Information about #BBB9AB color

#BBB9AB color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BBB9AB falls into the Yellow Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(187, 185, 171) — 73.3% red, 72.5% green, 67.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 1 / 6 / 27. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#BBB9AB is a gently muted yellow 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 practically indistinguishable from Mist Grey (#BAB9A9). Slightly further away sit Truffle (#BEB9AD) and Grey Nickel (#BDBAAE).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(187, 185, 171)), which gives #BBB9AB its character. On this background, black text reaches a 10.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.0:1. #BBB9AB has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#BBB9AB color variations

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

#BBB9AB color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BBB9AB color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BBB9AB color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#A4A397

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Grey

#808080

#BBB9AB 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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#BBB9AB 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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#AABBB9
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#B9AABB
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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 #BBB9AB

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

Mist Grey color link
Mist Grey

#BAB9A9

Truffle color link
Truffle

#BEB9AD

Grey Nickel color link
Grey Nickel

#BDBAAE

Eighth Arrowtown color link
Eighth Arrowtown

#BAB5A8

Ash color link
Ash

#BEBAA7

Half Foggy Grey color link
Half Foggy Grey

#B8B7AF

Cotton Seed color link
Cotton Seed

#BFBAAF

Bone White color link
Bone White

#B8B7A6

Quarter Lemon Grass color link
Quarter Lemon Grass

#BABEAF

Half Cougar color link
Half Cougar

#BCB5A6

Tide color link
Tide

#BFB8B0

Quarter Craigieburn color link
Quarter Craigieburn

#BFB7A6

#BBB9AB color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BBB9AB
  • RGB187, 185, 171
  • CMYK0, 1, 6, 27
  • CSSrgb(187, 185, 171)
  • HSL53°, 11%, 70%
  • HSL Precise52.5°, 10.526%, 70.196%
  • HSV53°, 9%, 73%
  • HSB53°, 9%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.725
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.671
  • GLSLvec3(0.733, 0.725, 0.671)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.733, 0.725, 0.671, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.733, 0.725, 0.671)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB72.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB67.1%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBBB9AB
  • DECIMAL ID12302763
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers22 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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