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Seafoam Veil Pure
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Seafoam Veil Pure

Green · Hue 140
Hex
#F5FFF8
RGB
rgb(245, 255, 248)
HSL
hsl(140, 92%, 98%)
CMYK
cmyk(4%, 0%, 3%, 0%)
Metrics
S 92% · L 98%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white
1:1Fail
on black
20.5:1AA
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About this color

Seafoam Veil Pure (#F5FFF8) belongs to the green family — hue 140°, 92% saturation, 98% lightness. Copy the hex, RGB, or HSL value above, or paste the CSS custom property below into your stylesheet to reference this color directly.

CSS
:root {
  --colorarchive-seafoam-veil-pure: #F5FFF8;
  --colorarchive-seafoam-veil-pure-hsl: hsl(140, 92%, 98%);
  --colorarchive-seafoam-veil-pure-rgb: rgb(245, 255, 248);
}

AI Color Names

Let AI suggest alternative poetic names for this color in English and Chinese.

Design Context

CalmingHealingOpen
Common in

Wellness · Meditation Apps · Healthcare

Pairs well with

Soft lavender for serenity, warm cream for organic warmth

Design tip

Perfect for health and wellness interfaces. Light greens reduce visual stress — use for backgrounds in reading-heavy layouts.

Cultural context ▶

Mint and sage greens symbolize healing, tranquility, and renewal. Common in spa and wellness branding.

Color Origins

Green family

The color of growth, currency, and the longest-running brands.

Heritage

Verdigris (copper acetate) gave medieval manuscripts their greens; it was unstable, eating through parchment over centuries. Terre verte (green earth) was used for under-painting flesh in the Italian tradition. Scheele's green and Paris green, both 19th-century arsenic compounds, killed an unknown number of wallpaper-makers and Victorian children before viridian and phthalo greens replaced them. Modern green pigments are remarkably stable; the iconic Brunswick green that became British Racing Green dates to the same chemistry.

Across cultures

Green is the dominant color of Islam — the Prophet's banner, the flags of many Muslim-majority nations, the domes of mosques. In Ireland green is national identity, partly through the shamrock and partly through the political binary with orange. In Japan, green and blue (ao/midori) were a single concept until recently; traffic 'green lights' there are still a deeper teal-ish shade. Across many cultures green simultaneously means growth, fertility, envy, and the supernatural.

In the wild

Starbucks' green has barely changed since 1971. John Deere has used essentially the same green since 1837 — the longest continuous brand color in commerce. The U.S. dollar is green because of the chemistry of camphor and copper sulfate, not branding. Whatsapp, Spotify, and Heineken all anchor on green; each chose it for a different reason (community, sound, Dutch heritage). Hospital scrubs were originally white but switched to green/teal because surgeons were getting after-image fatigue.

How it reads

Green is the hue the eye is most efficient at parsing — half of all our cone cells are tuned near 555nm. That makes green the easiest color to look at for long periods, which is why it dominates productivity software, 'go' indicators, and reading-friendly UI. At low saturation it reads as natural, calm, premium (sage, olive). At high saturation it reads as urgent or playful (Mountain Dew, Slack notifications). It carries one of the strongest semantic loads in product design: 'success', 'go', 'natural', 'safe'.

This particular tone

An almost luminous high-key tone — at this saturation and brightness, the color borders on neon. Use sparingly; it overpowers most companions.

Lightness band: At this lightness the hue almost recedes into the surface around it — useful for backgrounds, hover states, and any surface where the color should suggest a mood without competing with content.

Saturation band: At this saturation the color is doing work. It reads as a brand statement, a sport accessory, or a UI signal. It should be used in small, deliberate doses against quieter neighbors; large fields at this saturation will exhaust the eye.

Brands using a similar color

Within the public brand-guidelines reference catalog, these are the closest matches to #F5FFF8.

