Information about #BBAFAD color

#BBAFAD color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #BBAFAD is classified in the Register under the Red Color Family, with Desaturated and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(187, 175, 173) — 73.3% red, 68.6% green, 67.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 5 / 5 / 27. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#BBAFAD presents itself as a softly muted balanced grey tone — one that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. It is a natural fit for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Milestone (#BEB1AC). Slightly further away sit Fantail (#BAAEA9) and Half Perfect Taupe (#BBB2A9).

In RGB terms — rgb(187, 175, 173) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 9.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.1:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #BBAFAD is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#BBAFAD color variations

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

#BBAFAD color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BBAFAD color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BBAFAD color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BBAFAD 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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#BBAFAD 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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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 #BBAFAD

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

Milestone color link
Milestone

#BEB1AC

Fantail color link
Fantail

#BAAEA9

Half Perfect Taupe color link
Half Perfect Taupe

#BBB2A9

Black Shadows color link
Black Shadows

#BFAFB2

Half Mountain Mist color link
Half Mountain Mist

#B7B4B0

Pink Swan color link
Pink Swan

#BFB3B2

Eighth Arrowtown color link
Eighth Arrowtown

#BAB5A8

Half Foggy Grey color link
Half Foggy Grey

#B8B7AF

Silver Pink color link
Silver Pink

#C4AEAD

Half Cougar color link
Half Cougar

#BCB5A6

Serene color link
Serene

#BDB0A3

Tide color link
Tide

#BFB8B0

#BBAFAD color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BBAFAD
  • RGB187, 175, 173
  • CMYK0, 5, 5, 27
  • CSSrgb(187, 175, 173)
  • HSL9°, 9%, 71%
  • HSL Precise8.571°, 9.333%, 70.588%
  • HSV9°, 7%, 73%
  • HSB9°, 7%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • GLSLvec3(0.733, 0.686, 0.678)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.733, 0.686, 0.678, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.733, 0.686, 0.678)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB68.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB67.8%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBBAFAD
  • DECIMAL ID12300205
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited9 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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