#bbb09b Color Information

#bbb09b Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #bbb09b, and its official name is Townhouse Taupe. In RGB, it consists of 73.3% Red, 69.0% Green, and 60.8% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 5.9% Magenta, 17.1% Yellow, and 26.7% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 39.4°, with saturation of 19% and lightness of 67.1%. The decimal value for #bbb09b is 12300443, and its nearest "web safe" color is #cc9999. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #bbb09b is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is black. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is yellow.
  • HexHex code for this color#bbb09b Copy
  • NameThe common name of this colorTownhouse Taupe Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color187, 176, 155 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color73.3%, 69.0%, 60.8% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.267, 0.310, 0.392 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.059, 0.171, 0.267 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color39.4°, 19.0%, 67.1% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color39.4°, 17.1%, 73.3% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color41.935, 43.982, 37.289 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color172, 187, 155 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code12300443 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color72.216, 0.399, 12.169 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)72.216, 12.176, 88.124 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color72.216, 7.837, 17.114 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color66.319, -3.188, 13.086 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.340, 0.357, 43.982 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4290490523 / 0xffbbb09b Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#cc9999 Copy
Last Updated: March 27, 2024

Shades of #bbb09b

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #bbb09b, its pure hue is 39.4° on the color wheel and its saturation is 19.0%, and its lightness is 67.1%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #bbb09b, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #171613 to #a49a88.

Tints of #bbb09b

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #bbb09b, its pure hue is 39.4° on the color wheel and its saturation is 19.0%, and its lightness is 67.1%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #bbb09b, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #c4baa8 to #f7f5f3.

Tones of #bbb09b

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #bbb09b, its pure hue is 39.4° on the color wheel and its saturation is 19.0%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #bbb09b, which range from #ababab (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #ffc557 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #bbb09b

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #bbb09b! For #bbb09b, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #bbb09b. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #bbb09b

This color, #bbb09b, consists of 73.3% Red, 69.0% Green, and 60.8% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 187, Green = 176, Blue = 155. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #bbb09b is 0% Cyan, 5.9% Magenta, 17.1% Yellow, and 26.7% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R73.3%
C0.0%
G69.0%
M5.9%
B60.8%
Y17.1%
K26.7%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 187 176 155
Octal 273 260 233
Hexa #bb #b0 #9b
Binary 10111011 10110000 10011011
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 5 17 26
Octal 0 5 21 32
Hexa #00 #05 #11 #1a
Binary 00000000 00000101 00010001 00011010

Analogous Colors of #bbb09b

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #bbb09b — which has hue 39.4° — its analogous colors are located at 9.4° and 69.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bbb09b.

Triadic Colors of #bbb09b

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #bbb09b — which has hue 39.4° — its triadic colors are located at 39.4° and 279.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bbb09b.

Complementary Color of #bbb09b

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #bbb09b — which has hue 39.4° — its complementary color is located at 219.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bbb09b.

Split Complementary Colors of #bbb09b

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #bbb09b — which has hue 39.4° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 39.4° and 249.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bbb09b.

Tetradic Colors of #bbb09b

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #bbb09b — which has hue 39.4° — its tetradic colors are located at 309.4°, 39.4°, 129.4°, and 219.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bbb09b.

Monochromatic Colors of #bbb09b

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #bbb09b, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #8d8575 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #e1d9c9 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #bbb09b

We want to make getting started with #bbb09b on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #bbb09b into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #bbb09b can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #bbb09b with other HTML elements.

#bbb09b Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #bbb09b.
<span style="color: #bbb09b;">The color of this text is #bbb09b.</span>

#bbb09b Background Color

The background color for this text is #bbb09b.
<div style="background-color: #bbb09b; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #bbb09b.</div>

#bbb09b Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #bbb09b.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #bbb09b;">This color for the shadow of this text is #bbb09b.</span>

#bbb09b Border Color

This is a div with border color #bbb09b.
<div style="border: #bbb09b 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #bbb09b.</div>

#bbb09b Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #bbb09b on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #bbb09b; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #bbb09b on a white background.</div></div>

#bbb09b Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #bbb09b on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #bbb09b; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #bbb09b on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #bbb09b to White

This is a gradient from #bbb09b to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#bbb09b,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#bbb09b,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#bbb09b,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#bbb09b,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #bbb09b to white.</div>

Gradient from #bbb09b to Black

This is a gradient from #bbb09b to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#bbb09b,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#bbb09b,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#bbb09b,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#bbb09b,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #bbb09b to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #bbb09b

In addition to using #bbb09b on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #bbb09b in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #bbb09b, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 187, Green = 176, Blue = 155). If you need details about the color coordinates of #bbb09b in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #bbb09b
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(187, 176, 155)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #bbb09b; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #bbb09b; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #bbb09b; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(187, 176, 155);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#bbb09b")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:187, green:176, blue:155, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:187 green:176 blue:155 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(187f, 176f, 155f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(187, 176, 155);
 

#bbb09b Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #bbb09b the same way. For those with color blindness, #bbb09b might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #bbb09b looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #bbb09b is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #bbb09b looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #bbb09b will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #bbb09b is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 2.1:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
Large Size Text