#AFBDB2
Light Sage · light neutral
About #AFBDB2
#AFBDB2 is a near-neutral, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 69% red, 74% green and 70% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 26% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 7.9); Silver comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BDAFBA — a silver tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #AFBDB2 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.74:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #AFBDB2
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #AFBDB2?
#AFBDB2 is a near-neutral, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 69% red, 74% green and 70% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 26% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #AFBDB2?
Use black text. Black on #AFBDB2 has a contrast ratio of 10.74:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #AFBDB2?
Its complementary colour is #BDAFBA, and analogous partners are #B3BDAF and #AFBDB9.