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#BFECBD

Seafoam · very light cool green

About #BFECBD

#BFECBD is a very light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 93% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Seafoam (ΔE 13.5), with Pale Mint the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #EABDEC (lilac), 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 — 15.95:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red191
Green236
Blue189

Closest named colours

Seafoam
#93E9BE · ΔE 13.5
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 13.9
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 19.5

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

Text on #BFECBD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on seafoam #BFECBD.
1.32:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on seafoam #BFECBD.
15.95:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#BFECBD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EEE3BA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E7DEBF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BBE9DF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BFECBD?

#BFECBD is a very light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 93% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #BFECBD?

Use black text. Black on #BFECBD has a contrast ratio of 15.95:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BFECBD?

Its complementary colour is #EABDEC, and analogous partners are #D7ECBD and #BDECD3.