Palettes / Colors / #BCFAED
#BCFAED — Pale Vivid Teal
#BCFAED 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 #BCFAED 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.
#BCFAED 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 #FABDCA; it also sits naturally between #BDFACE and #BDE9FA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BCFAED |
|---|---|
| RGB | 188, 250, 237 |
| HSL | 167°, 86%, 86% |
| HSV | 167°, 25%, 98% |
| CMYK | 25%, 0%, 5%, 2% |
| XYZ | 70.21, 85.18, 92.86 |
| Yxy | 85.18, 0.2828, 0.3431 |
| CIE-Lab | 93.96, -21.98, -0.08 |
| Hunter Lab | 92.29, -21.12, -0.08 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 74% · Green 98% · Blue 93%
Cyan 25% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 5% · Key 2%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BCFAED
.text { color: #BCFAED; }
.background { background-color: #BCFAED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BCFAED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 250, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(167, 86%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BCFAED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 250, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BCFAED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 250, 237, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BCFAED">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BCFAED">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #FABDCA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.16:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 18.04:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BCFAED: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BCFAED
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 #BCFAED: ·
How #BCFAED 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 #BCFAED 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 #BCFAED?
#BCFAED is Pale Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 188, 250, 237). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BCFAED?
#BCFAED is RGB 188, 250, 237 — HSL 167°, 86%, 86% — CMYK 25%, 0%, 5%, 2%.
What colors go with #BCFAED?
Its complement is #FABDCA; analogous partners are #BDFACE and #BDE9FA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BCFAED for text?
Black text on #BCFAED has a contrast ratio of 18.04:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.16:1.