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#BDFFCE

Seafoam · very light cool green

About #BDFFCE

#BDFFCE is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 74% red, 100% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Seafoam (ΔE 10.8); Pale Mint comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #FFBDEE — a wisteria tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #BDFFCE for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 18.36:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red189
Green255
Blue206

Closest named colours

Seafoam
#93E9BE · ΔE 10.8
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 17.2
Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 24.3

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

Text on #BDFFCE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on seafoam #BDFFCE.
1.14:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on seafoam #BDFFCE.
18.36:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#BDFFCE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#FFF4CB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F4EDD1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B3FDF1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BDFFCE?

#BDFFCE is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 74% red, 100% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #BDFFCE?

Use black text. Black on #BDFFCE has a contrast ratio of 18.36:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BDFFCE?

Its complementary colour is #FFBDEE, and analogous partners are #CDFFBD and #BDFFEF.