Information about #BBBAB5 color

#BBBAB5 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #BBBAB5 is classified in the Register under the Yellow Color Family, with Desaturated and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(187, 186, 181) — 73.3% red, 72.9% green, 71% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 0 / 2 / 27. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#BBBAB5 presents itself as a softly muted neutral grey — 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 Rakaia (#BAB7B5). Slightly further away sit Eighth Stonehenge (#BDB9B2) and Half Silver Chalice (#B7BAB6).

The recipe behind #BBBAB5 is rgb(187, 186, 181), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 10.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.9:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #BBBAB5 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#BBBAB5 color variations

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

#BBBAB5 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BBBAB5 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BBBAB5 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BBBAB5 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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#BBBAB5 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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Rakaia

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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 #BBBAB5

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

Rakaia color link
Rakaia

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Eighth Stonehenge color link
Eighth Stonehenge

#BDB9B2

Half Silver Chalice color link
Half Silver Chalice

#B7BAB6

Eighth Castle Rock color link
Eighth Castle Rock

#BEBDB4

Eighth Tapa color link
Eighth Tapa

#B7B8B2

Triple Concrete color link
Triple Concrete

#B7B6B5

Pumice color link
Pumice

#BAC0B4

Half Atmosphere color link
Half Atmosphere

#BEBFB7

Eighth Friar Grey color link
Eighth Friar Grey

#C1BCB4

Tasman color link
Tasman

#BAC0B3

Gray Cloud color link
Gray Cloud

#B6B6B4

Tide color link
Tide

#BFB8B0

#BBBAB5 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BBBAB5
  • RGB187, 186, 181
  • CMYK0, 0, 2, 27
  • CSSrgb(187, 186, 181)
  • HSL50°, 4%, 72%
  • HSL Precise50°, 4.225%, 72.157%
  • HSV50°, 3%, 73%
  • HSB50°, 3%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.729
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.710
  • GLSLvec3(0.733, 0.729, 0.710)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.733, 0.729, 0.710, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.733, 0.729, 0.710)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB72.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB71%
  • Color Family (Hue)Yellow
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBBBAB5
  • DECIMAL ID12303029
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01

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