Information about #BBB19B color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #BBB19B reads as a gently muted warm orange and floats near the light end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Aquashield Akaroa (#BEB29A). Nearby in the Register you will also find Half Hillary (#B9B398) and Triple Parchment (#BDAF96).
The recipe behind #BBB19B is rgb(187, 177, 155), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #BBB19B background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 9.9:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.1:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #BBB19B is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#BBB19B color variations
View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.
#BBB19B color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#BBB19B color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#BBB19B color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#BBB19B color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#BBB19B 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #BBB19B color
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Nearest named colors to #BBB19B
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#BEB29A
#B9B398
#BDAF96
#BBADA1
#C1B09F
#BDB0A3
#B4AD9E
#C2B4A0
#B3AC9C
#B4AB9E
#C2B4A1
#B3AD97
#BBB19B color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#BBB19B
- RGB187, 177, 155
- CMYK0, 4, 13, 27
- CSSrgb(187, 177, 155)
- HSL41°, 19%, 67%
- HSL Precise41.25°, 19.048%, 67.059%
- HSV41°, 17%, 73%
- HSB41°, 17%, 73%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.733
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.694
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.608
- GLSLvec3(0.733, 0.694, 0.608)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.733, 0.694, 0.608, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.733, 0.694, 0.608)
- Percentage of Red in RGB73.3%
- Percentage of Green in RGB69.4%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB60.8%
- Color FamilyOrange
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDBBB19B
- DECIMAL ID12300699
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers36 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
