Information about #BBC49F color

#BBC49F color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #BBC49F belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring Low Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(187, 196, 159) — 73.3% red, 76.9% green, 62.4% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 4 / 0 / 15 / 23. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #BBC49F reads as a calm, restrained golden yellow and floats near the light end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Soft Apple (#B8CA9D). Nearby in the Register you will also find Gooseberry (#BFC298) and Aspiring (#BBBBA1).

The recipe behind #BBC49F is rgb(187, 196, 159), with green as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #BBC49F background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 11.5:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.8:1. #BBC49F has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#BBC49F color variations

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

#BBC49F color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BBC49F color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BBC49F color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BBC49F 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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#BBC49F 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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#A0BCC5
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#C5A0BC
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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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#A0C5BC
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#C5A0A9
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Nearest named colors to #BBC49F

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

Soft Apple color link
Soft Apple

#B8CA9D

Gooseberry color link
Gooseberry

#BFC298

Aspiring color link
Aspiring

#BBBBA1

Beryl Green color link
Beryl Green

#BCBFA8

Pixie Green color link
Pixie Green

#BBCDA5

Pale Leaf color link
Pale Leaf

#BDCAA8

Ash color link
Ash

#BEBAA7

Kidnapper color link
Kidnapper

#BFC0AB

Double Fossil color link
Double Fossil

#C2B89E

Sisal color link
Sisal

#C5BAA0

Mist Grey color link
Mist Grey

#BAB9A9

Bone White color link
Bone White

#B8B7A6

#BBC49F color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BBC49F
  • RGB187, 196, 159
  • CMYK4, 0, 15, 23
  • CSSrgb(187, 196, 159)
  • HSL75°, 24%, 70%
  • HSL Precise74.595°, 23.871%, 69.608%
  • HSV75°, 19%, 77%
  • HSB75°, 19%, 77%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.769
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.624
  • GLSLvec3(0.733, 0.769, 0.624)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.733, 0.769, 0.624, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.733, 0.769, 0.624)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB76.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB62.4%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBBC49F
  • DECIMAL ID12305567
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited0 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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