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#BEEDBB

Seafoam · very light cool green

About #BEEDBB

#BEEDBB is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 75% red, 93% green and 73% 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 13.1); Pale Mint comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #EABBED — a wisteria tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #BEEDBB for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 16.02:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red190
Green237
Blue187

Closest named colours

Seafoam
#93E9BE · ΔE 13.1
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 15.5
Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 20.2

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

Text on #BEEDBB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on seafoam #BEEDBB.
1.31:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on seafoam #BEEDBB.
16.02:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#BEEDBB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F0E4B8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E8DFBD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BAEADF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BEEDBB?

#BEEDBB is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 75% red, 93% green and 73% 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 #BEEDBB?

Use black text. Black on #BEEDBB has a contrast ratio of 16.02:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BEEDBB?

Its complementary colour is #EABBED, and analogous partners are #D7EDBB and #BBEDD1.