Information about #BBC0AA color

#BBC0AA color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BBC0AA falls into the Yellow Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(187, 192, 170) — 73.3% red, 75.3% green, 66.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 2 / 0 / 9 / 25. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #BBC0AA reads as a softly toned sunny yellow and appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Beryl Green (#BCBFA8). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Kidnapper (#BFC0AB) and Quarter Lemon Grass (#BABEAF).

The recipe behind #BBC0AA is rgb(187, 192, 170), with green as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BBC0AA: 11.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.9:1 for white. #BBC0AA has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#BBC0AA color variations

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

#BBC0AA 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 #BBC0AA

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

Beryl Green color link
Beryl Green

#BCBFA8

Kidnapper color link
Kidnapper

#BFC0AB

Mist Grey color link
Mist Grey

#BAB9A9

Ash color link
Ash

#BEBAA7

Grey Nickel color link
Grey Nickel

#BDBAAE

Truffle color link
Truffle

#BEB9AD

Cotton Seed color link
Cotton Seed

#BFBAAF

Tasman color link
Tasman

#BAC0B3

Pumice color link
Pumice

#BAC0B4

Bone White color link
Bone White

#B8B7A6

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BBC0AA
  • RGB187, 192, 170
  • CMYK2, 0, 9, 25
  • CSSrgb(187, 192, 170)
  • HSL74°, 15%, 71%
  • HSL Precise73.636°, 14.865%, 70.98%
  • HSV74°, 11%, 75%
  • HSB74°, 11%, 75%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.753
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.667
  • GLSLvec3(0.733, 0.753, 0.667)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.733, 0.753, 0.667, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.733, 0.753, 0.667)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB75.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB66.7%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBBC0AA
  • DECIMAL ID12304554
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01