Information about #BBB1A5 color

#BBB1A5 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BBB1A5 falls into the Orange Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(187, 177, 165) — 73.3% red, 69.4% green, 64.7% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 4 / 9 / 27. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#BBB1A5 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 a hair away from Serene (#BDB0A3). Slightly further away sit Half Perfect Taupe (#BBB2A9) and Half Cougar (#BCB5A6).

The recipe behind #BBB1A5 is rgb(187, 177, 165), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 9.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.1:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #BBB1A5 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#BBB1A5 color variations

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

#BBB1A5 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BBB1A5 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BBB1A5 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BBB1A5 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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#BBB1A5 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 #BBB1A5

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

Serene color link
Serene

#BDB0A3

Half Perfect Taupe color link
Half Perfect Taupe

#BBB2A9

Half Cougar color link
Half Cougar

#BCB5A6

Eighth Arrowtown color link
Eighth Arrowtown

#BAB5A8

Fantail color link
Fantail

#BAAEA9

Corkscrew color link
Corkscrew

#BDB6A5

Silk color link
Silk

#BBADA1

Bone White color link
Bone White

#B8B7A6

Copyrite color link
Copyrite

#B4B2A6

Quarter Craigieburn color link
Quarter Craigieburn

#BFB7A6

Pebble Grey color link
Pebble Grey

#B4B3A4

Milestone color link
Milestone

#BEB1AC

#BBB1A5 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BBB1A5
  • RGB187, 177, 165
  • CMYK0, 4, 9, 27
  • CSSrgb(187, 177, 165)
  • HSL33°, 14%, 69%
  • HSL Precise32.727°, 13.924%, 69.02%
  • HSV33°, 12%, 73%
  • HSB33°, 12%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.694
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.647
  • GLSLvec3(0.733, 0.694, 0.647)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.733, 0.694, 0.647, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.733, 0.694, 0.647)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB69.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB64.7%
  • Color Family (Hue)Orange
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBBB1A5
  • DECIMAL ID12300709
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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