Information about #BBC9AC color

#BBC9AC color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #BBC9AC belongs to the Chartreuse Color Family, featuring Low Saturation and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(187, 201, 172) (73.3% red, 78.8% green, 67.5% blue), or CMYK 5 / 0 / 11 / 21 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A calm, restrained chartreuse, #BBC9AC 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 practically indistinguishable from Pale Leaf (#BDCAA8). Nearby in the Register you will also find Clay Ash (#BDC8B3) and Pixie Green (#BBCDA5).

In RGB terms — rgb(187, 201, 172) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #BBC9AC background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 12.1:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.7:1. #BBC9AC has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#BBC9AC color variations

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

#BBC9AC color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BBC9AC color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BBC9AC color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BBC9AC 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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#BBC9AC 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 #BBC9AC

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

Pale Leaf color link
Pale Leaf

#BDCAA8

Clay Ash color link
Clay Ash

#BDC8B3

Pixie Green color link
Pixie Green

#BBCDA5

Kidnapper color link
Kidnapper

#BFC0AB

Beryl Green color link
Beryl Green

#BCBFA8

Quarter Lemon Grass color link
Quarter Lemon Grass

#BABEAF

Tasman color link
Tasman

#BAC0B3

Pumice color link
Pumice

#BAC0B4

Kangaroo color link
Kangaroo

#C5C3B0

Rainee color link
Rainee

#B3C1B1

Half Robin Egg Blue color link
Half Robin Egg Blue

#B5C0B5

Eighth Castle Rock color link
Eighth Castle Rock

#BEBDB4

#BBC9AC color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BBC9AC
  • RGB187, 201, 172
  • CMYK5, 0, 11, 21
  • CSSrgb(187, 201, 172)
  • HSL89°, 21%, 73%
  • HSL Precise88.966°, 21.168%, 73.137%
  • HSV89°, 14%, 79%
  • HSB89°, 14%, 79%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.788
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.675
  • GLSLvec3(0.733, 0.788, 0.675)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.733, 0.788, 0.675, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.733, 0.788, 0.675)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB78.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB67.5%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBBC9AC
  • DECIMAL ID12306860
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited1 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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