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#B5CEED closest to Frost Fairy

#B5CEED is a light, muted blue; the closest named color is Frost Fairy. In the RGB color model it is made of 71.0% red, 80.8% green and 92.9% blue (rgb(181, 206, 237)). Its HSL value is 213° hue, 61% saturation and 82% lightness, and in CMYK it is 24% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. #B5CEED is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 13.02:1.

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Variations of #B5CEED

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#B5CEED color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#B5CEED for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #B5CEED appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 97% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #BDC9EC
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C3CFEF
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BFCEEE
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #BDC9EC
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BBCBED
  • Tritanopia 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #A6D5D8
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B0D1E4
  • Achromatopsia 90% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #CCCCCC
  • Achromatomaly 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C6CCD5

#B5CEED contrast checker

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1.61:1 Very poor#B5CEED text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
13.02:1 Super#B5CEED text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#B5CEED in CSS

/* Frost Fairy */
.color { color: #B5CEED; }
.background { background-color: #B5CEED; }
.border { border: 1px solid #B5CEED; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(181 206 237);
color: hsl(213 61% 82%);
color: oklch(0.843 0.051 253.9);

#B5CEED FAQ

What color is #B5CEED?

#B5CEED is a light, muted blue. Its closest named color is Frost Fairy. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #B5CEED?

#B5CEED is rgb(181, 206, 237) in RGB, hsl(213, 61%, 82%) in HSL and cmyk(24%, 13%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #B5CEED?

The complementary color of #B5CEED is #EDD4B5, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #B5CEED?

Black text has the best contrast on #B5CEED: 13.02:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #B5CEED a warm or cool color?

#B5CEED is a cool color.