Palettes / Colors / #BAEEBC
#BAEEBC — Pale Green
#BAEEBC is a green color we call Pale 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 #BAEEBC 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.
#BAEEBC is a warm-leaning 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 #EEBAEC; it also sits naturally between #D2EEBA and #BAEED5. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BAEEBC |
|---|---|
| RGB | 186, 238, 188 |
| HSL | 122°, 60%, 83% |
| HSV | 122°, 22%, 93% |
| CMYK | 22%, 0%, 21%, 7% |
| XYZ | 59.90, 75.22, 58.94 |
| Yxy | 75.22, 0.3087, 0.3876 |
| CIE-Lab | 89.50, -26.04, 18.89 |
| Hunter Lab | 86.73, -24.24, 16.30 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 73% · Green 93% · Blue 74%
Cyan 22% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 21% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BAEEBC
.text { color: #BAEEBC; }
.background { background-color: #BAEEBC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BAEEBC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(186, 238, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(122, 60%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BAEEBC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(186, 238, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BAEEBC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(186, 238, 188, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BAEEBC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BAEEBC">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #EEBAEC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.31:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.04:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BAEEBC: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BAEEBC
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 #BAEEBC: ·
How #BAEEBC 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 #BAEEBC 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 #BAEEBC?
#BAEEBC is Pale Green, a green color (RGB 186, 238, 188). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BAEEBC?
#BAEEBC is RGB 186, 238, 188 — HSL 122°, 60%, 83% — CMYK 22%, 0%, 21%, 7%.
What colors go with #BAEEBC?
Its complement is #EEBAEC; analogous partners are #D2EEBA and #BAEED5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BAEEBC for text?
Black text on #BAEEBC has a contrast ratio of 16.04:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.31:1.