Information about #BBC49A color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #BBC49A is classified in the Register under the Yellow Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(187, 196, 154) — 73.3% red, 76.9% green, 60.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 4 / 0 / 16 / 23. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A mildly saturated sunny yellow, #BBC49A has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Gooseberry (#BFC298). Slightly further away sit Soft Apple (#B8CA9D) and Aspiring (#BBBBA1).

The recipe behind #BBC49A is rgb(187, 196, 154), with green as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 11.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.8:1. #BBC49A has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#BBC49A color variations

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

#BBC49A color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BBC49A color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BBC49A color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BBC49A 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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#BBC49A 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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#C59BBC
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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 #BBC49A

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

Gooseberry color link
Gooseberry

#BFC298

Soft Apple color link
Soft Apple

#B8CA9D

Aspiring color link
Aspiring

#BBBBA1

Pixie Green color link
Pixie Green

#BBCDA5

Double Fossil color link
Double Fossil

#C2B89E

Beryl Green color link
Beryl Green

#BCBFA8

Pale Leaf color link
Pale Leaf

#BDCAA8

Sisal color link
Sisal

#C5BAA0

Fawn Green color link
Fawn Green

#BCB88F

Beachcomber color link
Beachcomber

#C7BA95

Ash color link
Ash

#BEBAA7

Half Hillary color link
Half Hillary

#B9B398

#BBC49A color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BBC49A
  • RGB187, 196, 154
  • CMYK4, 0, 16, 23
  • CSSrgb(187, 196, 154)
  • HSL73°, 26%, 69%
  • HSL Precise72.857°, 26.25%, 68.627%
  • HSV73°, 21%, 77%
  • HSB73°, 21%, 77%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.769
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.604
  • GLSLvec3(0.733, 0.769, 0.604)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.733, 0.769, 0.604, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.733, 0.769, 0.604)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB76.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB60.4%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBBC49A
  • DECIMAL ID12305562
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers11 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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