#B2BFAF
Light Sage · light cool gray
About #B2BFAF
#B2BFAF is a light, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 70% red, 75% green and 69% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 5.3), with Greige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BCAFBF (thistle), 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 — 10.96:1, 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 #B2BFAF?
#B2BFAF is a light, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 70% red, 75% green and 69% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 25% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #B2BFAF?
Use black text. Black on #B2BFAF has a contrast ratio of 10.96:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #B2BFAF?
Its complementary colour is #BCAFBF, and analogous partners are #BABFAF and #AFBFB4.