Palettes / Colors / #BAEEDD
#BAEEDD — Pale Teal
#BAEEDD is a teal color we call Pale Teal, closest to the named color PowderBlue (#B0E0E6). It belongs to the teal family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: powderblue (#B0E0E6) — not an exact match. CSS powderblue gives you #B0E0E6, a different color; use #BAEEDD 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.
#BAEEDD 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 #EEBACB; it also sits naturally between #BAEEC2 and #BAE5EE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BAEEDD |
|---|---|
| RGB | 186, 238, 221 |
| HSL | 160°, 60%, 83% |
| HSV | 160°, 22%, 93% |
| CMYK | 22%, 0%, 7%, 7% |
| XYZ | 63.88, 76.81, 79.87 |
| Yxy | 76.81, 0.2896, 0.3483 |
| CIE-Lab | 90.23, -19.94, 2.79 |
| Hunter Lab | 87.64, -18.89, 2.65 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 73% · Green 93% · Blue 87%
Cyan 22% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 7% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BAEEDD
.text { color: #BAEEDD; }
.background { background-color: #BAEEDD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BAEEDD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(186, 238, 221); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(160, 60%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BAEEDD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(186, 238, 221, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BAEEDD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(186, 238, 221, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BAEEDD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BAEEDD">Div content here</div>
Shades of #BAEEDD
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Tones of #BAEEDD
Color harmonies
Complementary — #EEBACB:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.28:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.36:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BAEEDD: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BAEEDD
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 #BAEEDD: ·
How #BAEEDD 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 #BAEEDD 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 #BAEEDD?
#BAEEDD is Pale Teal, a teal color (RGB 186, 238, 221). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BAEEDD?
#BAEEDD is RGB 186, 238, 221 — HSL 160°, 60%, 83% — CMYK 22%, 0%, 7%, 7%.
What colors go with #BAEEDD?
Its complement is #EEBACB; analogous partners are #BAEEC2 and #BAE5EE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BAEEDD for text?
Black text on #BAEEDD has a contrast ratio of 16.36:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.28:1.