#B7BCAA
Light Sage · light cool gray
About #B7BCAA
#B7BCAA is a light, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 72% red, 74% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 26% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 5.5), with Greige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #AFAABC (dusty blue), its complementary partner.
Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.79:1 (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 #B7BCAA?
#B7BCAA is a light, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 72% red, 74% green and 67% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 26% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #B7BCAA?
Use black text. Black on #B7BCAA has a contrast ratio of 10.79:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #B7BCAA?
Its complementary colour is #AFAABC, and analogous partners are #BCB8AA and #AEBCAA.