Palettes / Colors / #BDEBCE
#BDEBCE — Pale Muted Green
#BDEBCE 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 #BDEBCE 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.
#BDEBCE is a warm-leaning 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 #EBBDDA; it also sits naturally between #C3EBBD and #BDEBE4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BDEBCE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 189, 235, 206 |
| HSL | 142°, 53%, 83% |
| HSV | 142°, 20%, 92% |
| CMYK | 20%, 0%, 12%, 8% |
| XYZ | 61.84, 74.69, 69.55 |
| Yxy | 74.69, 0.3001, 0.3624 |
| CIE-Lab | 89.25, -20.41, 9.22 |
| Hunter Lab | 86.42, -19.21, 8.39 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 74% · Green 92% · Blue 81%
Cyan 20% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 12% · Key 8%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BDEBCE
.text { color: #BDEBCE; }
.background { background-color: #BDEBCE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BDEBCE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(189, 235, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(142, 53%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BDEBCE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(189, 235, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BDEBCE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(189, 235, 206, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BDEBCE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BDEBCE">Div content here</div>
Shades of #BDEBCE
Tints of #BDEBCE
Tones of #BDEBCE
Color harmonies
Complementary — #EBBDDA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.32:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 15.94:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BDEBCE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BDEBCE
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 #BDEBCE: ·
How #BDEBCE 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 #BDEBCE 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 #BDEBCE?
#BDEBCE is Pale Muted Green, a green color (RGB 189, 235, 206). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BDEBCE?
#BDEBCE is RGB 189, 235, 206 — HSL 142°, 53%, 83% — CMYK 20%, 0%, 12%, 8%.
What colors go with #BDEBCE?
Its complement is #EBBDDA; analogous partners are #C3EBBD and #BDEBE4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BDEBCE for text?
Black text on #BDEBCE has a contrast ratio of 15.94:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.32:1.