#BBBEAE
Light Sage · light warm gray
About #BBBEAE
#BBBEAE is a muted, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 73% red, 75% green and 68% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 25% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 6.1); Greige comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #B1AEBE — a silver tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #BBBEAE for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.09:1 (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 #BBBEAE?
#BBBEAE is a muted, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 73% red, 75% green and 68% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 25% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #BBBEAE?
Use black text. Black on #BBBEAE has a contrast ratio of 11.09:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BBBEAE?
Its complementary colour is #B1AEBE, and analogous partners are #BEB9AE and #B3BEAE.