Information about #BBABA4 color

#BBABA4 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BBABA4 falls into the Orange Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(187, 171, 164) — 73.3% red, 67.1% green, 64.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 6 / 9 / 27. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #BBABA4 reads as a calm, restrained orange 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 Silk (#BBADA1). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Martini (#B7A8A3) and Serene (#BDB0A3).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(187, 171, 164)), which gives #BBABA4 its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BBABA4: 9.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.2:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #BBABA4 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#BBABA4 color variations

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

#BBABA4 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 #BBABA4

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

Silk color link
Silk

#BBADA1

Martini color link
Martini

#B7A8A3

Serene color link
Serene

#BDB0A3

Fantail color link
Fantail

#BAAEA9

Antidote color link
Antidote

#C1B09F

Half Napa color link
Half Napa

#B4AD9E

Copyrite color link
Copyrite

#B4B2A6

Half Cougar color link
Half Cougar

#BCB5A6

Milestone color link
Milestone

#BEB1AC

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BBABA4
  • RGB187, 171, 164
  • CMYK0, 6, 9, 27
  • CSSrgb(187, 171, 164)
  • HSL18°, 14%, 69%
  • HSL Precise18.261°, 14.465%, 68.824%
  • HSV18°, 12%, 73%
  • HSB18°, 12%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.671
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.643
  • GLSLvec3(0.733, 0.671, 0.643)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.733, 0.671, 0.643, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.733, 0.671, 0.643)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB67.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB64.3%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBBABA4
  • DECIMAL ID12299172
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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