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#B9FFDA

Seafoam · very light cool green

About #B9FFDA

#B9FFDA is a very light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 73% red, 100% green and 85% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Seafoam (ΔE 10.8), with Pale Mint the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #FFB9DE (pink), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 18.38:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red185
Green255
Blue218

Closest named colours

Seafoam
#93E9BE · ΔE 10.8
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 13.2
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 24.9

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #B9FFDA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on seafoam #B9FFDA.
1.14:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on seafoam #B9FFDA.
18.38:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B9FFDA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B9FFDA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#FDF5D8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F1ECDC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#ABFFF4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B9FFDA?

#B9FFDA is a very light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 73% red, 100% green and 85% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #B9FFDA?

Use black text. Black on #B9FFDA has a contrast ratio of 18.38:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B9FFDA?

Its complementary colour is #FFB9DE, and analogous partners are #BBFFB9 and #B9FFFD.