Foam Color
Foam is a cyan color with hex code #D8FCFA. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with foam, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Foam Color Values
What Does Foam Mean?
Foam belongs to the cyan family of colors. The cyan family covers turquoise, teal, and aqua: blue calmed down with a little green mixed in. Travel sites, spas, and healthcare brands camp here because these hues read as fresh and clean without turning clinical. As a lighter shade, Foam reads as airy and understated, comfortable working in backgrounds and across big surfaces.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Foam is classified as a white (nearest centroid: greenish white, #DFEDE8).
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Foam
Foam and #FCD9DB are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #D9FCE9 and #D9ECFC, which sit beside foam on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair foam with triadic partners #FAD9FC and #FCFAD9. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Ice Blue —
#D7FFFE(Delta E 2) - Very Pale Blue —
#D6FFFE(Delta E 2) - Very Light Blue —
#D5FFFF(Delta E 2) - Ice —
#D6FFFA(Delta E 2) - Really Light Blue —
#D4FFFF(Delta E 2)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #D8FCFA; }
.background { background-color: #D8FCFA; }
.border { border: 2px solid #D8FCFA; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #D8FCFA40; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for foam?
Foam has the hex code #D8FCFA. In RGB notation it is rgb(216, 252, 250), in HSL it is hsl(177, 86%, 92%), and its OKLCH value is 0.965, 0.037, 192.4.
What does the color foam mean?
Cyan-family colors like foam carry distinct psychological associations. Foam belongs to the cyan family of colors. The cyan family covers turquoise, teal, and aqua: blue calmed down with a little green mixed in. Travel sites, spas, and healthcare brands camp here because these hues read as fresh and clean without turning clinical. As a lighter shade, Foam reads as airy and understated, comfortable working in backgrounds and across big surfaces.
What colors go with foam?
Foam has three easy routes: its complement #FCD9DB for punch, its neighbors #D9FCE9 and #D9ECFC for something calmer, or triadic partners #FAD9FC and #FCFAD9 when you want energy.
Is foam a standard web color?
No — Foam is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #D8FCFA or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make foam lighter or darker?
To lighten foam, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #FAFFFE (lightest tint) to #054744 (darkest shade).
About Foam
Foam is classified as a White in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Cyan hue family. It has The color is recognized by Resene.
Use our Color Converter to convert #D8FCFA to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.