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#BBEDBC

Seafoam · very light cool green

About #BBEDBC

With the hex code #BBEDBC, this is a very light green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 73% red, 93% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Seafoam — a ΔE of 12.0 — followed by Pale Mint. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #EDBBEC, a lilac shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.95:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red187
Green237
Blue188

Closest named colours

Seafoam
#93E9BE · ΔE 12.0
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 15.3
Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 21.1

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

Text on #BBEDBC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on seafoam #BBEDBC.
1.32:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on seafoam #BBEDBC.
15.95:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#BBEDBC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EFE4B9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E7DEBE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B6EADF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BBEDBC?

With the hex code #BBEDBC, this is a very light green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 73% red, 93% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #BBEDBC?

Use black text. Black on #BBEDBC has a contrast ratio of 15.95:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BBEDBC?

Its complementary colour is #EDBBEC, and analogous partners are #D3EDBB and #BBEDD5.