#BBB5BD Hex Color

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Color Name

Lavender Gray*

Hex Color Code

#BBB5BD

RGB Color Code

RGB(187, 181, 189)

CMYK Values*

1.1%, 4.2%, 0.0%, 25.9%

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#BBB5BD hex color. RGB, RYB, CMYK, HSL, HSV codes and color conversions. Matching color names, palettes, paints.

What color is BBB5BD?

The RGB color code for color number #BBB5BD is RGB(187, 181, 189). In the RGB color model, #BBB5BD has a red value of 187, a green value of 181, and a blue value of 189. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 1.1% cyan, 4.2% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 25.9% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 285° (degrees), 5.7 % saturation, and 72.5 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, #BBB5BD has a hue of 285° (degrees), 4.2 % saturation and 74.1 % brightness/value.

Color BBB5BD is cool or warm?

Color BBB5BD is a warm color.

What is the LRV of #BBB5BD? (For interior and product design)

BBB5BD has an LRV of nearly 47.3. 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

#BBB5BD

LRV 47.3

Light Color

Compare LRV 47.3 of #BBB5BD with dark and light color

Is #BBB5BD Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color BBB5BD 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 #BBB5BD color codes / color number / color space conversions - RGBA, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #BBB5BD

Hex triplet: #BBB5BD
Red: BB
Green: B5
Blue: BD

RGBA / RGB rgb(187, 181, 189)

Red: 187 (73.3%)
Green: 181 (71.0%)
Blue: 189 (74.1%)
Alpha: 1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan: 1.06%
Magenta: 4.23%
Yellow: 0.00%
Key: 25.88%

HSL hsl(285deg, 5.7 %, 72.5 %)

Hue: 285°
Saturation: 5.71 %
Lightness: 72.55 %

HSV / HSB

Hue: 285°
Saturation: 4.23 %
Brightness / Value: 74.12 %

RYB ryb(32, 54, 52)

Red: 32 (12.4%)
Yellow: 54 (21.1%)
Blue: 52 (20.4%)

HWB

Hue: 285°
Whiteness: 70.98 %
Blackness: 25.88 %

CMY

Cyan: 26.67%
Magenta: 29.02%
Yellow: 25.88%

XYZ

X: 46.2
Y: 47.29
Z: 54.84

YXY

Y1: 47.29
X: 0.31
Y2: 0.32

CIE-Lab

L: 74.37
A: 3.6
B: -3.31

CIE-Lch

L: 74.37
C: 4.89
H: 317.43

CIE-Luv

L: 74.37
U: 2.94
V: -5.56

Hunter-Lab

L: 68.77
A: -0.41
B: 0.86

Other

LRV: ~ 47.3 %
Munsell Color System: 6.7P 7.3/0.8

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 #BBB5BD

These are the named colors closest to hex BBB5BD, closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).

#C4C3D0 Color Lavender Gray

95.45% match | ΔE 4.55

#BEBEBE Color Medium Gray

94.15% match | ΔE 5.85

#C0C0C0 Color Silver

93.97% match | ΔE 6.03

#A9A9A9 Color Dark Gray

93.24% match | ΔE 6.76

Similar colors from Pantone, RAL and other color matching system

Pantone TCX

Pantone TCX color similar/equivalent to BBB5BD.

#C3BDC7 Color Pantone 13-4005 TCX - Lavender Mittens

97.67% match | ΔE 2.33

#BDB8C7 Color PANTONE 14-3904 TCX - Evening Haze

96.84% match | ΔE 3.16

#C6C2CD Color Pantone 13-3905 TCX - Diaphanous Lilac

96.33% match | ΔE 3.67

#C5C0D0 Color PANTONE 14-3905 TCX - Lavender Blue

95.48% match | ΔE 4.52

RAL Design

RAL Design color similar/equivalent to BBB5BD.

#ACAAB3 Color RAL 300 70 05 - Velvet Grey

96.23% match | ΔE 3.77

#CBC4CB Color RAL 320 80 05 - Light Violet

96.02% match | ΔE 3.98

#C8C6CE Color RAL 300 80 05 - Hazy Mauve

95.40% match | ΔE 4.60

#A7A9B1 Color RAL 280 70 05 - Taupe Grey

94.50% match | ΔE 5.50

British Standard 4800

British Standard 4800 color similar/equivalent to BBB5BD.

#AEADB2 Color BS 22-B-21 - Kashmir

96.04% match | ΔE 3.96

#C4C3C9 Color BS 22-B-19 - Soft Bleu

95.67% match | ΔE 4.33

#B6B6B6 Color BS 18-B-19 - Grey

94.46% match | ΔE 5.54

#BDBDBD Color BS 22-C-35 - Purple

94.23% match | ΔE 5.77

Pantone PMS

Pantone PMS color similar/equivalent to BBB5BD.

