#AEAFA8
Greige · light neutral
About #AEAFA8
#AEAFA8 is a light, near-neutral gray colour. Digitally that works out to 68% red, 69% green and 66% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 31% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
Visually it is very close to Greige (ΔE 4.8), with Silver the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #A9A8AF (silver), its complementary partner.
Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 9.50:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #AEAFA8?
#AEAFA8 is a light, near-neutral gray colour. Digitally that works out to 68% red, 69% green and 66% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 31% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #AEAFA8?
Use black text. Black on #AEAFA8 has a contrast ratio of 9.50:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #AEAFA8?
Its complementary colour is #A9A8AF, and analogous partners are #AFADA8 and #ABAFA8.