Information about #BBC1A3 color

#BBC1A3 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BBC1A3 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(187, 193, 163) — 73.3% red, 75.7% green, 63.9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 2 / 0 / 12 / 24. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A calm, restrained yellow, #BBC1A3 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 almost identical to Beryl Green (#BCBFA8). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Aspiring (#BBBBA1) and Ash (#BEBAA7).

In RGB terms — rgb(187, 193, 163) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BBC1A3: 11.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.9:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #BBC1A3 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#BBC1A3 color variations

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

#BBC1A3 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 #BBC1A3

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

Beryl Green color link
Beryl Green

#BCBFA8

Aspiring color link
Aspiring

#BBBBA1

Ash color link
Ash

#BEBAA7

Kidnapper color link
Kidnapper

#BFC0AB

Mist Grey color link
Mist Grey

#BAB9A9

Pale Leaf color link
Pale Leaf

#BDCAA8

Bone White color link
Bone White

#B8B7A6

Soft Apple color link
Soft Apple

#B8CA9D

Corkscrew color link
Corkscrew

#BDB6A5

Gooseberry color link
Gooseberry

#BFC298

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BBC1A3
  • RGB187, 193, 163
  • CMYK2, 0, 12, 24
  • CSSrgb(187, 193, 163)
  • HSL72°, 19%, 70%
  • HSL Precise72°, 19.481%, 69.804%
  • HSV72°, 16%, 76%
  • HSB72°, 16%, 76%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.757
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.639
  • GLSLvec3(0.733, 0.757, 0.639)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.733, 0.757, 0.639, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.733, 0.757, 0.639)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB75.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB63.9%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBBC1A3
  • DECIMAL ID12304803
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01