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#BBBFAA closest to Pelican

#BBBFAA is a light gray; the closest named color is Pelican. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 74.9% green and 66.7% blue (rgb(187, 191, 170)). Its HSL value is 71° hue, 14% saturation and 71% lightness, and in CMYK it is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 25% black. #BBBFAA is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.15:1.

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#BBBFAA color conversion

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Variations of #BBBFAA

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

How #BBBFAA 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 #C2BDAB
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C2BDA9
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C0BDA9
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #C2BDAB
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C0BEAA
  • Tritanopia 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #BEBCB9
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BCBEB1
  • Achromatopsia 94% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BDBDBD
  • Achromatomaly 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BCBDB8

#BBBFAA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.88:1 Very poor#BBBFAA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.15:1 Very good#BBBFAA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BBBFAA in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 191 170);
color: hsl(71 14% 71%);
color: oklch(0.796 0.029 115.8);

#BBBFAA FAQ

What color is #BBBFAA?

#BBBFAA 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 #BBBFAA?

#BBBFAA is rgb(187, 191, 170) in RGB, hsl(71, 14%, 71%) in HSL and cmyk(2%, 0%, 11%, 25%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BBBFAA?

The complementary color of #BBBFAA is #AEAABF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BBBFAA?

Black text has the best contrast on #BBBFAA: 11.15:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BBBFAA a warm or cool color?

#BBBFAA is a neutral color.