Palettes / Colors / #BDF8FA

#BDF8FA — Pale Vivid Teal

#BDF8FA is a teal color we call Pale Vivid Teal, closest to the named color PaleTurquoise (#AFEEEE). It belongs to the teal family.

#BDF8FA 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 #FABFBD; it also sits naturally between #BDFADD and #BDD9FA. 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 97% · Blue 98%

Cyan 24% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BDF8FA

.text { color: #BDF8FA; }
.background { background-color: #BDF8FA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BDF8FA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(189, 248, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(182, 86%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BDF8FA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(189, 248, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BDF8FA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(189, 248, 250, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BDF8FA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BDF8FA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FABFBD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BDF8FA: #000000.

How #BDF8FA 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 #BDF8FA 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

← #BDF8F9  ·  #BDF8FB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BDF8FA?

#BDF8FA is Pale Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 189, 248, 250). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BDF8FA?

#BDF8FA is RGB 189, 248, 250 — HSL 182°, 86%, 86% — CMYK 24%, 1%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #BDF8FA?

Its complement is #FABFBD; analogous partners are #BDFADD and #BDD9FA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BDF8FA for text?

Black text on #BDF8FA has a contrast ratio of 17.97:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.17:1.