#BBB3AA Hex Color

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Color Name

Pale Silver*

Hex Color Code

#BBB3AA

RGB Color Code

RGB(187, 179, 170)

CMYK Values*

0.0%, 4.3%, 9.1%, 26.7%

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#BBB3AA hex color. RGB, RYB, CMYK, HSL, HSV codes and color conversions. Matching color names, palettes, paints.

What color is BBB3AA?

The RGB color code for color number #BBB3AA is RGB(187, 179, 170). In the RGB color model, #BBB3AA has a red value of 187, a green value of 179, and a blue value of 170. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 0.0% cyan, 4.3% magenta, 9.1% yellow, and 26.7% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 31.8° (degrees), 11.1 % saturation, and 70.0 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, #BBB3AA has a hue of 31.8° (degrees), 9.1 % saturation and 73.3 % brightness/value.

Color BBB3AA is cool or warm?

Color BBB3AA is a warm color.

What is the LRV of #BBB3AA? (For interior and product design)

BBB3AA has an LRV of nearly 45.7. By LRV value, it is a medium light color.

Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.

Dark Color

#BBB3AA

LRV 45.7

Light Color

Compare LRV 45.7 of #BBB3AA with dark and light color

Is #BBB3AA Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color BBB3AA meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, minimum contrast ratio standards between text and background colors. The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) provides global standards for readable web content.

WCAG Recommendations - Large Text: above 18pt or 14pt bold. Normal Text: below 18pt or 14pt bold.

Minimum contrast ratio (AA): 4.5 for normal text and 3 for large text.
Enhanced contrast ratio (AAA): 7 for normal text and 4.5 for large text.

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Color Codes - Color Space Conversions

HEX #BBB3AA color codes / color number / color space conversions - RGBA, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #BBB3AA

Hex triplet: #BBB3AA
Red: BB
Green: B3
Blue: AA

RGBA / RGB rgb(187, 179, 170)

Red: 187 (73.3%)
Green: 179 (70.2%)
Blue: 170 (66.7%)
Alpha: 1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan: 0.00%
Magenta: 4.28%
Yellow: 9.09%
Key: 26.67%

HSL hsl(31.76deg, 11.1 %, 70.0 %)

Hue: 31.76°
Saturation: 11.11 %
Lightness: 70.00 %

HSV / HSB

Hue: 31.76°
Saturation: 9.09 %
Brightness / Value: 73.33 %

RYB ryb(37, 68, 52)

Red: 37 (14.4%)
Yellow: 68 (26.7%)
Blue: 52 (20.4%)

HWB

Hue: 31.76°
Whiteness: 66.67 %
Blackness: 26.67 %

CMY

Cyan: 26.67%
Magenta: 29.80%
Yellow: 33.33%

XYZ

X: 43.87
Y: 45.71
Z: 44.54

YXY

Y1: 45.71
X: 0.33
Y2: 0.34

CIE-Lab

L: 73.36
A: 1.25
B: 5.59

CIE-Lch

L: 73.36
C: 5.73
H: 77.36

CIE-Luv

L: 73.36
U: 5.22
V: 7.89

Hunter-Lab

L: 67.61
A: -2.49
B: 8.26

Other

LRV: ~ 45.7 %
Munsell Color System: 4.3Y 7.2/1

Color Names, Similar Colors and Paint

What is Delta E (ΔE)?

Delta E is the standard measure of how different two colors look to the human eye, rather than how far apart their hex codes happen to be. It runs from 0, an exact match, to 100, the largest possible difference — so the lower the Delta E, the closer the match. The match percentage shown on each color below is simply 100% minus its ΔE.

ΔE 0

Identical – an exact match

ΔE under 1

Not perceptible; the eye cannot separate them

ΔE 1 – 2

Perceptible only on close, side-by-side inspection

ΔE 2 – 10

Perceptible at a glance

ΔE over 10

Reads as a different color altogether

Color Name of HEX #BBB3AA

These are the named colors closest to hex BBB3AA, closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).

#C9C0BB Color Pale Silver

95.74% match | ΔE 4.26

#B0A999 Color Greige

95.38% match | ΔE 4.62

#BEBEBE Color Medium Gray

94.15% match | ΔE 5.85

#A9A9A9 Color Dark Gray

93.91% match | ΔE 6.09

Similar colors from Pantone, RAL and other color matching system

Pantone PMS

Pantone PMS color similar/equivalent to BBB3AA.

#BFB8AF Color PANTONE Warm Gray 3 C

98.60% match | ΔE 1.40

#C5B9AC Color PANTONE 7528 C

97.25% match | ΔE 2.75

#AFA9A0 Color PANTONE 401 C

96.89% match | ΔE 3.11

#C4BCB7 Color PANTONE 406 C

96.75% match | ΔE 3.25

Pantone TCX

Pantone TCX color similar/equivalent to BBB3AA.

#BEB7B0 Color PANTONE 15-4502 TCX - Silver Cloud

98.57% match | ΔE 1.43

#C1B7B0 Color PANTONE 14-0000 TCX - Silver Gray

97.91% match | ΔE 2.09

#B8AD9E Color PANTONE 15-1305 TCX - Feather Gray

96.90% match | ΔE 3.10

#B4AA9C Color PANTONE 16-1102 TCX - Island Fossil

96.65% match | ΔE 3.35

RAL Classic

RAL Classic color similar/equivalent to BBB3AA.

#B7B3A8 Color RAL 7044 - Silk Gray

97.39% match | ΔE 2.61

#B5B0A1 Color RAL 7032 - Pebble Gray

96.17% match | ΔE 3.83

#B0B0A9 Color RAL 7038 - Agate Gray

95.79% match | ΔE 4.21

#C5C7C4 Color RAL 7035 - Light Gray

92.94% match | ΔE 7.06

RAL Design

RAL Design color similar/equivalent to BBB3AA.

