#AEBCAE
Light Sage · light cool gray
About #AEBCAE
#AEBCAE is a muted, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 68% red, 74% green and 68% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 26% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 6.8); Greige comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BCAEBC — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #AEBCAE for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.60:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #AEBCAE
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #AEBCAE?
#AEBCAE is a muted, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 68% red, 74% green and 68% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 26% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #AEBCAE?
Use black text. Black on #AEBCAE has a contrast ratio of 10.60:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #AEBCAE?
Its complementary colour is #BCAEBC, and analogous partners are #B5BCAE and #AEBCB5.