Information about #FFBBAA color

#FFBBAA color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #FFBBAA belongs to the Red Color Family, featuring Full Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(255, 187, 170) — 100% red, 73.3% green, 66.7% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 27 / 33 / 0. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #FFBBAA reads as a maximally vivid earthy red and appears airy and pastel-like. 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 Melon (#FEBAAD). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Nature Apricot (#FEB7A5) and Washed Out Crimson (#FFB3A7).

The recipe behind #FFBBAA is rgb(255, 187, 170), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #FFBBAA background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 12.9:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.6:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#FFBBAA color variations

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

#FFBBAA color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#FFBBAA color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#FF7553

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#FD3200

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#A92100

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Black

#000000

#FFBBAA color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#F2A592

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#E09683

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Grey

#808080

#FFBBAA 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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#FFBBAA 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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#A8EEFF
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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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#A8C2FF
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#A8FFE5
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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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#FFA8C2
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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
#FFBBAA
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#A8FFBA
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#BAA8FF
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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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#EEFFA8
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#A8EEFF
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#BAA8FF
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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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#C2FFA8
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#A8EEFF
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#E5A8FF
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Nearest named colors to #FFBBAA

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

Melon color link
Melon

#FEBAAD

Nature Apricot color link
Nature Apricot

#FEB7A5

Washed Out Crimson color link
Washed Out Crimson

#FFB3A7

Melancholy color link
Melancholy

#FDBCB4

Cornflower Lilac color link
Cornflower Lilac

#FFB0AC

Rose Bud color link
Rose Bud

#FBB2A3

Very Light Vermilion color link
Very Light Vermilion

#FFB69E

Pastel Salmon color link
Pastel Salmon

#F6C1B2

Sundown color link
Sundown

#F8AFA9

Soft Pinch color link
Soft Pinch

#F7B0AD

Bleached Apricot color link
Bleached Apricot

#FCCAAC

Rosa Ziamotti color link
Rosa Ziamotti

#F6B1B3

#FFBBAA color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#FFBBAA
  • RGB255, 187, 170
  • CMYK0, 27, 33, 0
  • CSSrgb(255, 187, 170)
  • HSL12°, 100%, 83%
  • HSL Precise12°, 100%, 83.333%
  • HSV12°, 33%, 100%
  • HSB12°, 33%, 100%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)1.000
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.667
  • GLSLvec3(1.000, 0.733, 0.667)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(1.000, 0.733, 0.667, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(1.000, 0.733, 0.667)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB100%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB66.7%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDFFBBAA
  • DECIMAL ID16759722
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers29 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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