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#AEB7BE

Silver · light neutral

About #AEB7BE

#AEB7BE is a light, near-neutral gray colour. Digitally that works out to 68% red, 72% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 8% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Visually it is very close to Silver (ΔE 6.2), with Light Gray the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BEB5AE (greige), 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 10.32:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red174
Green183
Blue190

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 6.2
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 11.7
Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 12.0

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #AEB7BE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #AEB7BE.
2.04:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #AEB7BE.
10.32:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AEB7BE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AEB7BE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B4B7BE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B2B5BE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#AAB9B9

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AEB7BE?

#AEB7BE is a light, near-neutral gray colour. Digitally that works out to 68% red, 72% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 8% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #AEB7BE?

Use black text. Black on #AEB7BE has a contrast ratio of 10.32:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AEB7BE?

Its complementary colour is #BEB5AE, and analogous partners are #AEBEBD and #AEAFBE.