Palettes / Colors / #BAECFA
#BAECFA — Pale Vivid Teal
#BAECFA is a teal color we call Pale Vivid 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 #BAECFA 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.
#BAECFA 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 #FAC6B8; it also sits naturally between #B8FAE7 and #B8CAFA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BAECFA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 186, 236, 250 |
| HSL | 193°, 86%, 85% |
| HSV | 193°, 26%, 98% |
| CMYK | 26%, 6%, 0%, 2% |
| XYZ | 67.50, 77.33, 101.81 |
| Yxy | 77.33, 0.2737, 0.3135 |
| CIE-Lab | 90.47, -12.85, -12.00 |
| Hunter Lab | 87.94, -12.38, -12.33 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 73% · Green 93% · Blue 98%
Cyan 26% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BAECFA
.text { color: #BAECFA; }
.background { background-color: #BAECFA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BAECFA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(186, 236, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(193, 86%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BAECFA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(186, 236, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BAECFA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(186, 236, 250, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BAECFA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BAECFA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #FAC6B8:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.28:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.47:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BAECFA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BAECFA
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 #BAECFA: ·
How #BAECFA 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 #BAECFA 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 #BAECFA?
#BAECFA is Pale Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 186, 236, 250). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BAECFA?
#BAECFA is RGB 186, 236, 250 — HSL 193°, 86%, 85% — CMYK 26%, 6%, 0%, 2%.
What colors go with #BAECFA?
Its complement is #FAC6B8; analogous partners are #B8FAE7 and #B8CAFA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BAECFA for text?
Black text on #BAECFA has a contrast ratio of 16.47:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.28:1.