Information about #BBA78C color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#BBA78C falls into the Orange Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(187, 167, 140) — 73.3% red, 65.5% green, 54.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 8 / 18 / 27. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #BBA78C reads as a mildly saturated orange and floats near the light end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Drought (#B8A88F). Nearby in the Register you will also find Soul (#C1A78B) and Pavlova (#BAAB87).

In RGB terms — rgb(187, 167, 140) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 9.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.3:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#BBA78C color variations

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

#BBA78C color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BBA78C color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BBA78C color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Malta

#A59784
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Grey

#808080

#BBA78C 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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#BBA78C 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 #BBA78C

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

Drought color link
Drought

#B8A88F

Soul color link
Soul

#C1A78B

Pavlova color link
Pavlova

#BAAB87

Chino color link
Chino

#B8AD8A

Quarter Colins Wicket color link
Quarter Colins Wicket

#B7A786

Half Rickshaw color link
Half Rickshaw

#BDA793

Toi color link
Toi

#B7AD8B

Putty color link
Putty

#BEAE8A

Navarone color link
Navarone

#B9A584

Light Ash Brown color link
Light Ash Brown

#C2A487

White Mouse color link
White Mouse

#B9A193

Mushroom color link
Mushroom

#BA9E88

#BBA78C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BBA78C
  • RGB187, 167, 140
  • CMYK0, 8, 18, 27
  • CSSrgb(187, 167, 140)
  • HSL34°, 26%, 64%
  • HSL Precise34.468°, 25.683%, 64.118%
  • HSV34°, 25%, 73%
  • HSB34°, 25%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.655
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.549
  • GLSLvec3(0.733, 0.655, 0.549)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.733, 0.655, 0.549, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.733, 0.655, 0.549)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB65.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB54.9%
  • Color Family (Hue)Orange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBBA78C
  • DECIMAL ID12298124
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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