Information about #BBAF8B color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#BBAF8B falls into the Yellow Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(187, 175, 139) — 73.3% red, 68.6% green, 54.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 5 / 19 / 27. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#BBAF8B presents itself as a moderately toned sunny yellow — one that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Putty (#BEAE8A). Slightly further away sit Chino (#B8AD8A) and Toi (#B7AD8B).

The recipe behind #BBAF8B is rgb(187, 175, 139), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BBAF8B: 9.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.2:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#BBAF8B color variations

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

#BBAF8B color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BBAF8B color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BBAF8B color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BBAF8B 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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#BBAF8B 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 #BBAF8B

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

Putty color link
Putty

#BEAE8A

Chino color link
Chino

#B8AD8A

Toi color link
Toi

#B7AD8B

Pavlova color link
Pavlova

#BAAB87

Earthstone color link
Earthstone

#B5AF8B

Underside Of Willow Leaves color link
Underside Of Willow Leaves

#BCB58C

Coriander color link
Coriander

#BBB58D

Triple Fossil color link
Triple Fossil

#BEB291

Pale Khaki color link
Pale Khaki

#BFAF92

Stone Age color link
Stone Age

#B6B285

Drought color link
Drought

#B8A88F

Sage color link
Sage

#BCB88A

#BBAF8B color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BBAF8B
  • RGB187, 175, 139
  • CMYK0, 5, 19, 27
  • CSSrgb(187, 175, 139)
  • HSL45°, 26%, 64%
  • HSL Precise45°, 26.087%, 63.922%
  • HSV45°, 26%, 73%
  • HSB45°, 26%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.545
  • GLSLvec3(0.733, 0.686, 0.545)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.733, 0.686, 0.545, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.733, 0.686, 0.545)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB68.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB54.5%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBBAF8B
  • DECIMAL ID12300171
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers18 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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