#BBBEB1

Accessibility

AAA

11.11:1

Vs white / black

1.89:1 · 11.11:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#bbbeb1

RGB

rgb(187, 190, 177)

RGBA

rgba(187, 190, 177, 1)

HSL

hsl(74, 9%, 72%)

HSLA

hsla(74, 9%, 72%, 1)

HSV

hsv(74, 7%, 75%)

LAB

lab(76.42% -3.4 6.2)

LCH

lch(76.42% 7.07 118.74)

OKLAB

oklab(0.7954 -0.0084 0.0162)

OKLCH

oklch(0.7954 0.0182 117.41)

XYZ

xyz(46.84, 50.57, 48.88)

CMYK

cmyk(2%, 0%, 7%, 25%)

CSS

color: #bbbeb1;

CSS variable

--color-bbbeb1: #bbbeb1;

SCSS

$color-bbbeb1: #bbbeb1;

JavaScript

const color = "#bbbeb1";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#bbbeb1";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#bbbeb1" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#bbbeb1", "rgb": { "r": 187, "g": 190, "b": 177 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.7954 0.0182 117.41)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#bbbeb1-1: #bbbeb1;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

stone-300

Very different · ΔE 8.86 · #D6D3D1

Nearest CSS named color

Silver

Very different · ΔE 6.86 · #C0C0C0

Nearest Material color

grey-400

Very different · ΔE 6.8 · #BDBDBD

Nearest Bootstrap color

light

Very different · ΔE 15.58 · #F8F9FA

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50f4f7e8 100e6eadb 200d3d6c8 300bcc0b1 400a0a395 50085887b 6006f7265 700585b4f 800434539 9002e3125 9501a1c11

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

f9faf9 f4f4f2 eeefec e8e9e5 e3e4df dddfd8 d7d9d2 d2d4cb cccec5 c6c9be c1c3b8 bbbeb1 abaea2 9c9e94 8c8f85 7d7f76 6d6f67 5e5f59 4e4f4a 3e3f3b 2f302c 1f201d 10100f

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

f9faf9 f4f4f2 eeefec e8e9e5 e3e4df dddfd8 d7d9d2 d2d4cb cccec5 c6c9be c1c3b8

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

abaea2 9c9e94 8c8f85 7d7f76 6d6f67 5e5f59 4e4f4a 3e3f3b 2f302c 1f201d 10100f

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

b6b9ad b1b4a9 acafa5 a7a9a1 a2a49d 9e9f99 999a94 949590 8f908c 8a8a88 858584

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#BBBEB1Stop 1 #B4B1BEStop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#BEBBB1Stop 1 #BBBEB1Stop 2 #B5BEB1Stop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#BBBEB1Stop 1 #B1BBBEStop 2 #BEB1BBStop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#BBBEB1Stop 1 #B1B5BEStop 2 #BBB1BEStop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#35382EStop 1 #5E6151Stop 2 #868B74Stop 3 #AAAE9EStop 4 #CED1C7Stop 5

Using this color

Where #bbbeb1 works

#BBBEB1 (#bbbeb1) sits in the lime family at about 74° hue, 9% saturation, and 72% lightness. Contrast is 1.89:1 on white and 11.11:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: stone-300 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

subtle surfaces, chips, and table stripes
text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #bbbeb1 as small body text on white — 1.89:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Low saturation makes this easy to overuse as a neutral. Keep one chromatic accent elsewhere so the interface does not go muddy.

Family context: Energy, youth, and experimentation. High-visibility accents and playful UIs. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Lime range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Material Grey 400#BDBDBD Silver#C0C0C0 Web Safe #CCCCCC#CCCCCC Silver#BDC3C7 DarkGray#A9A9A9 LightGray#D3D3D3 Tailwind stone 300#D6D3D1 Tailwind neutral 300#D4D4D4 Soothing Breeze#B2BEC3 Tailwind neutral 400#A3A3A3 Tailwind stone 400#A8A29E Material Blue Grey 200#B0BEC5

Where #bbbeb1 works

Sensible jobs for this swatch

subtle surfaces, chips, and table stripes

text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #bbbeb1 as small body text on white — 1.89:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Low saturation makes this easy to overuse as a neutral. Keep one chromatic accent elsewhere so the interface does not go muddy.