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Information about #BBBBA7 color

#BBBBA7 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BBBBA7 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(187, 187, 167) — 73.3% red, 73.3% green, 65.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 0 / 8 / 27. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#BBBBA7 is a gently muted sunny 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 Ash (#BEBAA7) and Beryl Green (#BCBFA8).

The recipe behind #BBBBA7 is rgb(187, 187, 167), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 10.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.9:1. #BBBBA7 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#BBBBA7 color variations

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

#BBBBA7 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #BBBBA7

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

Ash color link
Ash

#BEBAA7

Beryl Green color link
Beryl Green

#BCBFA8

Bone White color link
Bone White

#B8B7A6

Corkscrew color link
Corkscrew

#BDB6A5

Aspiring color link
Aspiring

#BBBBA1

Half Cougar color link
Half Cougar

#BCB5A6

Truffle color link
Truffle

#BEB9AD

Grey Nickel color link
Grey Nickel

#BDBAAE

Kidnapper color link
Kidnapper

#BFC0AB

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BBBBA7
  • RGB187, 187, 167
  • CMYK0, 0, 8, 27
  • CSSrgb(187, 187, 167)
  • HSL60°, 13%, 69%
  • HSL Precise60°, 12.821%, 69.412%
  • HSV60°, 11%, 73%
  • HSB60°, 11%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.655
  • GLSLvec3(0.733, 0.733, 0.655)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.733, 0.733, 0.655, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.733, 0.733, 0.655)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB65.5%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBBBBA7
  • DECIMAL ID12303271
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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