#AEBCAB
Light Sage · light cool gray
About #AEBCAB
#AEBCAB is a muted, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 68% red, 74% green and 67% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 26% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 5.7); Greige comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #B9ABBC — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #AEBCAB for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.58:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #AEBCAB
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #AEBCAB?
#AEBCAB is a muted, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 68% red, 74% green and 67% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 26% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #AEBCAB?
Use black text. Black on #AEBCAB has a contrast ratio of 10.58:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #AEBCAB?
Its complementary colour is #B9ABBC, and analogous partners are #B7BCAB and #ABBCB0.