Palettes / Colors / #BCEDFA
#BCEDFA — Pale Vivid Teal
#BCEDFA is a teal color we call Pale Vivid 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 #BCEDFA 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.
#BCEDFA 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 #FACABD; it also sits naturally between #BDFAE9 and #BDCEFA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BCEDFA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 188, 237, 250 |
| HSL | 193°, 86%, 86% |
| HSV | 193°, 25%, 98% |
| CMYK | 25%, 5%, 0%, 2% |
| XYZ | 68.28, 78.16, 101.93 |
| Yxy | 78.16, 0.2749, 0.3147 |
| CIE-Lab | 90.85, -12.78, -11.42 |
| Hunter Lab | 88.41, -12.33, -11.72 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 74% · Green 93% · Blue 98%
Cyan 25% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BCEDFA
.text { color: #BCEDFA; }
.background { background-color: #BCEDFA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BCEDFA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 237, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(193, 86%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BCEDFA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 237, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BCEDFA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 237, 250, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BCEDFA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BCEDFA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #FACABD:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.26:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.63:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BCEDFA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BCEDFA
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 #BCEDFA: ·
How #BCEDFA 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 #BCEDFA 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 #BCEDFA?
#BCEDFA is Pale Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 188, 237, 250). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BCEDFA?
#BCEDFA is RGB 188, 237, 250 — HSL 193°, 86%, 86% — CMYK 25%, 5%, 0%, 2%.
What colors go with #BCEDFA?
Its complement is #FACABD; analogous partners are #BDFAE9 and #BDCEFA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BCEDFA for text?
Black text on #BCEDFA has a contrast ratio of 16.63:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.26:1.