL Precise43.548°, 31.313%, 61.176%
  • HSV44°, 33%, 73%
  • HSB44°, 33%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.667
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.490
  • GLSLvec3(0.733, 0.667, 0.490)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.733, 0.667, 0.490, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.733, 0.667, 0.490)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB66.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB49%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBBAA7D
  • DECIMAL ID12298877
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01