#BBBBAB Hex Color

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Color Name

Sandstone*

Hex Color Code

#BBBBAB

RGB Color Code

RGB(187, 187, 171)

CMYK Values*

0.0%, 0.0%, 8.6%, 26.7%

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

What color is BBBBAB?

The RGB color code for color number #BBBBAB is RGB(187, 187, 171). In the RGB color model, #BBBBAB has a red value of 187, a green value of 187, and a blue value of 171. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 0.0% cyan, 0.0% magenta, 8.6% yellow, and 26.7% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 60° (degrees), 10.5 % saturation, and 70.2 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, #BBBBAB has a hue of 60° (degrees), 8.6 % saturation and 73.3 % brightness/value.

Color BBBBAB is cool or warm?

Color BBBBAB is a warm color.

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

BBBBAB has an LRV of nearly 49. 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

#BBBBAB

LRV 49

Light Color

Compare LRV 49 of #BBBBAB with dark and light color

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

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

HEX #BBBBAB

Hex triplet: #BBBBAB
Red: BB
Green: BB
Blue: AB

RGBA / RGB rgb(187, 187, 171)

Red: 187 (73.3%)
Green: 187 (73.3%)
Blue: 171 (67.1%)
Alpha: 1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan: 0.00%
Magenta: 0.00%
Yellow: 8.56%
Key: 26.67%

HSL hsl(60deg, 10.5 %, 70.2 %)

Hue: 60°
Saturation: 10.53 %
Lightness: 70.20 %

HSV / HSB

Hue: 60°
Saturation: 8.56 %
Brightness / Value: 73.33 %

RYB ryb(33, 69, 49)

Red: 33 (12.8%)
Yellow: 69 (27.2%)
Blue: 49 (19.1%)

HWB

Hue: 60°
Whiteness: 67.06 %
Blackness: 26.67 %

CMY

Cyan: 26.67%
Magenta: 26.67%
Yellow: 32.94%

XYZ

X: 45.61
Y: 49.05
Z: 45.59

YXY

Y1: 49.05
X: 0.33
Y2: 0.35

CIE-Lab

L: 75.48
A: -2.85
B: 8.1

CIE-Lch

L: 75.48
C: 8.58
H: 109.36

CIE-Luv

L: 75.48
U: 0.88
V: 12.23

Hunter-Lab

L: 70.03
A: -6.29
B: 10.43

Other

LRV: ~ 49 %
Munsell Color System: 4.7GY 7.4/1.6

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 #BBBBAB

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

#C7C0A7 Color Sandstone

95.58% match | ΔE 4.42

#CCCCB7 Color Dark Beige

95.38% match | ΔE 4.62

#CFCFC4 Color Pastel Gray

94.40% match | ΔE 5.60

#B2BEB5 Color Ash Gray

94.36% match | ΔE 5.64

Similar colors from Pantone, RAL and other color matching system

British Standard 4800

British Standard 4800 color similar/equivalent to BBBBAB.

#B8B7A8 Color BS 12-B-19 - Beige

98.79% match | ΔE 1.21

#BEB7A7 Color BS 00-A-03 - Grey

96.42% match | ΔE 3.58

#CED2CC Color BS 18-C-33 - Blue

92.68% match | ΔE 7.32

#BDBDBD Color BS 22-C-35 - Purple

92.35% match | ΔE 7.65

Pantone PMS

Pantone PMS color similar/equivalent to BBBBAB.

#BBBEAF Color PANTONE 4177 C

98.47% match | ΔE 1.53

#C7C3B2 Color PANTONE 4239 C

97.03% match | ΔE 2.97

#B6BCB3 Color PANTONE 4288 C

96.26% match | ΔE 3.74

#B9C2B6 Color PANTONE 4183 C

95.66% match | ΔE 4.34

Pantone TCX

Pantone TCX color similar/equivalent to BBBBAB.

#C3BDAB Color PANTONE 14-0105 TCX - Overcast

97.01% match | ΔE 2.99

#B2B6AC Color PANTONE 15-5704 TCX - Mineral Gray

96.76% match | ΔE 3.24

#BFB9A3 Color Pantone 14-0210 TCX - Tidal Foam

96.70% match | ΔE 3.30

#C9C0AB Color PANTONE 14-0108 TCX - Castle Wal

95.35% match | ΔE 4.65

RAL Design

RAL Design color similar/equivalent to BBBBAB.

