Information about #BBC09D color
Basic facts about this digital color
#BBC09D presents itself as a gently muted yellow — 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 Aspiring (#BBBBA1). Slightly further away sit Gooseberry (#BFC298) and Soft Apple (#B8CA9D).
In RGB terms — rgb(187, 192, 157) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 11.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.9:1. #BBC09D has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.
#BBC09D color variations
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#BBC09D color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#BBC09D color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#BBC09D color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#BBC09D color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#BBC09D 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #BBC09D color
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Nearest named colors to #BBC09D
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#BBBBA1
#BFC298
#B8CA9D
#C2B89E
#BCBFA8
#BEBAA7
#C5BAA0
#BDB6A5
#B8B7A6
#BFB7A6
#BAB9A9
#B9B398
#BBC09D color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#BBC09D
- RGB187, 192, 157
- CMYK2, 0, 14, 25
- CSSrgb(187, 192, 157)
- HSL69°, 22%, 68%
- HSL Precise68.571°, 21.739%, 68.431%
- HSV69°, 18%, 75%
- HSB69°, 18%, 75%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.733
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.753
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.616
- GLSLvec3(0.733, 0.753, 0.616)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.733, 0.753, 0.616, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.733, 0.753, 0.616)
- Percentage of Red in RGB73.3%
- Percentage of Green in RGB75.3%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB61.6%
- Color FamilyYellow
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDBBC09D
- DECIMAL ID12304541
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- This page visited1 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
