Palettes / Colors / #BAEDEC
#BAEDEC — Pale Teal
#BAEDEC 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 #BAEDEC 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.
#BAEDEC 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 #EDBABB; it also sits naturally between #BAEDD3 and #BAD5ED. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BAEDEC |
|---|---|
| RGB | 186, 237, 236 |
| HSL | 179°, 59%, 83% |
| HSV | 179°, 22%, 93% |
| CMYK | 22%, 0%, 0%, 7% |
| XYZ | 65.67, 77.06, 90.77 |
| Yxy | 77.06, 0.2813, 0.3300 |
| CIE-Lab | 90.35, -16.38, -4.87 |
| Hunter Lab | 87.79, -15.64, -4.81 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 73% · Green 93% · Blue 93%
Cyan 22% · Magenta 0% · 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 #BAEDEC
.text { color: #BAEDEC; }
.background { background-color: #BAEDEC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BAEDEC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(186, 237, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(179, 59%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BAEDEC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(186, 237, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BAEDEC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(186, 237, 236, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BAEDEC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BAEDEC">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #EDBABB:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.28:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.41:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BAEDEC: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BAEDEC
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 #BAEDEC: ·
How #BAEDEC 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 #BAEDEC 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 #BAEDEC?
#BAEDEC is Pale Teal, a teal color (RGB 186, 237, 236). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BAEDEC?
#BAEDEC is RGB 186, 237, 236 — HSL 179°, 59%, 83% — CMYK 22%, 0%, 0%, 7%.
What colors go with #BAEDEC?
Its complement is #EDBABB; analogous partners are #BAEDD3 and #BAD5ED. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BAEDEC for text?
Black text on #BAEDEC has a contrast ratio of 16.41:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.28:1.