#B6BCAB
Light Sage · light cool gray
About #B6BCAB
#B6BCAB is a light, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 71% red, 74% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 26% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 5.7), with Greige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #B1ABBC (dusty blue), 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 — 10.77:1, 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 #B6BCAB?
#B6BCAB is a light, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 71% red, 74% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 26% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #B6BCAB?
Use black text. Black on #B6BCAB has a contrast ratio of 10.77:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #B6BCAB?
Its complementary colour is #B1ABBC, and analogous partners are #BCBAAB and #ADBCAB.