#BCBAAB
Greige · light warm gray
About #BCBAAB
#BCBAAB is a muted, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 74% red, 73% green and 67% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 9% yellow and 26% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Greige (ΔE 4.6); Light Sage comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #ABADBC — a dusty blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #BCBAAB for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.75:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #BCBAAB
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #BCBAAB?
#BCBAAB is a muted, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 74% red, 73% green and 67% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 9% yellow and 26% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #BCBAAB?
Use black text. Black on #BCBAAB has a contrast ratio of 10.75:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BCBAAB?
Its complementary colour is #ABADBC, and analogous partners are #BCB1AB and #B6BCAB.