Palettes / Colors / #BDEDEC

#BDEDEC — Pale Teal

#BDEDEC is a teal color we call Pale 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 #BDEDEC 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.

#BDEDEC 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 #EDBFC0; it also sits naturally between #BFEDD5 and #BFD7ED. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 74% · Green 93% · Blue 93%

Cyan 20% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #BDEDEC

.text { color: #BDEDEC; }
.background { background-color: #BDEDEC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BDEDEC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(189, 237, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(179, 57%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BDEDEC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(189, 237, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BDEDEC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(189, 237, 236, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BDEDEC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BDEDEC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EDBFC0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BDEDEC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BDEDEC

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:

How #BDEDEC 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 #BDEDEC rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #BDEDEC?

#BDEDEC is Pale Teal, a teal color (RGB 189, 237, 236). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BDEDEC?

#BDEDEC is RGB 189, 237, 236 — HSL 179°, 57%, 84% — CMYK 20%, 0%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #BDEDEC?

Its complement is #EDBFC0; analogous partners are #BFEDD5 and #BFD7ED. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BDEDEC for text?

Black text on #BDEDEC has a contrast ratio of 16.49:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.27:1.