#BBC0AF
Light Sage · light cool gray
About #BBC0AF
#BBC0AF is a muted, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 73% red, 75% green and 69% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 25% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Light Sage (ΔE 5.0); Greige comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #B4AFC0 — a silver tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #BBC0AF for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.27:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #BBC0AF
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #BBC0AF?
#BBC0AF is a muted, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 73% red, 75% green and 69% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 25% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #BBC0AF?
Use black text. Black on #BBC0AF has a contrast ratio of 11.27:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BBC0AF?
Its complementary colour is #B4AFC0, and analogous partners are #C0BCAF and #B2C0AF.