Palettes / Colors / #BDEAD4
#BDEAD4 — Pale Muted Green
#BDEAD4 is a green color we call Pale Muted 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 #BDEAD4 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.
#BDEAD4 is a cool 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 #EABDD3; it also sits naturally between #BDEABE and #BDE9EA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BDEAD4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 189, 234, 212 |
| HSL | 151°, 52%, 83% |
| HSV | 151°, 19%, 92% |
| CMYK | 19%, 0%, 9%, 8% |
| XYZ | 62.29, 74.42, 73.37 |
| Yxy | 74.42, 0.2965, 0.3542 |
| CIE-Lab | 89.12, -18.79, 5.90 |
| Hunter Lab | 86.27, -17.74, 5.47 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 74% · Green 92% · Blue 83%
Cyan 19% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 9% · Key 8%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BDEAD4
.text { color: #BDEAD4; }
.background { background-color: #BDEAD4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BDEAD4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(189, 234, 212); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(151, 52%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BDEAD4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(189, 234, 212, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BDEAD4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(189, 234, 212, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BDEAD4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BDEAD4">Div content here</div>
Shades of #BDEAD4
Tints of #BDEAD4
Tones of #BDEAD4
Color harmonies
Complementary — #EABDD3:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.32:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 15.88:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BDEAD4: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BDEAD4
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 #BDEAD4: ·
How #BDEAD4 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 #BDEAD4 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 #BDEAD4?
#BDEAD4 is Pale Muted Green, a green color (RGB 189, 234, 212). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BDEAD4?
#BDEAD4 is RGB 189, 234, 212 — HSL 151°, 52%, 83% — CMYK 19%, 0%, 9%, 8%.
What colors go with #BDEAD4?
Its complement is #EABDD3; analogous partners are #BDEABE and #BDE9EA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BDEAD4 for text?
Black text on #BDEAD4 has a contrast ratio of 15.88:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.32:1.