#B5BCAE
Light Sage · light neutral
About #B5BCAE
With the hex code #B5BCAE, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 71% red, 74% green and 68% blue, while a printer would mix 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 26% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
If you had to name it, it is very close to Light Sage — a ΔE of 6.7 — followed by Greige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #B5AEBC, a silver shade.
In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.77:1 (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 #B5BCAE?
With the hex code #B5BCAE, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 71% red, 74% green and 68% blue, while a printer would mix 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 26% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #B5BCAE?
Use black text. Black on #B5BCAE has a contrast ratio of 10.77:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #B5BCAE?
Its complementary colour is #B5AEBC, and analogous partners are #BCBCAE and #AEBCAE.