#BAABBC
Thistle · light cool gray
About #BAABBC
#BAABBC is a muted, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 73% red, 67% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 1% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Thistle (ΔE 9.9); Silver comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #ADBCAB — a light sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #BAABBC for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 9.64:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #BAABBC
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #BAABBC?
#BAABBC is a muted, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 73% red, 67% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 1% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #BAABBC?
Use black text. Black on #BAABBC has a contrast ratio of 9.64:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BAABBC?
Its complementary colour is #ADBCAB, and analogous partners are #B1ABBC and #BCABB6.