#B0AAA1 Color RAL 080 70 05 - Garlic Beige

97.16% match | ΔE 2.84

#B7A99A Color RAL 075 70 10 - Flax Fibre Grey

95.90% match | ΔE 4.10

#AEADA3 Color RAL 100 70 05 - Smoky White

95.58% match | ΔE 4.42

#B5A998 Color RAL 080 70 10 - Fine Greige

95.58% match | ΔE 4.42

British Standard 4800

British Standard 4800 color similar/equivalent to BBB3AA.

#BEB7A7 Color BS 00-A-03 - Grey

96.44% match | ΔE 3.56

#B8B7A8 Color BS 12-B-19 - Beige

94.77% match | ΔE 5.23

#B6B6B6 Color BS 18-B-19 - Grey

94.76% match | ΔE 5.24

#BDBDBD Color BS 22-C-35 - Purple

94.27% match | ΔE 5.73

Paint color for Hex #BBB3AA

These are the real paint colors closest to hex BBB3AA from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from BBB3AA once it is on a wall.

Dunn-Edwards

Hex color BBB3AA similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of hex #BBB3AA to Dunn-Edwards

#BEB4A8 Color Drifting (DEC 770)

98.56% match | ΔE 1.44

#BAB6AB Color Reclaimed Wood (DET 625)

97.35% match | ΔE 2.65

#BAB4A6 Color Pewter Patter (DET 627)

97.10% match | ΔE 2.90

#BAB6A9 Color Play on Gray (DE 6228)

96.69% match | ΔE 3.31

Farrow & Ball

Hex color BBB3AA similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of hex #BBB3AA to Farrow & Ball

#B7AFA9 Color Dove Tale (267)

98.13% match | ΔE 1.87

#C0BCB3 Color Purbeck Stone (275)

96.98% match | ΔE 3.02

#C7BEB3 Color Elephant's Breath (229)

96.93% match | ΔE 3.07

#B2ADA0 Color Hardwick White (5)

96.53% match | ΔE 3.47

Benjamin Moore

Hex color BBB3AA similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of hex #BBB3AA to Benjamin Moore

#C3B8AE Color Hazelwood (1005)

97.98% match | ΔE 2.02

#B1ADA2 Color Smoke & Mirrors (CSP-105)

96.74% match | ΔE 3.26

#B4B2AE Color Baltic Gray (1467)

96.67% match | ΔE 3.33

#AFA79B Color Upper West Side (CSP-70)

96.24% match | ΔE 3.76

PPG Paints

Hex color BBB3AA similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of hex #BBB3AA to PPG Paints

#B2ACA2 Color Greyhound (PPG1008-3)

97.53% match | ΔE 2.47

#C6BAAF Color Legendary (PPG1019-3)

97.26% match | ΔE 2.74

#B2ADA2 Color Boulder Creek (PPG0999-3)

97.15% match | ΔE 2.85

#B1A89C Color Fieldstone (PPG1000-3)

96.61% match | ΔE 3.39

Sherwin Williams

Hex color BBB3AA similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of hex #BBB3AA to Sherwin Williams

#C8BFB5 Color Twilight Gray (SW 0054)

96.74% match | ΔE 3.26

#BCB8B6 Color Essential Gray (SW 6002)

96.23% match | ΔE 3.77

#ACA79E Color Dorian Gray (SW 7017)

96.10% match | ΔE 3.90

#BAB9B6 Color March Wind (SW 7668)

95.86% match | ΔE 4.14

Behr

Hex color BBB3AA similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of hex #BBB3AA to Behr

#B6AFA0 Color Camping Tent (N320-4)

96.69% match | ΔE 3.31

#B1AEA2 Color Granite Boulder (790D-4)

96.18% match | ΔE 3.82

#CBBEB5 Color Race Track (N180-3)

95.99% match | ΔE 4.01

#C4C0BB Color Natural Gray (PPU18-10)

95.95% match | ΔE 4.05

Valspar

Hex color BBB3AA similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of hex #BBB3AA to Valspar

#B0A69A Color Ashen Gray (6004-1C)

96.09% match | ΔE 3.91

#CDC2BA Color Windmill (8005-10C)

95.52% match | ΔE 4.48

#B8B4B4 Color Ganymede (8006-12C)

95.39% match | ΔE 4.61

#B3B4B0 Color Urban Sunrise (4004-1B)

95.38% match | ΔE 4.62

Color Combinations and Matching Colors

#BBB3AA color palettes and scheme combination

71675B

8E8071

A49A8E

BBB3AA

D2CCC6

E8E6E3

FFFFFF

Monochromatic Color Palette

Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.

BBAAB2

BBAAAA

BBB3AA

BBBBAA

B2BBAA

Analogous Color Palette

Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.

BBB3AA

AABBB3

B3AABB

Triadic Color Palette

The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel

BBB3AA

AABBAB

AAB2BB

BBAABB

Tetradic Color Palette

The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

BBB3AA

C1BAB2

C8C2BB

CFC9C3

D6D1CC

DDD9D4

E3E0DD

EAE8E5

F1EFEE

F8F7F6

FFFFFF

Pale Silver* - #BBB3AA Tints

BBB3AA

A8A199

958F88

827D77

706B66

5D5955

4A4743

383533

252322

121111

000000

Pale Silver* - #BBB3AA Shades

Complementary / Opposite Color

#BBB3AA

Pale Silver*

#AAB2BB

Zinc*

Complementary / Opposite Color

Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.

What is the contrasting color of #BBB3AA?

Color that best contrast with #BBB3AA is #AAB2BB, color name is Zinc*. Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways, Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.