#CDFFBD
Seafoam · very light cool green
About #CDFFBD
#CDFFBD is a very light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 100% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is somewhere between Seafoam and Cream (ΔE 18.1), with Cream the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #EFBDFF (mauve), 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 — 18.63:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #CDFFBD
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #CDFFBD?
#CDFFBD is a very light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 80% red, 100% green and 74% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #CDFFBD?
Use black text. Black on #CDFFBD has a contrast ratio of 18.63:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #CDFFBD?
Its complementary colour is #EFBDFF, and analogous partners are #EEFFBD and #BDFFCE.