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#BBFFDB

Seafoam · very light cool green

About #BBFFDB

#BBFFDB is a very light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 73% red, 100% green and 86% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Seafoam (ΔE 11.4), with Pale Mint the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #FFBBDF (pink), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 18.44:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red187
Green255
Blue219

Closest named colours

Seafoam
#93E9BE · ΔE 11.4
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 12.4
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 24.1

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

Text on #BBFFDB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on seafoam #BBFFDB.
1.14:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on seafoam #BBFFDB.
18.44:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#BBFFDB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#FDF5D9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F1EDDD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#ADFFF5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BBFFDB?

#BBFFDB is a very light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 73% red, 100% green and 86% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #BBFFDB?

Use black text. Black on #BBFFDB has a contrast ratio of 18.44:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BBFFDB?

Its complementary colour is #FFBBDF, and analogous partners are #BDFFBB and #BBFFFD.