Palettes / Colors / #BAD4CD
#BAD4CD — Light Dusty Teal
#BAD4CD is a teal color we call Light Dusty Teal, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the teal family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: silver (#C0C0C0) — not an exact match. CSS silver gives you #C0C0C0, a different color; use #BAD4CD when you need this exact shade.
Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.
#BAD4CD is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.
Its strongest partner is its complement #D4BAC1; it also sits naturally between #BAD4C0 and #BACED4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BAD4CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | 186, 212, 205 |
| HSL | 164°, 23%, 78% |
| HSV | 164°, 12%, 83% |
| CMYK | 12%, 0%, 3%, 17% |
| XYZ | 54.81, 61.93, 66.82 |
| Yxy | 61.93, 0.2986, 0.3374 |
| CIE-Lab | 82.88, -10.02, 0.52 |
| Hunter Lab | 78.70, -9.34, 0.48 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 73% · Green 83% · Blue 80%
Cyan 12% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 3% · Key 17%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BAD4CD
.text { color: #BAD4CD; }
.background { background-color: #BAD4CD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BAD4CD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(186, 212, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(164, 23%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BAD4CD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(186, 212, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BAD4CD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(186, 212, 205, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BAD4CD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BAD4CD">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #D4BAC1:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.57:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.39:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BAD4CD: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BAD4CD
Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #BAD4CD: ·
How #BAD4CD looks with color blindness
Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:
Closest design-system colors
The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:
Palettes with a similar color
These palettes use a close neighbour of #BAD4CD rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #BAD4CD?
#BAD4CD is Light Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 186, 212, 205). Its closest standard named color is Silver.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BAD4CD?
#BAD4CD is RGB 186, 212, 205 — HSL 164°, 23%, 78% — CMYK 12%, 0%, 3%, 17%.
What colors go with #BAD4CD?
Its complement is #D4BAC1; analogous partners are #BAD4C0 and #BACED4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BAD4CD for text?
Black text on #BAD4CD has a contrast ratio of 13.39:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.57:1.