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#BDFFD9

Seafoam · very light cool green

About #BDFFD9

#BDFFD9 is a very light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 100% green and 85% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% 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 #FFBDE3 (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 — 18.47:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red189
Green255
Blue217

Closest named colours

Seafoam
#93E9BE · ΔE 11.4
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 12.7
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 23.8

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

Text on #BDFFD9

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on seafoam #BDFFD9.
1.14:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on seafoam #BDFFD9.
18.47:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BDFFD9 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BDFFD9
Protanopia (no red cones)
#FEF5D7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F2EDDB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B1FEF4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BDFFD9?

#BDFFD9 is a very light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 100% green and 85% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #BDFFD9?

Use black text. Black on #BDFFD9 has a contrast ratio of 18.47:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BDFFD9?

Its complementary colour is #FFBDE3, and analogous partners are #C2FFBD and #BDFFFA.