Information about #BBC8A7 color

#BBC8A7 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BBC8A7 falls into the Chartreuse Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(187, 200, 167) — 73.3% red, 78.4% green, 65.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 5 / 0 / 13 / 22. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A gently muted chartreuse, #BBC8A7 has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Expect to see shades like this in airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Pale Leaf (#BDCAA8). Slightly further away sit Pixie Green (#BBCDA5) and Beryl Green (#BCBFA8).

In RGB terms — rgb(187, 200, 167) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 11.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.8:1. #BBC8A7 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#BBC8A7 color variations

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

#BBC8A7 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 #BBC8A7

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

Pale Leaf color link
Pale Leaf

#BDCAA8

Pixie Green color link
Pixie Green

#BBCDA5

Beryl Green color link
Beryl Green

#BCBFA8

Kidnapper color link
Kidnapper

#BFC0AB

Soft Apple color link
Soft Apple

#B8CA9D

Clay Ash color link
Clay Ash

#BDC8B3

Aspiring color link
Aspiring

#BBBBA1

Ash color link
Ash

#BEBAA7

Kangaroo color link
Kangaroo

#C5C3B0

Tasman color link
Tasman

#BAC0B3

#BBC8A7 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BBC8A7
  • RGB187, 200, 167
  • CMYK5, 0, 13, 22
  • CSSrgb(187, 200, 167)
  • HSL84°, 23%, 72%
  • HSL Precise83.636°, 23.077%, 71.961%
  • HSV84°, 17%, 78%
  • HSB84°, 17%, 78%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.784
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.655
  • GLSLvec3(0.733, 0.784, 0.655)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.733, 0.784, 0.655, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.733, 0.784, 0.655)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB78.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB65.5%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBBC8A7
  • DECIMAL ID12306599
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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