#BFFFBB
Seafoam · very light cool green
About #BFFFBB
With the hex code #BFFFBB, this is a very light green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 100% green and 73% blue, while a printer would mix 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is somewhere between Seafoam and Mint — a ΔE of 16.0 — followed by Mint. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #FBBBFF, a mauve shade.
In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 18.24:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #BFFFBB?
With the hex code #BFFFBB, this is a very light green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 100% green and 73% blue, while a printer would mix 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #BFFFBB?
Use black text. Black on #BFFFBB has a contrast ratio of 18.24:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BFFFBB?
Its complementary colour is #FBBBFF, and analogous partners are #E1FFBB and #BBFFD9.