Palettes / Colors / #BDFFEC

#BDFFEC — Pale Vivid Teal

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

#BDFFEC 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 #FFBDCF; it also sits naturally between #BDFFCB and #BDF1FF. 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 100% · Blue 93%

Cyan 26% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 7% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BDFFEC

.text { color: #BDFFEC; }
.background { background-color: #BDFFEC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BDFFEC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(189, 255, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(163, 100%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BDFFEC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(189, 255, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BDFFEC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(189, 255, 236, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FFBDCF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BDFFEC: #000000.

How #BDFFEC 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 #BDFFEC 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 #BDFFEC?

#BDFFEC is Pale Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 189, 255, 236). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BDFFEC?

#BDFFEC is RGB 189, 255, 236 — HSL 163°, 100%, 87% — CMYK 26%, 0%, 7%, 0%.

What colors go with #BDFFEC?

Its complement is #FFBDCF; analogous partners are #BDFFCB and #BDF1FF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BDFFEC for text?

Black text on #BDFFEC has a contrast ratio of 18.68:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.12:1.