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#BAEDBB Color

#BAEDBB is rgb(186, 237, 187) in RGB, hsl(121, 59%, 83%) in HSL, and about cmyk(22%, 0%, 21%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Celadon (#ACE1AF), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.44. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BAEDBB
HEX#BAEDBB
RGBrgb(186, 237, 187)
HSLhsl(121, 59%, 83%)
HSVhsv(121, 22%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(22%, 0%, 21%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(89.8% 0.086 145.3)
LABlab(89.23% -24.03 18.76)
LCHlch(89.23% 30.48 142.01)

What #BAEDBB Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #BAEDBB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#BAEDBB Channel Values

How #BAEDBB breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 186 · G 237 · B 1878-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 121° · S 59% · L 83%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 121° · S 22% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 22% · M 0% · Y 21% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.32:1 vs white · 15.92:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BAEDBB background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.32:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BAEDBB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BAEDBB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BAEDBB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Complementary
Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #BAEDBB

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BAEDBB.

How #BAEDBB Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#BAEDBB
Protanopia#E5E5BB
Protanomaly#D5E8BB
Deuteranopia#DEDEBD
Deuteranomaly#D0E4BC
Tritanopia#C1E7E7
Tritanomaly#BEEAD7
Achromatopsia#E0E0E0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BAEDBB in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-baedbb: #BAEDBB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BAEDBB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-baedbb': '#BAEDBB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.729, green: 0.929, blue: 0.733)
Android XML<color name="color_baedbb">#BAEDBB</color>
SVG fillfill="#BAEDBB"

More Green Colors

#BAEDBB sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BAEDBB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BAEDBB?

#BAEDBB is a lightest green — rgb(186, 237, 187) in RGB and hsl(121, 59%, 83%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Celadon (#ACE1AF), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.44.

What is the RGB value of #BAEDBB?

#BAEDBB is rgb(186, 237, 187) — red 186, green 237, and blue 187 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BAEDBB?

#BAEDBB converts to approximately cmyk(22%, 0%, 21%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BAEDBB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BAEDBB scores 1.32:1 against white and 15.92:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BAEDBB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BAEDBB is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkseagreen (#8FBC8F) at a CIE76 distance of 17.24, which is visibly different.

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