#AFBEAE
Light Sage · light cool gray
About #AFBEAE
#AFBEAE is a muted, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 69% red, 75% green and 68% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 25% 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 #BDAEBE — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #AFBEAE for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.80:1 (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 #AFBEAE?
#AFBEAE is a muted, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 69% red, 75% green and 68% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 25% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #AFBEAE?
Use black text. Black on #AFBEAE has a contrast ratio of 10.80:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #AFBEAE?
Its complementary colour is #BDAEBE, and analogous partners are #B7BEAE and #AEBEB5.