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#B2BAAB

Light Sage · light cool gray

About #B2BAAB

#B2BAAB is a light, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 70% red, 73% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 27% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 6.7), with Greige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #B3ABBA (silver), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.50:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red178
Green186
Blue171

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 6.7
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 7.2
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 9.2

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

Text on #B2BAAB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #B2BAAB.
2.00:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #B2BAAB.
10.50:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B2BAAB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B2BAAB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BCB8AA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BAB7AC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B3B9B6

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B2BAAB?

#B2BAAB is a light, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 70% red, 73% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 27% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #B2BAAB?

Use black text. Black on #B2BAAB has a contrast ratio of 10.50:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B2BAAB?

Its complementary colour is #B3ABBA, and analogous partners are #BABAAB and #ABBAAB.