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#AEBEBA

Silver · light neutral

About #AEBEBA

#AEBEBA is a light, near-neutral gray colour. Digitally that works out to 68% red, 75% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 25% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Visually it is very close to Silver (ΔE 6.6), with Light Gray the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BEAEB2 (silver), 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 10.87:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red174
Green190
Blue186

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 6.6
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.9
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 11.0

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

Text on #AEBEBA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #AEBEBA.
1.93:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #AEBEBA.
10.87:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#AEBEBA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BCBCBA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B9BABA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#AABFBD

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AEBEBA?

#AEBEBA is a light, near-neutral gray colour. Digitally that works out to 68% red, 75% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 25% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #AEBEBA?

Use black text. Black on #AEBEBA has a contrast ratio of 10.87:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AEBEBA?

Its complementary colour is #BEAEB2, and analogous partners are #AEBEB2 and #AEBABE.