#BBE4AE
Seafoam · very light cool green
About #BBE4AE
#BBE4AE is a very light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 73% red, 89% green and 68% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 11% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is somewhere between Seafoam and Matcha (ΔE 15.2), with Matcha the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D7AEE4 (wisteria), 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 14.82:1 (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 #BBE4AE?
#BBE4AE is a very light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 73% red, 89% green and 68% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 11% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #BBE4AE?
Use black text. Black on #BBE4AE has a contrast ratio of 14.82:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BBE4AE?
Its complementary colour is #D7AEE4, and analogous partners are #D6E4AE and #AEE4BC.