#BAABB8
Silver · light warm gray
About #BAABB8
#BAABB8 is a light, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 73% red, 67% green and 72% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 1% yellow and 27% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is similar to Silver (ΔE 10.9), with Thistle the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #ABBAAD (light sage), 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 9.61:1 (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 #BAABB8?
#BAABB8 is a light, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 73% red, 67% green and 72% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 1% yellow and 27% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #BAABB8?
Use black text. Black on #BAABB8 has a contrast ratio of 9.61:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BAABB8?
Its complementary colour is #ABBAAD, and analogous partners are #B4ABBA and #BAABB1.