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#BAEECC — Pale Green

#BAEECC 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 #BAEECC 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.

#BAEECC 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 #EEBADB; it also sits naturally between #C1EEBA and #BAEEE6. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BAEECC · RGB 186, 238, 204

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Color values

HEX#BAEECC
RGB186, 238, 204
HSL141°, 60%, 83%
HSV141°, 22%, 93%
CMYK22%, 0%, 14%, 7%
XYZ61.72, 75.95, 68.53
Yxy75.95, 0.2993, 0.3683
CIE-Lab89.84, -23.20, 11.07
Hunter Lab87.15, -21.77, 10.00

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 73% · Green 93% · Blue 80%

Cyan 22% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 14% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #BAEECC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BAEECC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BAEECC

.text { color: #BAEECC; }
.background { background-color: #BAEECC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BAEECC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(186, 238, 204); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(141, 60%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BAEECC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(186, 238, 204, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BAEECC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(186, 238, 204, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #BAEECC

#99E5B4#78DD9C#58D584#37CD6C#2DB45C#25934B#1D723B#14522A#0C3119#041008

Tints of #BAEECC

#BEEFCF#C6F1D5#CAF2D8#CEF3DB#D6F5E1#DAF6E4#DEF7E7#E2F8EA#EBFAF0#EFFBF3

Tones of #BAEECC

#BEEACD#C1E6CE#C5E2CF#C8DFD0#CCDBD1#D0D8D2

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EEBADB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.30:1 Fails
Against black text16.19:1 AAA

Best text color on #BAEECC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BAEECC

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #BAEECC: ·

How #BAEECC looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #D1D1D4Deuteranopia · #CECAD6Tritanopia · #BDDBDC

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9EMaterial Light Green 500 · #8BC34A

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BAEECC rather than the exact color:

Tranquil Ruby Meadow
#AD228F · #DE57C5 · #28CE4C · #B9ECCB
Palette 363636
#363636 · #99D8D0 · #B7EFCD · #FFBCBC
Palette Ff9d9d
#FF9D9D · #FFC5AA · #EEF8CD · #BBF1D2
Palette 0d7c66
#0D7C66 · #41B3A2 · #BDE8CA · #D7C3F1
Velvet Horizon
#C2F0CB · #59D972 · #298F3D · #185924
Palette Ff8ba7
#FF8BA7 · #FFC6C7 · #FAEEE7 · #C3F0CA

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#B9ECCB#B7EFCD#BBF1D2#BDE8CA#C2F0CB#C3F0CA#B7E5CD#BDF5C6#B2F3CF#BAEFC2#BCEAD5#C2E8CE

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BAEECB  ·  #BAEECD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BAEECC?

#BAEECC is Pale Green, a green color (RGB 186, 238, 204). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BAEECC?

#BAEECC is RGB 186, 238, 204 — HSL 141°, 60%, 83% — CMYK 22%, 0%, 14%, 7%.

What colors go with #BAEECC?

Its complement is #EEBADB; analogous partners are #C1EEBA and #BAEEE6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BAEECC for text?

Black text on #BAEECC has a contrast ratio of 16.19:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.30:1.