Palettes / Colors / #BAEAEE
#BAEAEE — Pale Teal
#BAEAEE is a teal color we call Pale Teal, closest to the named color PaleTurquoise (#AFEEEE). It belongs to the teal family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: paleturquoise (#AFEEEE) — not an exact match. CSS paleturquoise gives you #AFEEEE, a different color; use #BAEAEE 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.
#BAEAEE 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 #EEBEBA; it also sits naturally between #BAEED8 and #BACFEE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BAEAEE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 186, 234, 238 |
| HSL | 185°, 60%, 83% |
| HSV | 185°, 22%, 93% |
| CMYK | 22%, 2%, 0%, 7% |
| XYZ | 65.11, 75.46, 92.02 |
| Yxy | 75.46, 0.2799, 0.3244 |
| CIE-Lab | 89.61, -14.45, -7.01 |
| Hunter Lab | 86.87, -13.81, -6.99 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 73% · Green 92% · Blue 93%
Cyan 22% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BAEAEE
.text { color: #BAEAEE; }
.background { background-color: #BAEAEE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BAEAEE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(186, 234, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(185, 60%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BAEAEE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(186, 234, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BAEAEE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(186, 234, 238, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BAEAEE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BAEAEE">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #EEBEBA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.31:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.09:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BAEAEE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BAEAEE
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 #BAEAEE: ·
How #BAEAEE 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 #BAEAEE 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 #BAEAEE?
#BAEAEE is Pale Teal, a teal color (RGB 186, 234, 238). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BAEAEE?
#BAEAEE is RGB 186, 234, 238 — HSL 185°, 60%, 83% — CMYK 22%, 2%, 0%, 7%.
What colors go with #BAEAEE?
Its complement is #EEBEBA; analogous partners are #BAEED8 and #BACFEE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BAEAEE for text?
Black text on #BAEAEE has a contrast ratio of 16.09:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.31:1.