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#BBBEAB closest to Pelican

#BBBEAB is a light gray; the closest named color is Pelican. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 74.5% green and 67.1% blue (rgb(187, 190, 171)). Its HSL value is 69° hue, 13% saturation and 71% lightness, and in CMYK it is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 25% black. #BBBEAB is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.07:1.

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#BBBEAB color conversion

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Variations of #BBBEAB

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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#BBBEAB 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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#BBBEAB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

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

  • Dog vision 98% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #C1BCAC
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C1BCAA
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C0BCAA
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #C1BCAC
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BFBDAB
  • Tritanopia 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #BDBCB8
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BCBDB1
  • Achromatopsia 95% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BCBCBC
  • Achromatomaly 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BCBDB8

#BBBEAB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.90:1 Very poor#BBBEAB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.07:1 Very good#BBBEAB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BBBEAB in CSS

/* Pelican */
.color { color: #BBBEAB; }
.background { background-color: #BBBEAB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BBBEAB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 190 171);
color: hsl(69 13% 71%);
color: oklch(0.794 0.026 114.3);

#BBBEAB FAQ

What color is #BBBEAB?

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

What is the RGB value of #BBBEAB?

#BBBEAB is rgb(187, 190, 171) in RGB, hsl(69, 13%, 71%) in HSL and cmyk(2%, 0%, 10%, 25%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BBBEAB?

The complementary color of #BBBEAB is #AEABBE, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BBBEAB?

Black text has the best contrast on #BBBEAB: 11.07:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BBBEAB a warm or cool color?

#BBBEAB is a neutral color.