Information about #BBBDB6 color

#BBBDB6 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BBBDB6 falls into the Chartreuse Color Family — Desaturated, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(187, 189, 182) — 73.3% red, 74.1% green, 71.4% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 1 / 0 / 3 / 26. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A softly muted neutral grey, #BBBDB6 has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Expect to see shades like this in airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Eighth Castle Rock (#BEBDB4). Slightly further away sit Pumice (#BAC0B4) and Half Atmosphere (#BEBFB7).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(187, 189, 182)), which gives #BBBDB6 its character. On this background, black text reaches a 11.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.9:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #BBBDB6 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#BBBDB6 color variations

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

#BBBDB6 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BBBDB6 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BBBDB6 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BBBDB6 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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#BBBDB6 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 #BBBDB6

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

Eighth Castle Rock color link
Eighth Castle Rock

#BEBDB4

Pumice color link
Pumice

#BAC0B4

Half Atmosphere color link
Half Atmosphere

#BEBFB7

Tasman color link
Tasman

#BAC0B3

Half Silver Chalice color link
Half Silver Chalice

#B7BAB6

Eighth Stonehenge color link
Eighth Stonehenge

#BDB9B2

Rakaia color link
Rakaia

#BAB7B5

Eighth Friar Grey color link
Eighth Friar Grey

#C1BCB4

Half Robin Egg Blue color link
Half Robin Egg Blue

#B5C0B5

Soft Gray color link
Soft Gray

#BBBDBD

Quarter Delta color link
Quarter Delta

#BFC0BB

Quarter Lemon Grass color link
Quarter Lemon Grass

#BABEAF

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BBBDB6
  • RGB187, 189, 182
  • CMYK1, 0, 3, 26
  • CSSrgb(187, 189, 182)
  • HSL77°, 5%, 73%
  • HSL Precise77.143°, 5.036%, 72.745%
  • HSV77°, 4%, 74%
  • HSB77°, 4%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.741
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.714
  • GLSLvec3(0.733, 0.741, 0.714)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.733, 0.741, 0.714, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.733, 0.741, 0.714)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB74.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB71.4%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBBBDB6
  • DECIMAL ID12303798
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers26 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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