#B0ABAC Color PANTONE 4282 C

95.32% match | ΔE 4.68

#C6C4D2 Color PANTONE 5305 C

95.18% match | ΔE 4.82

#B3B0C4 Color PANTONE 5295 C

94.75% match | ΔE 5.25

#B1B1B1 Color PANTONE 4281 C

94.23% match | ΔE 5.77

RAL Classic

RAL Classic color similar/equivalent to BBB5BD.

#C8C8C7 Color RAL 7047 - Telegray 4

92.47% match | ΔE 7.53

Paint color for Hex #BBB5BD

These are the real paint colors closest to hex BBB5BD from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from BBB5BD once it is on a wall.

Benjamin Moore

Hex color BBB5BD similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of hex #BBB5BD to Benjamin Moore

#C1B9C4 Color African Violet (2116-50)

97.91% match | ΔE 2.09

#C3C2D0 Color North Cascades (1411)

95.43% match | ΔE 4.57

#C0BCBC Color Through the Looking Glass (CSP-495)

95.37% match | ΔE 4.63

#B3B1B0 Color Silver Dollar (1460)

94.39% match | ΔE 5.61

Sherwin Williams

Hex color BBB5BD similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of hex #BBB5BD to Sherwin Williams

#C5C0C9 Color Grape Mist (SW 6548)

97.09% match | ΔE 2.91

#BDB8B8 Color Fashionable Gray (SW 6275)

95.80% match | ΔE 4.20

#AEA9AA Color Mystical Shade (SW 6276)

94.94% match | ΔE 5.06

#BCB8B6 Color Essential Gray (SW 6002)

94.51% match | ΔE 5.49

PPG Paints

Hex color BBB5BD similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of hex #BBB5BD to PPG Paints

#BEBBC9 Color Silverberry (PPG1173-4)

96.80% match | ΔE 3.20

#CDC8D2 Color Silver Chalice (PPG1174-3)

95.04% match | ΔE 4.96

#B8B9CB Color Cosmic (PPG1171-4)

95.00% match | ΔE 5.00

#ADB0B4 Color Silver Charm (PPG1013-4)

94.25% match | ΔE 5.75

Dunn-Edwards

Hex color BBB5BD similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of hex #BBB5BD to Dunn-Edwards

#B6B5B8 Color Silver Bullet (DE 6381)

96.21% match | ΔE 3.79

#AFA8A9 Color Smoky Mountain (DE 6388)

94.95% match | ΔE 5.05

#B8B8CB Color Winter Dusk (DE 5933)

94.92% match | ΔE 5.08

#AEADAD Color Industrial Age (DET 618)

94.17% match | ΔE 5.83

Behr

Hex color BBB5BD similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of hex #BBB5BD to Behr

#C4C2CD Color Satire (MQ5-40)

96.13% match | ΔE 3.87

#C7C4CD Color Posture & Pose (N560-1)

95.99% match | ΔE 4.01

#BEBBBB Color Grape Creme (PPU16-11)

95.25% match | ΔE 4.75

#AEACAD Color Classy (MQ5-04)

94.80% match | ΔE 5.20

Valspar

Hex color BBB5BD similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of hex #BBB5BD to Valspar

#B8B4B4 Color Ganymede (8006-12C)

95.63% match | ΔE 4.37

#C7C5CC Color Pebbles (8004-48B)

95.58% match | ΔE 4.42

#BFC0C6 Color Dolphin at Play (8004-46B)

95.51% match | ΔE 4.49

#C0C2CA Color Foghorn (8004-47B)

95.07% match | ΔE 4.93

Farrow & Ball

Hex color BBB5BD similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of hex #BBB5BD to Farrow & Ball

#C9C7CD Color Calluna (270)

95.04% match | ΔE 4.96

#D0BFCD Color Sugared Almond (9913)

93.80% match | ΔE 6.20

#CFC4C0 Color Peignoir (286)

92.81% match | ΔE 7.19

#B7AFA9 Color Dove Tale (267)

92.59% match | ΔE 7.41

Color Combinations and Matching Colors

#BBB5BD color palettes and scheme combination

706673

897F8D

A29AA5

BBB5BD

D4D0D5

EDEBED

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.

B5B7BD

B7B5BD

BBB5BD

BDB5BB

BDB5B7

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.

BBB5BD

BDBBB5

B5BDBB

Triadic Color Palette

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

BBB5BD

BDB7B5

B7BDB5

B5BBBD

Tetradic Color Palette

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

BBB5BD

C1BCC3

C8C3CA

CFCBD0

D6D2D7

DDDADE

E3E1E4

EAE8EB

F1F0F1

F8F7F8

FFFFFF

Lavender Gray* - #BBB5BD Tints

BBB5BD

A8A2AA

959097

827E84

706C71

5D5A5E

4A484B

383638

252425

121212

000000

Lavender Gray* - #BBB5BD Shades

Complementary / Opposite Color

#BBB5BD

Lavender Gray*

#B7BDB5

Ash 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 #BBB5BD?

Color that best contrast with #BBB5BD is #B7BDB5, color name is Ash 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.