#BBB3AE Hex Color

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Color Name

Pale Silver*

Hex Color Code

#BBB3AE

RGB Color Code

RGB(187, 179, 174)

CMYK Values*

0.0%, 4.3%, 7.0%, 26.7%

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#BBB3AE hex color. RGB, RYB, CMYK, HSL, HSV codes and color conversions. Matching color names, palettes, paints.

What color is BBB3AE?

The RGB color code for color number #BBB3AE is RGB(187, 179, 174). In the RGB color model, #BBB3AE has a red value of 187, a green value of 179, and a blue value of 174. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 0.0% cyan, 4.3% magenta, 7.0% yellow, and 26.7% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 23.1° (degrees), 8.7 % saturation, and 70.8 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, #BBB3AE has a hue of 23.1° (degrees), 7.0 % saturation and 73.3 % brightness/value.

Color BBB3AE is cool or warm?

Color BBB3AE is a warm color.

What is the LRV of #BBB3AE? (For interior and product design)

BBB3AE has an LRV of nearly 46. 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

#BBB3AE

LRV 46

Light Color

Compare LRV 46 of #BBB3AE with dark and light color

Is #BBB3AE Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color BBB3AE 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 #BBB3AE color codes / color number / color space conversions - RGBA, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #BBB3AE

Hex triplet: #BBB3AE
Red: BB
Green: B3
Blue: AE

RGBA / RGB rgb(187, 179, 174)

Red: 187 (73.3%)
Green: 179 (70.2%)
Blue: 174 (68.2%)
Alpha: 1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan: 0.00%
Magenta: 4.28%
Yellow: 6.95%
Key: 26.67%

HSL hsl(23.08deg, 8.7 %, 70.8 %)

Hue: 23.08°
Saturation: 8.72 %
Lightness: 70.78 %

HSV / HSB

Hue: 23.08°
Saturation: 6.95 %
Brightness / Value: 73.33 %

RYB ryb(36, 65, 52)

Red: 36 (14.1%)
Yellow: 65 (25.5%)
Blue: 52 (20.5%)

HWB

Hue: 23.08°
Whiteness: 68.24 %
Blackness: 26.67 %

CMY

Cyan: 26.67%
Magenta: 29.80%
Yellow: 31.76%

XYZ

X: 44.25
Y: 45.86
Z: 46.56

YXY

Y1: 45.86
X: 0.32
Y2: 0.34

CIE-Lab

L: 73.46
A: 1.95
B: 3.55

CIE-Lch

L: 73.46
C: 4.05
H: 61.25

CIE-Luv

L: 73.46
U: 4.96
V: 4.85

Hunter-Lab

L: 67.72
A: -1.87
B: 6.64

Other

LRV: ~ 45.9 %
Munsell Color System: 0.8Y 7.2/0.7

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 #BBB3AE

These are the named colors closest to hex BBB3AE, 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

96.48% match | ΔE 3.52

#BEBEBE Color Medium Gray

95.10% match | ΔE 4.90

#C0C0C0 Color Silver

94.81% match | ΔE 5.19

#A9A9A9 Color Dark Gray

94.74% match | ΔE 5.26

Similar colors from Pantone, RAL and other color matching system

Pantone TCX

Pantone TCX color similar/equivalent to BBB3AE.

#C1B7B0 Color PANTONE 14-0000 TCX - Silver Gray

98.38% match | ΔE 1.62

#BEB7B0 Color PANTONE 15-4502 TCX - Silver Cloud

98.35% match | ΔE 1.65

#CABEB5 Color PANTONE 13-0403 TCX - Gray Morn

96.23% match | ΔE 3.77

#B0AAAB Color PANTONE 14-4116 TCX - Gray Morning

95.95% match | ΔE 4.05

Pantone PMS

Pantone PMS color similar/equivalent to BBB3AE.

#C4BCB7 Color PANTONE 406 C

97.59% match | ΔE 2.41

#BFB8AF Color PANTONE Warm Gray 3 C

97.39% match | ΔE 2.61

#AEA8A5 Color PANTONE 2331 C

96.61% match | ΔE 3.39

#B0ABAC Color PANTONE 4282 C

96.05% match | ΔE 3.95

RAL Design

RAL Design color similar/equivalent to BBB3AE.

#B0AAA1 Color RAL 080 70 05 - Garlic Beige

96.20% match | ΔE 3.80

#BABABA Color RAL 000 75 00 - Marble Grey

95.56% match | ΔE 4.44

#ACADAC Color RAL 000 70 00 - Light Grey

94.99% match | ΔE 5.01

#D1C6BE Color RAL 060 80 05 - Light Chamois Beige

94.69% match | ΔE 5.31

British Standard 4800

British Standard 4800 color similar/equivalent to BBB3AE.

#B6B6B6 Color BS 18-B-19 - Grey

95.81% match | ΔE 4.19

#BDBDBD Color BS 22-C-35 - Purple

95.24% match | ΔE 4.76

#BFBFBF Color BS 18-B-17 - Silver Haze

94.96% match | ΔE 5.04

#A9A9A8 Color BS 10-A-03 - Sink Grey

94.84% match | ΔE 5.16

RAL Classic

RAL Classic color similar/equivalent to BBB3AE.

