Information about #BBC698 color

#BBC698 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BBC698 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(187, 198, 152) — 73.3% red, 77.6% green, 59.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 4 / 0 / 18 / 22. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#BBC698 is a moderately toned sunny yellow 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 Gooseberry (#BFC298). Slightly further away sit Soft Apple (#B8CA9D) and Aspiring (#BBBBA1).

The recipe behind #BBC698 is rgb(187, 198, 152), with green as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 11.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.8:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #BBC698 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#BBC698 color variations

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

#BBC698 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 #BBC698

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

Pale Leaf color link
Pale Leaf

#BDCAA8

Fawn Green color link
Fawn Green

#BCB88F

Nirvana color link
Nirvana

#C3BF8B

Beachcomber color link
Beachcomber

#C7BA95

Beryl Green color link
Beryl Green

#BCBFA8

Sisal color link
Sisal

#C5BAA0

#BBC698 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BBC698
  • RGB187, 198, 152
  • CMYK4, 0, 18, 22
  • CSSrgb(187, 198, 152)
  • HSL74°, 29%, 69%
  • HSL Precise74.348°, 28.75%, 68.627%
  • HSV74°, 23%, 78%
  • HSB74°, 23%, 78%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.776
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.596
  • GLSLvec3(0.733, 0.776, 0.596)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.733, 0.776, 0.596, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.733, 0.776, 0.596)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB77.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB59.6%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBBC698
  • DECIMAL ID12306072
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01