#AEB8BE
Silver · light neutral
About #AEB8BE
#AEB8BE is a near-neutral, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 68% red, 72% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 8% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Silver (ΔE 6.0); Light Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BEB4AE — a greige tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #AEB8BE for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.40:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #AEB8BE
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #AEB8BE?
#AEB8BE is a near-neutral, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 68% red, 72% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 8% cyan, 3% 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 #AEB8BE?
Use black text. Black on #AEB8BE has a contrast ratio of 10.40:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #AEB8BE?
Its complementary colour is #BEB4AE, and analogous partners are #AEBEBC and #AEB0BE.