Information about #BBC5B7 color

#BBC5B7 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BBC5B7 falls into the Chartreuse Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(187, 197, 183) — 73.3% red, 77.3% green, 71.8% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 4 / 0 / 5 / 23. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A softly toned yellow-green, #BBC5B7 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 almost identical to Clay Ash (#BDC8B3). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Pumice (#BAC0B4) and Tasman (#BAC0B3).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(187, 197, 183)), which gives #BBC5B7 its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BBC5B7: 11.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.8:1 for white. #BBC5B7 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#BBC5B7 color variations

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

#BBC5B7 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BBC5B7 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BBC5B7 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BBC5B7 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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#BBC5B7 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 #BBC5B7

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

Clay Ash color link
Clay Ash

#BDC8B3

Pumice color link
Pumice

#BAC0B4

Tasman color link
Tasman

#BAC0B3

Half Atmosphere color link
Half Atmosphere

#BEBFB7

Tiara color link
Tiara

#B9C3BE

Quarter Delta color link
Quarter Delta

#BFC0BB

Nebula color link
Nebula

#B8C6BE

Half Robin Egg Blue color link
Half Robin Egg Blue

#B5C0B5

Eighth Castle Rock color link
Eighth Castle Rock

#BEBDB4

Soft Gray color link
Soft Gray

#BBBDBD

Eighth Stack color link
Eighth Stack

#C0C1BF

Quarter Foggy Grey color link
Quarter Foggy Grey

#C4C3BC

#BBC5B7 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BBC5B7
  • RGB187, 197, 183
  • CMYK4, 0, 5, 23
  • CSSrgb(187, 197, 183)
  • HSL103°, 11%, 75%
  • HSL Precise102.857°, 10.769%, 74.51%
  • HSV103°, 7%, 77%
  • HSB103°, 7%, 77%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.773
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.718
  • GLSLvec3(0.733, 0.773, 0.718)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.733, 0.773, 0.718, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.733, 0.773, 0.718)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB77.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB71.8%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBBC5B7
  • DECIMAL ID12305847
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited3 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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