Information about #BBAE8B color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #BBAE8B is classified in the Register under the Orange Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(187, 174, 139) — 73.3% red, 68.2% green, 54.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 5 / 19 / 27. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A mildly saturated orange, #BBAE8B floats near the light end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Putty (#BEAE8A). Nearby in the Register you will also find Chino (#B8AD8A) and Toi (#B7AD8B).

In RGB terms — rgb(187, 174, 139) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #BBAE8B background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 9.5:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.2:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #BBAE8B is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#BBAE8B color variations

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

#BBAE8B color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BBAE8B color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BBAE8B color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BBAE8B 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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#BBAE8B 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 #BBAE8B

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

Putty color link
Putty

#BEAE8A

Chino color link
Chino

#B8AD8A

Toi color link
Toi

#B7AD8B

Pavlova color link
Pavlova

#BAAB87

Earthstone color link
Earthstone

#B5AF8B

Underside Of Willow Leaves color link
Underside Of Willow Leaves

#BCB58C

Coriander color link
Coriander

#BBB58D

Triple Fossil color link
Triple Fossil

#BEB291

Drought color link
Drought

#B8A88F

Pale Khaki color link
Pale Khaki

#BFAF92

Stone Age color link
Stone Age

#B6B285

Soul color link
Soul

#C1A78B

#BBAE8B color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BBAE8B
  • RGB187, 174, 139
  • CMYK0, 5, 19, 27
  • CSSrgb(187, 174, 139)
  • HSL44°, 26%, 64%
  • HSL Precise43.75°, 26.087%, 63.922%
  • HSV44°, 26%, 73%
  • HSB44°, 26%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.682
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.545
  • GLSLvec3(0.733, 0.682, 0.545)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.733, 0.682, 0.545, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.733, 0.682, 0.545)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB68.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB54.5%
  • Color Family (Hue)Orange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBBAE8B
  • DECIMAL ID12299915
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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