Information about #BBC5B6 color

#BBC5B6 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #BBC5B6 is classified in the Register under the Chartreuse Color Family, with Low Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(187, 197, 182) — 73.3% red, 77.3% green, 71.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 4 / 0 / 6 / 23. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A gently muted yellow-green, #BBC5B6 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 a hair away from Clay Ash (#BDC8B3). Nearby in the Register you will also find Pumice (#BAC0B4) and Tasman (#BAC0B3).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(187, 197, 182)), which gives #BBC5B6 its character. If you plan to put text on a #BBC5B6 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 11.8:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.8:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #BBC5B6 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#BBC5B6 color variations

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

#BBC5B6 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BBC5B6 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#485343

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#242921

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Black

#000000

#BBC5B6 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BBC5B6 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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#BBC5B6 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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#BFB5C4
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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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#C4B5C2
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#B8B5C4
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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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#C2C4B5
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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
#BBC5B6
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#B5BAC4
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#C4B5BA
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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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#B5C4BF
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#BFB5C4
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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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#B5C2C4
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#BFB5C4
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#C4B8B5
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Nearest named colors to #BBC5B6

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

Clay Ash color link
Clay Ash

#BDC8B3

Pumice color link
Pumice

#BAC0B4

Tasman color link
Tasman

#BAC0B3

Half Atmosphere color link
Half Atmosphere

#BEBFB7

Half Robin Egg Blue color link
Half Robin Egg Blue

#B5C0B5

Quarter Delta color link
Quarter Delta

#BFC0BB

Tiara color link
Tiara

#B9C3BE

Nebula color link
Nebula

#B8C6BE

Eighth Castle Rock color link
Eighth Castle Rock

#BEBDB4

Quarter Lemon Grass color link
Quarter Lemon Grass

#BABEAF

Rainee color link
Rainee

#B3C1B1

Soft Gray color link
Soft Gray

#BBBDBD

#BBC5B6 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BBC5B6
  • RGB187, 197, 182
  • CMYK4, 0, 6, 23
  • CSSrgb(187, 197, 182)
  • HSL100°, 11%, 74%
  • HSL Precise100°, 11.45%, 74.314%
  • HSV100°, 8%, 77%
  • HSB100°, 8%, 77%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.773
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.714
  • GLSLvec3(0.733, 0.773, 0.714)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.733, 0.773, 0.714, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.733, 0.773, 0.714)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB77.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB71.4%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBBC5B6
  • DECIMAL ID12305846
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited1 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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