#BDEDBC
Seafoam · very light cool green
About #BDEDBC
#BDEDBC is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 74% red, 93% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Seafoam (ΔE 12.7); Pale Mint comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #ECBCED — a lilac tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #BDEDBC for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 16.00:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #BDEDBC
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #BDEDBC?
#BDEDBC is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 74% red, 93% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #BDEDBC?
Use black text. Black on #BDEDBC has a contrast ratio of 16.00:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BDEDBC?
Its complementary colour is #ECBCED, and analogous partners are #D6EDBC and #BCEDD4.