Palettes / Colors / #BFEDED

#BFEDED — Pale Teal

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

#BFEDED 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 #EDBFBF; it also sits naturally between #BFEDD6 and #BFD6ED. 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 75% · Green 93% · Blue 93%

Cyan 19% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BFEDED

.text { color: #BFEDED; }
.background { background-color: #BFEDED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFEDED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 237, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(180, 56%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFEDED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 237, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFEDED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 237, 237, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EDBFBF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BFEDED: #000000.

How #BFEDED 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 #BFEDED 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 #BFEDED?

#BFEDED is Pale Teal, a teal color (RGB 191, 237, 237). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BFEDED?

#BFEDED is RGB 191, 237, 237 — HSL 180°, 56%, 84% — CMYK 19%, 0%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #BFEDED?

Its complement is #EDBFBF; analogous partners are #BFEDD6 and #BFD6ED. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BFEDED for text?

Black text on #BFEDED has a contrast ratio of 16.55:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.27:1.