Information about #C5BBAA color

#C5BBAA color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #C5BBAA belongs to the Orange Color Family, featuring Low Saturation and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(197, 187, 170) (77.3% red, 73.3% green, 66.7% blue), or CMYK 0 / 4 / 11 / 23 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A calm, restrained amber-leaning orange, #C5BBAA floats near the light end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Triple Thorndon Cream (#C5BDAA). Nearby in the Register you will also find Half Joss (#C6B9AB) and Half Bison Hide (#C7BDAB).

The recipe behind #C5BBAA is rgb(197, 187, 170), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #C5BBAA background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 11.1:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.9:1. #C5BBAA has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#C5BBAA color variations

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

#C5BBAA color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#C5BBAA color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#C5BBAA color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#ABA496

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Grey

#808080

#C5BBAA 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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#C5BBAA 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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#BBAAC5
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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 #C5BBAA

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

Triple Thorndon Cream color link
Triple Thorndon Cream

#C5BDAA

Half Joss color link
Half Joss

#C6B9AB

Half Bison Hide color link
Half Bison Hide

#C7BDAB

Quarter Grey Olive color link
Quarter Grey Olive

#C2BCAB

Caraway color link
Caraway

#C7BFA8

Quarter Malta color link
Quarter Malta

#C6B8A6

Half Drought color link
Half Drought

#CABDA9

Eighth Pravda color link
Eighth Pravda

#C3BCB0

Quarter Rickshaw color link
Quarter Rickshaw

#CBB9A8

Double Parchment color link
Double Parchment

#C7BBA3

Ash color link
Ash

#BEBAA7

Cloud color link
Cloud

#C2BCB1

#C5BBAA color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C5BBAA
  • RGB197, 187, 170
  • CMYK0, 4, 11, 23
  • CSSrgb(197, 187, 170)
  • HSL38°, 19%, 72%
  • HSL Precise37.778°, 18.881%, 71.961%
  • HSV38°, 14%, 77%
  • HSB38°, 14%, 77%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.773
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.667
  • GLSLvec3(0.773, 0.733, 0.667)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.773, 0.733, 0.667, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.773, 0.733, 0.667)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB77.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB66.7%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDC5BBAA
  • DECIMAL ID12958634
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers31 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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