  • Vercelneutral
    Gray 1 · #FAFAFA
    →
  • OpenAIneutral
    Off White · #FAFAFA
    →
  • Stripeneutral
    Off White · #F6F9FC
    →

Cultures using a similar color

From the cultural-palette catalog, these regions feature a color close to #F5FFF8.

  • Korea (Obangsaek)Obangsaek White (백 / baek)
    #F5F5F2 · West — metal element, hemp linen
    →
  • Greece (Aegean)Limewashed White
    #F8F4EE · Calcium hydroxide on stone
    →
  • ScandinaviaSnow White
    #F4F0EA · Limewashed plaster, Nordic interiors
    →

Tonal strip

All lightness levels at this hue and saturation. Click any to navigate.

Palette moves

Instead of stopping at one swatch, use nearby, opposite, and tonal neighbors to branch into a broader palette.

Darker companion
Seafoam Whisper Pure
#E2FEEB · hsl(140, 92%, 94%)
Complementary counterpoint
Rose Veil Pure
#FFF5FB · hsl(320, 92%, 98%)
Analogous lead
Teal Veil Pure
#F5FFFB · hsl(160, 92%, 98%)
Analogous echo
Clover Veil Pure
#F6FFF5 · hsl(115, 92%, 98%)
Triadic +120°
Orchid Veil Pure
#F8F5FF · hsl(260, 92%, 98%)
Triadic +240°
Ember Veil Pure
#FFF8F5 · hsl(20, 92%, 98%)
Split-comp +150°
Magenta Veil Pure
#FDF5FF · hsl(290, 92%, 98%)
Split-comp +210°
Merlot Veil Pure
#FFF5F7 · hsl(350, 92%, 98%)
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Base: Seafoam Veil Pure #F5FFF8
Darker companion: Seafoam Whisper Pure #E2FEEB
Complementary counterpoint: Rose Veil Pure #FFF5FB
Analogous lead: Teal Veil Pure #F5FFFB
Analogous echo: Clover Veil Pure #F6FFF5
Triadic +120°: Orchid Veil Pure #F8F5FF
Triadic +240°: Ember Veil Pure #FFF8F5
Split-comp +150°: Magenta Veil Pure #FDF5FF
Split-comp +210°: Merlot Veil Pure #FFF5F7

Compare

See how Seafoam Veil Pure compares side by side with related colors.

vsSeafoam Whisper PurevsRose Veil PurevsTeal Veil PurevsClover Veil PurevsOrchid Veil PurevsEmber Veil Pure

Nearest neighbors

The closest archive matches by hue, saturation, and lightness.

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Nearby match
Seafoam Whisper Pure
#E2FEEB · hsl(140, 92%, 94%)
Nearby match
Seafoam Veil Bright
#F6FEF8 · hsl(140, 84%, 98%)
Nearby match
Celadon Veil Pure
#F5FFF9 · hsl(145, 92%, 98%)
Nearby match
Seafoam Mist Pure
#CEFDDE · hsl(140, 92%, 90%)
Nearby match
Seafoam Whisper Bright
#E3FDEB · hsl(140, 84%, 94%)
Nearby match
Seafoam Veil Vivid
#F6FEF9 · hsl(140, 74%, 98%)

Accessible pairings

Archive colors that meet WCAG contrast standards when paired with this color. Use as text-on-background or background-on-text.

Contrast checker
AAA7.5:1
Rose Dusk Faint
#5F4E5A
AAA7.8:1
Rose Dusk Muted
#66475C
AAA8.1:1
Rose Dusk Dust
#6D405E
AAA8.2:1
Rose Dusk Soft
#743961
AAA8.2:1
Rose Dusk Clear
#862866
AAA7.7:1
Rose Dusk Vivid
#97176C

Color Vision Simulation

How this color appears with different color vision deficiencies.

Full simulator
Deuteranopia
#F9F8FA
Protanopia
#F9F9FA
Tritanopia
#F6FBFB
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