Information about #BBC1A0 color

#BBC1A0 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #BBC1A0 is classified in the Register under the Yellow Color Family, with Low Saturation and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(187, 193, 160) (73.3% red, 75.7% green, 62.7% blue), or CMYK 2 / 0 / 13 / 24 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #BBC1A0 reads as a calm, restrained golden yellow and appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Aspiring (#BBBBA1). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Beryl Green (#BCBFA8) and Gooseberry (#BFC298).

The recipe behind #BBC1A0 is rgb(187, 193, 160), with green as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #BBC1A0 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 11.2:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.9:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#BBC1A0 color variations

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

#BBC1A0 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 #BBC1A0

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

Aspiring color link
Aspiring

#BBBBA1

Beryl Green color link
Beryl Green

#BCBFA8

Gooseberry color link
Gooseberry

#BFC298

Soft Apple color link
Soft Apple

#B8CA9D

Ash color link
Ash

#BEBAA7

Kidnapper color link
Kidnapper

#BFC0AB

Bone White color link
Bone White

#B8B7A6

Mist Grey color link
Mist Grey

#BAB9A9

Pale Leaf color link
Pale Leaf

#BDCAA8

Sisal color link
Sisal

#C5BAA0

Corkscrew color link
Corkscrew

#BDB6A5

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BBC1A0
  • RGB187, 193, 160
  • CMYK2, 0, 13, 24
  • CSSrgb(187, 193, 160)
  • HSL71°, 21%, 69%
  • HSL Precise70.909°, 21.019%, 69.216%
  • HSV71°, 17%, 76%
  • HSB71°, 17%, 76%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.757
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.627
  • GLSLvec3(0.733, 0.757, 0.627)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.733, 0.757, 0.627, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.733, 0.757, 0.627)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB75.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB62.7%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBBC1A0
  • DECIMAL ID12304800
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers8 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01