Palettes / Colors / #BADECE

#BADECE — Light Muted Green

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

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: powderblue (#B0E0E6) — not an exact match. CSS powderblue gives you #B0E0E6, a different color; use #BADECE 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.

#BADECE 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 #DEBACA; it also sits naturally between #BADEBC and #BADCDE. 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 81%

Cyan 16% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 7% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BADECE

.text { color: #BADECE; }
.background { background-color: #BADECE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BADECE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(186, 222, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(153, 35%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BADECE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(186, 222, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BADECE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(186, 222, 206, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DEBACA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BADECE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BADECE

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:

How #BADECE 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 #BADECE 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

← #BADECD  ·  #BADECF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BADECE?

#BADECE is Light Muted Green, a green color (RGB 186, 222, 206). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BADECE?

#BADECE is RGB 186, 222, 206 — HSL 153°, 35%, 80% — CMYK 16%, 0%, 7%, 13%.

What colors go with #BADECE?

Its complement is #DEBACA; analogous partners are #BADEBC and #BADCDE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BADECE for text?

Black text on #BADECE has a contrast ratio of 14.43:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.46:1.