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#BAEABE

Seafoam · very light cool green

About #BAEABE

#BAEABE is a very light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 73% red, 92% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Seafoam (ΔE 12.2), with Pale Mint the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #EABAE6 (lilac), 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 15.60:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red186
Green234
Blue190

Closest named colours

Seafoam
#93E9BE · ΔE 12.2
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 12.8
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 18.8

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

Text on #BAEABE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on seafoam #BAEABE.
1.35:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on seafoam #BAEABE.
15.60:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#BAEABE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ECE1BC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E3DCC0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B5E8DE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BAEABE?

#BAEABE is a very light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 73% red, 92% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #BAEABE?

Use black text. Black on #BAEABE has a contrast ratio of 15.60:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BAEABE?

Its complementary colour is #EABAE6, and analogous partners are #CEEABA and #BAEAD6.