#B7B3A8 Color RAL 7044 - Silk Gray

95.74% match | ΔE 4.26

#B0B0A9 Color RAL 7038 - Agate Gray

95.15% match | ΔE 4.85

#B5B0A1 Color RAL 7032 - Pebble Gray

94.24% match | ΔE 5.76

#C8C8C7 Color RAL 7047 - Telegray 4

93.51% match | ΔE 6.49

Paint color for Hex #BBB3AE

These are the real paint colors closest to hex BBB3AE from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from BBB3AE once it is on a wall.

Farrow & Ball

Hex color BBB3AE similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of hex #BBB3AE to Farrow & Ball

#B7AFA9 Color Dove Tale (267)

98.75% match | ΔE 1.25

#C0BCB3 Color Purbeck Stone (275)

96.01% match | ΔE 3.99

#C7BEB3 Color Elephant's Breath (229)

95.93% match | ΔE 4.07

#C3C1BB Color Pavilion Gray (242)

95.28% match | ΔE 4.72

Sherwin Williams

Hex color BBB3AE similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of hex #BBB3AE to Sherwin Williams

#C0B6B4 Color Queen Anne Lilac (SW 0021)

97.67% match | ΔE 2.33

#BCB8B6 Color Essential Gray (SW 6002)

97.56% match | ΔE 2.44

#BDB8B8 Color Fashionable Gray (SW 6275)

97.01% match | ΔE 2.99

#ADA8A5 Color Proper Gray (SW 6003)

96.43% match | ΔE 3.57

Dunn-Edwards

Hex color BBB3AE similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of hex #BBB3AE to Dunn-Edwards

#C5B9B4 Color Chocolate Milk (DE 6059)

97.39% match | ΔE 2.61

#C3C0BB Color Gray Pearl (DEC 795)

95.92% match | ΔE 4.08

#AEADAD Color Industrial Age (DET 618)

95.73% match | ΔE 4.27

#AFA8A9 Color Smoky Mountain (DE 6388)

95.60% match | ΔE 4.40

Benjamin Moore

Hex color BBB3AE similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of hex #BBB3AE to Benjamin Moore

#C3B8AE Color Hazelwood (1005)

97.20% match | ΔE 2.80

#B6B4B2 Color Nightingale (AF-670)

97.05% match | ΔE 2.95

#B4B2AE Color Baltic Gray (1467)

96.98% match | ΔE 3.02

#B3B1B0 Color Silver Dollar (1460)

96.77% match | ΔE 3.23

PPG Paints

Hex color BBB3AE similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of hex #BBB3AE to PPG Paints

#C4BDBA Color Hush (PPG1004-3)

97.15% match | ΔE 2.85

#C2BDBA Color Gray Shadows (PPG1005-3)

97.03% match | ΔE 2.97

#C8BCB7 Color Fond Memory (PPG1017-3)

96.79% match | ΔE 3.21

#C3B8B7 Color Luxurious (PPG18-04)

96.70% match | ΔE 3.30

Valspar

Hex color BBB3AE similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of hex #BBB3AE to Valspar

#B8B4B4 Color Ganymede (8006-12C)

97.13% match | ΔE 2.87

#C9BFBD Color Oyster Bay (V127-3)

96.05% match | ΔE 3.95

#CDC2BA Color Windmill (8005-10C)

95.62% match | ΔE 4.38

#B3B4B0 Color Urban Sunrise (4004-1B)

95.39% match | ΔE 4.61

Behr

Hex color BBB3AE similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of hex #BBB3AE to Behr

#BEBBBB Color Grape Creme (PPU16-11)

96.33% match | ΔE 3.67

#B1B0AF Color Sparrow (780F-4)

96.27% match | ΔE 3.73

#C4C0BB Color Natural Gray (PPU18-10)

96.19% match | ΔE 3.81

#CAC2BD Color Chicago Fog (N140-2)

96.05% match | ΔE 3.95

Color Combinations and Matching Colors

#BBB3AE color palettes and scheme combination

71665F

8C7F77

A49992

BBB3AE

D2CDCA

EAE7E5

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.

BBAEB6

BBAEB0

BBB3AE

BBBAAE

B6BBAE

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.

BBB3AE

AEBBB3

B3AEBB

Triadic Color Palette

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

BBB3AE

B0BBAE

AEB6BB

BAAEBB

Tetradic Color Palette

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

BBB3AE

C1BAB6

C8C2BE

CFC9C6

D6D1CE

DDD9D6

E3E0DE

EAE8E6

F1EFEE

F8F7F6

FFFFFF

Pale Silver* - #BBB3AE Tints

BBB3AE

A8A19C

958F8B

827D79

706B68

5D5957

4A4745

383534

252322

121111

000000

Pale Silver* - #BBB3AE Shades

Complementary / Opposite Color

#BBB3AE

Pale Silver*

#AEB6BB

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 #BBB3AE?

Color that best contrast with #BBB3AE is #AEB6BB, 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.