#C5C6B3 Color RAL 110 80 10 - Spring Grey

96.98% match | ΔE 3.02

#C8C7BC Color RAL 100 80 05 - Natural Grey

96.02% match | ΔE 3.98

#C6C8BE Color RAL 120 80 05 - Dust Green

95.76% match | ΔE 4.24

#C3C8B3 Color RAL 120 80 10 - Jugendstil Green

95.71% match | ΔE 4.29

RAL Classic

RAL Classic color similar/equivalent to BBBBAB.

#B7B3A8 Color RAL 7044 - Silk Gray

96.26% match | ΔE 3.74

#B5B0A1 Color RAL 7032 - Pebble Gray

96.24% match | ΔE 3.76

#B0B0A9 Color RAL 7038 - Agate Gray

95.15% match | ΔE 4.85

#C8CBC4 Color RAL 9018 - Papyrus White

94.29% match | ΔE 5.71

Paint color for Hex #BBBBAB

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

Sherwin Williams

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

#BBBCA7 Color Softened Green (SW 6177)

97.96% match | ΔE 2.04

#BDC0B3 Color Contented (SW 6191)

97.90% match | ΔE 2.10

#C1BCA7 Color Grassland (SW 6163)

97.22% match | ΔE 2.78

#C0B9A9 Color Jogging Path (SW 7638)

96.49% match | ΔE 3.51

Farrow & Ball

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

#BEC1B3 Color Mizzle (266)

97.91% match | ΔE 2.09

#BAB7A1 Color Ash Grey (W9)

97.33% match | ΔE 2.67

#AEB2A4 Color Blue Gray (91)

96.74% match | ΔE 3.26

#C6C0AA Color Bone (15)

96.41% match | ΔE 3.59

Benjamin Moore

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

#C5C3AE Color Spanish Olive (1509)

97.14% match | ΔE 2.86

#C7C8B7 Color Vale Mist (1494)

96.67% match | ΔE 3.33

#CAC7B4 Color Doily (CSP-130)

96.41% match | ΔE 3.59

#CAC4B0 Color Coastal Fog (976)

96.08% match | ΔE 3.92

Dunn-Edwards

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

#C5C0AC Color Serene Thought (DE 6234)

97.03% match | ΔE 2.97

#B9B79B Color Trinity Islands (DE 6249)

95.53% match | ΔE 4.47

#B9C3B3 Color Belize Green (DEC 782)

95.40% match | ΔE 4.60

#C7BDA8 Color Seagull Wail (DET 637)

95.12% match | ΔE 4.88

Valspar

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

#C8C5B3 Color Grasscloth (T669)

96.91% match | ΔE 3.09

#C9C5B3 Color Brown Buzz (6005-3B)

96.63% match | ΔE 3.37

#C7C5AE Color Tea Party (V096-2)

96.36% match | ΔE 3.64

#C4C6AF Color Understory (T638)

96.14% match | ΔE 3.86

PPG Paints

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

#BEB9A2 Color Heavy Hammock (PPG1027-3)

96.79% match | ΔE 3.21

#BEC4B7 Color Balsam (PPG1128-4)

96.50% match | ΔE 3.50

#CAC8B6 Color French Gray Linen (PPG1029-3)

96.42% match | ΔE 3.58

#C3C7B2 Color Pale Pine (PPG1030-2)

96.08% match | ΔE 3.92

Behr

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

#C6C2AB Color Organic Field (PPU9-19)

96.53% match | ΔE 3.47

#B6BBB2 Color Keystone Gray (HDC-AC-21)

96.52% match | ΔE 3.48

#CAC8B4 Color Ocean Foam (PPU10-10)

96.26% match | ΔE 3.74

#CBC5B1 Color Dune Grass (N340-2)

95.91% match | ΔE 4.09

Color Combinations and Matching Colors

#BBBBAB color palettes and scheme combination

71715C

8D8D73

A4A48F

BBBBAB

D2D2C7

E9E9E3

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.

BBABAB

BBB3AB

BBBBAB

B3BBAB

ABBBAB

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.

BBBBAB

ABBBBB

BBABBB

Triadic Color Palette

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

BBBBAB

ABBBB3

ABABBB

BBABB3

Tetradic Color Palette

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

BBBBAB

C1C1B3

C8C8BB

CFCFC4

D6D6CC

DDDDD5

E3E3DD

EAEAE5

F1F1EE

F8F8F6

FFFFFF

Sandstone* - #BBBBAB Tints

BBBBAB

A8A899

959588

828277

707066

5D5D55

4A4A44

383833

252522

121211

000000

Sandstone* - #BBBBAB Shades

Complementary / Opposite Color

#BBBBAB

Sandstone*

#ABABBB

Lavender Gray*

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 #BBBBAB?

Color that best contrast with #BBBBAB is #ABABBB, color name is Lavender Gray*. 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.