Palettes / Colors / #BAEECA

#BAEECA — Pale Green

#BAEECA 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 #BAEECA 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.

#BAEECA 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 #EEBADE; it also sits naturally between #C4EEBA and #BAEEE3. 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 93% · Blue 79%

Cyan 22% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 15% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BAEECA

.text { color: #BAEECA; }
.background { background-color: #BAEECA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BAEECA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(186, 238, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(138, 60%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BAEECA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(186, 238, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BAEECA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(186, 238, 202, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EEBADE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BAEECA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BAEECA

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 #BAEECA 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 #BAEECA 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

← #BAEEC9  ·  #BAEECB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BAEECA?

#BAEECA is Pale Green, a green color (RGB 186, 238, 202). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BAEECA?

#BAEECA is RGB 186, 238, 202 — HSL 138°, 60%, 83% — CMYK 22%, 0%, 15%, 7%.

What colors go with #BAEECA?

Its complement is #EEBADE; analogous partners are #C4EEBA and #BAEEE3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BAEECA for text?

Black text on #BAEECA has a contrast ratio of 16.17:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.30:1.