Palettes / Colors / #BADEED

#BADEED — Pale Blue

#BADEED is a blue color we call Pale Blue, closest to the named color PowderBlue (#B0E0E6). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

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

#BADEED is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #EDC9BA; it also sits naturally between #BAEDE3 and #BAC4ED. 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 93%

Cyan 22% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BADEED

.text { color: #BADEED; }
.background { background-color: #BADEED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BADEED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(186, 222, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(198, 59%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BADEED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(186, 222, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BADEED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(186, 222, 237, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EDC9BA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BADEED: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BADEED

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 #BADEED 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 #BADEED 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

← #BADEEC  ·  #BADEEE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BADEED?

#BADEED is Pale Blue, a blue color (RGB 186, 222, 237). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BADEED?

#BADEED is RGB 186, 222, 237 — HSL 198°, 59%, 83% — CMYK 22%, 6%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #BADEED?

Its complement is #EDC9BA; analogous partners are #BAEDE3 and #BAC4ED. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BADEED for text?

Black text on #BADEED has a contrast ratio of 14.76:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.42:1.