Information about #BBA688 color

#BBA688 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BBA688 falls into the Orange Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(187, 166, 136) — 73.3% red, 65.1% green, 53.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 8 / 20 / 27. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #BBA688 reads as a mildly saturated warm orange and floats near the light end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Quarter Colins Wicket (#B7A786). Nearby in the Register you will also find Navarone (#B9A584) and Pavlova (#BAAB87).

The recipe behind #BBA688 is rgb(187, 166, 136), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 8.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.4:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#BBA688 color variations

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

#BBA688 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #BBA688

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

Navarone color link
Navarone

#B9A584

Pavlova color link
Pavlova

#BAAB87

Okey Dokey color link
Okey Dokey

#BCA184

Soul color link
Soul

#C1A78B

Rustic Beige color link
Rustic Beige

#BBA084

Drought color link
Drought

#B8A88F

Chino color link
Chino

#B8AD8A

Dull Beige color link
Dull Beige

#BAA182

Mushroom color link
Mushroom

#BA9E88

Taupe color link
Taupe

#B9A281

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BBA688
  • RGB187, 166, 136
  • CMYK0, 8, 20, 27
  • CSSrgb(187, 166, 136)
  • HSL35°, 27%, 63%
  • HSL Precise35.294°, 27.273%, 63.333%
  • HSV35°, 27%, 73%
  • HSB35°, 27%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.651
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.533
  • GLSLvec3(0.733, 0.651, 0.533)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.733, 0.651, 0.533, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.733, 0.651, 0.533)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB65.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB53.3%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBBA688
  • DECIMAL ID12297864
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01