Information about #BBAD8C color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #BBAD8C reads as a softly balanced amber-leaning orange and 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 Chino (#B8AD8A). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Putty (#BEAE8A) and Toi (#B7AD8B).
In RGB terms — rgb(187, 173, 140) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BBAD8C: 9.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.2:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #BBAD8C is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#BBAD8C color variations
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#BBAD8C color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#BBAD8C color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#BBAD8C color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#BBAD8C color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#BBAD8C 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #BBAD8C color
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Nearest named colors to #BBAD8C
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#B8AD8A
#BEAE8A
#B7AD8B
#BAAB87
#B5AF8B
#B8A88F
#BFAF92
#BEB291
#BBB58D
#BCB58C
#C1A78B
#B7A786
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#BBAD8C
- RGB187, 173, 140
- CMYK0, 5, 18, 27
- CSSrgb(187, 173, 140)
- HSL42°, 26%, 64%
- HSL Precise42.128°, 25.683%, 64.118%
- HSV42°, 25%, 73%
- HSB42°, 25%, 73%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.733
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.678
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.549
- GLSLvec3(0.733, 0.678, 0.549)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.733, 0.678, 0.549, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.733, 0.678, 0.549)
- Percentage of Red in RGB73.3%
- Percentage of Green in RGB67.8%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB54.9%
- Color FamilyOrange
- Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDBBAD8C
- DECIMAL ID12299660
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers12 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
