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#BBB5AE closest to Rampart

#BBB5AE is a light gray; the closest named color is Rampart. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 71.0% green and 68.2% blue (rgb(187, 181, 174)). Its HSL value is 32° hue, 9% saturation and 71% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 7% yellow and 27% black. #BBB5AE is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.33:1.

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Variations of #BBB5AE

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#BBB5AE color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#BBB5AE for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BBB5AE appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 99% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B9B6AE
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B7B5AE
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B8B5AE
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B9B6AE
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B9B6AE
  • Tritanopia 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #BEB4B3
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BCB4B0
  • Achromatopsia 98% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B6B6B6
  • Achromatomaly 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B7B6B4

#BBB5AE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.03:1 Very poor#BBB5AE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.33:1 Very good#BBB5AE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BBB5AE in CSS

/* Rampart */
.color { color: #BBB5AE; }
.background { background-color: #BBB5AE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BBB5AE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 181 174);
color: hsl(32 9% 71%);
color: oklch(0.776 0.012 71.9);

#BBB5AE FAQ

What color is #BBB5AE?

#BBB5AE is a light gray. Its closest named color is Rampart. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #BBB5AE?

#BBB5AE is rgb(187, 181, 174) in RGB, hsl(32, 9%, 71%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 3%, 7%, 27%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BBB5AE?

The complementary color of #BBB5AE is #AEB4BB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BBB5AE?

Black text has the best contrast on #BBB5AE: 10.33:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BBB5AE a warm or cool color?

#BBB5AE is a neutral color.