Palettes / Colors / #BADECD

#BADECD — Light Muted Green

#BADECD is a green color we call Light Muted Green, closest to the named color PowderBlue (#B0E0E6). It belongs to the green family.

#BADECD is a cool green color associated with growth, calm 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 #DEBACB; it also sits naturally between #BADEBB and #BADDDE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 73% · Green 87% · Blue 80%

Cyan 16% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 8% · Key 13%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #BADECD

.text { color: #BADECD; }
.background { background-color: #BADECD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BADECD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(186, 222, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(152, 35%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BADECD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(186, 222, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BADECD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(186, 222, 205, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BADECD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BADECD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DEBACB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BADECD: #000000.

How #BADECD 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 #BADECD rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BADECC  ·  #BADECE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BADECD?

#BADECD is Light Muted Green, a green color (RGB 186, 222, 205). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BADECD?

#BADECD is RGB 186, 222, 205 — HSL 152°, 35%, 80% — CMYK 16%, 0%, 8%, 13%.

What colors go with #BADECD?

Its complement is #DEBACB; analogous partners are #BADEBB and #BADDDE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BADECD for text?

Black text on #BADECD has a contrast ratio of 14.42:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.46:1.