#AEBCAA
Light Sage · light cool gray
About #AEBCAA
#AEBCAA is a light, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 68% red, 74% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 26% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 5.4), with Greige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #B8AABC (thistle), 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 10.57:1 (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 #AEBCAA?
#AEBCAA is a light, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 68% red, 74% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 26% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #AEBCAA?
Use black text. Black on #AEBCAA has a contrast ratio of 10.57:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #AEBCAA?
Its complementary colour is #B8AABC, and analogous partners are #B7BCAA and #AABCAF.