#BBB7AD
Closest named color: French Gray (#ADB5BD). oklch(78% 0.015 88.7), rgb(187, 183, 173).
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Black text reads best on this color (10.48:1).
About this color
#BBB7AD is a medium-light close to neutral grey. In OKLCH its lightness is 78%, its chroma 0.015. It has too little chroma to lean warm or cool. The nearest named color is French Gray (#ADB5BD), ΔE 0.031 away. Black text reads best on it, at 10.48:1.
| Hue family | Neutrals |
| Lightness | medium-light (78%) |
| Chroma | close to neutral grey (0.015) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Nearest name | French Gray (#ADB5BD) |
| Black text | 10.48:1 |
| White text | 2.00:1 |
Values
| HEX | #BBB7AD |
| RGB | rgb(187, 183, 173) |
| HSL | hsl(43, 9%, 71%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78% 0.015 88.7) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #BBB7AD | 2.00:1 | Fails | Lc -43.3 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| Black text on #BBB7AD | 10.48:1 | AAA | Lc 65.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| #BBB7AD text on white | 2.00:1 | Fails | Lc 38.8 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #BBB7AD text on black | 10.48:1 | AAA | Lc -63.6 | Content text, not long reading |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 300.
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Step 50
50
#F6F5F4
oklch(97.1% 0.002 67.8)
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Step 100
100
#EBEAE7
oklch(93.7% 0.004 91.4)
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Step 200
200
#DBD9D3
oklch(88.5% 0.008 91.5)
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Step 300
300 (this color)
#BBB7AD
oklch(78% 0.015 88.7)
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Step 400
400
#A6A090
oklch(70.6% 0.024 89.8)
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Step 500
500
#918975
oklch(63.1% 0.03 88.8)
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Step 600
600
#7B735E
oklch(55.7% 0.033 89.7)
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Step 700
700
#68604D
oklch(49.1% 0.031 87.9)
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Step 800
800
#554E3F
oklch(42.6% 0.025 85.9)
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Step 900
900
#464136
oklch(37.7% 0.019 86.5)
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Step 950
950
#292620
oklch(27% 0.012 84.6)
#BBB7AD with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #BAB7AC | 0.002 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #BBB8AD | 0.003 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #BEB5B4 | 0.014 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #B7B7B7 | 0.015 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
This color is close to neutral, so it has no meaningful hue to rotate. Hue harmonies are omitted.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #BBB7AD, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- French Gray #ADB5BD ΔE 0.031
- Silver #C0C0C0 ΔE 0.032
- Pinkish Grey #C8ACA9 ΔE 0.032
- Putty #BEAE8A ΔE 0.045
- Ash Gray #BFC8AD ΔE 0.047
- Dark Gray #A9A9A9 ΔE 0.047
- Tan #D2B48C ΔE 0.050
- Bland #AFA88B ΔE 0.057
Use #BBB7AD in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.