Palettes / Colors / #BDEADC
#BDEADC — Pale Muted Teal
#BDEADC is a teal color we call Pale Muted 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 #BDEADC 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.
#BDEADC 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 #EABDCB; it also sits naturally between #BDEAC5 and #BDE2EA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BDEADC |
|---|---|
| RGB | 189, 234, 220 |
| HSL | 161°, 52%, 83% |
| HSV | 161°, 19%, 92% |
| CMYK | 19%, 0%, 6%, 8% |
| XYZ | 63.33, 74.83, 78.82 |
| Yxy | 74.83, 0.2919, 0.3449 |
| CIE-Lab | 89.31, -17.24, 2.00 |
| Hunter Lab | 86.51, -16.35, 1.90 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 74% · Green 92% · Blue 86%
Cyan 19% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 6% · Key 8%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BDEADC
.text { color: #BDEADC; }
.background { background-color: #BDEADC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BDEADC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(189, 234, 220); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(161, 52%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BDEADC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(189, 234, 220, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BDEADC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(189, 234, 220, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BDEADC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BDEADC">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #EABDCB:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.32:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 15.97:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BDEADC: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BDEADC
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 #BDEADC: ·
How #BDEADC 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 #BDEADC 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 #BDEADC?
#BDEADC is Pale Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 189, 234, 220). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BDEADC?
#BDEADC is RGB 189, 234, 220 — HSL 161°, 52%, 83% — CMYK 19%, 0%, 6%, 8%.
What colors go with #BDEADC?
Its complement is #EABDCB; analogous partners are #BDEAC5 and #BDE2EA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BDEADC for text?
Black text on #BDEADC has a contrast ratio of 15.97:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.32:1.