Information about #BB9F78 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#BB9F78 falls into the Orange Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(187, 159, 120) — 73.3% red, 62.4% green, 47.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 11 / 26 / 27. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#BB9F78 presents itself as a mildly saturated warm orange — one that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. It is a natural fit for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Piha Sand (#B7A077). Slightly further away sit Griffin Oak (#B99B74) and Quarter Sorrell Brown (#C1A07D).

The recipe behind #BB9F78 is rgb(187, 159, 120), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 8.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.5:1. #BB9F78 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#BB9F78 color variations

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

#BB9F78 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BB9F78 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BB9F78 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BB9F78 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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#BB9F78 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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#7D77BB
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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 #BB9F78

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

Piha Sand color link
Piha Sand

#B7A077

Griffin Oak color link
Griffin Oak

#B99B74

Quarter Sorrell Brown color link
Quarter Sorrell Brown

#C1A07D

Pale Taupe color link
Pale Taupe

#BC987E

Double Canterbury Clay color link
Double Canterbury Clay

#B89F6F

Pure Beige color link
Pure Beige

#C09E80

Taupe color link
Taupe

#B9A281

Perfect Beige color link
Perfect Beige

#BE9676

Howlin Wolf color link
Howlin Wolf

#B79F81

Nude Brown color link
Nude Brown

#BC9E82

Dull Beige color link
Dull Beige

#BAA182

Doeskin color link
Doeskin

#B6A081

#BB9F78 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BB9F78
  • RGB187, 159, 120
  • CMYK0, 11, 26, 27
  • CSSrgb(187, 159, 120)
  • HSL35°, 33%, 60%
  • HSL Precise34.925°, 33.005%, 60.196%
  • HSV35°, 36%, 73%
  • HSB35°, 36%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.624
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.471
  • GLSLvec3(0.733, 0.624, 0.471)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.733, 0.624, 0.471, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.733, 0.624, 0.471)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB62.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB47.1%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBB9F78
  • DECIMAL ID12296056
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers16 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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