#BCFFB9
Seafoam · very light cool green
About #BCFFB9
#BCFFB9 is a very light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 100% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is somewhere between Seafoam and Mint (ΔE 16.3), with Mint the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #FCB9FF (mauve), 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 — 18.14:1, 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 #BCFFB9?
#BCFFB9 is a very light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 100% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #BCFFB9?
Use black text. Black on #BCFFB9 has a contrast ratio of 18.14:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BCFFB9?
Its complementary colour is #FCB9FF, and analogous partners are #DFFFB9 and #B9FFD9.