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Information about #BBB993 color

#BBB993 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BBB993 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(187, 185, 147) — 73.3% red, 72.5% green, 57.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 1 / 16 / 27. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #BBB993 reads as a calm, restrained golden yellow and appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Fawn Green (#BCB88F). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Coriander (#BBB58D) and Triple Fossil (#BEB291).

In RGB terms — rgb(187, 185, 147) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BBB993: 10.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.0:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #BBB993 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#BBB993 color variations

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

#BBB993 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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#E3E2D3

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Filmpro Reduction Base

#F1F0E9
White

#FFFFFF

#BBB993 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#A09D68

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#515033

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Black

#000000

#BBB993 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#A4A388

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#999884

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Grey

#808080

#BBB993 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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#BAA791

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#BA9791

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#BA919B

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#BBB993 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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#9193BA
#9193BA

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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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#A491BA
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#91A8BA
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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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#BAA491
#BAA491

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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
#BBB993
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#91BAB8
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#B891BA
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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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#93BA91
#93BA91

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#9193BA
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#B891BA
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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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#91BAA4
#91BAA4

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#9193BA
#9193BA

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#BA91A8
#BA91A8

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Nearest named colors to #BBB993

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

Fawn Green color link
Fawn Green

#BCB88F

Coriander color link
Coriander

#BBB58D

Triple Fossil color link
Triple Fossil

#BEB291

Half Hillary color link
Half Hillary

#B9B398

Underside Of Willow Leaves color link
Underside Of Willow Leaves

#BCB58C

Sage color link
Sage

#BCB88A

Aquashield Akaroa color link
Aquashield Akaroa

#BEB29A

Triple Parchment color link
Triple Parchment

#BDAF96

Pale Khaki color link
Pale Khaki

#BFAF92

Gooseberry color link
Gooseberry

#BFC298

Half Doeskin color link
Half Doeskin

#C1AF93

Matchstick color link
Matchstick

#C3B38D

#BBB993 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BBB993
  • RGB187, 185, 147
  • CMYK0, 1, 16, 27
  • CSSrgb(187, 185, 147)
  • HSL57°, 23%, 65%
  • HSL Precise57°, 22.727%, 65.49%
  • HSV57°, 21%, 73%
  • HSB57°, 21%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.725
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.576
  • GLSLvec3(0.733, 0.725, 0.576)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.733, 0.725, 0.576, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.733, 0.725, 0.576)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB72.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB57.6%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBBB993
  • DECIMAL ID12302739
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited3 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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