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#BAE4E2 closest to Cold Wave

#BAE4E2 is a very light, muted turquoise; the closest named color is Cold Wave. In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 89.4% green and 88.6% blue (rgb(186, 228, 226)). Its HSL value is 177° hue, 44% saturation and 81% lightness, and in CMYK it is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 11% black. #BAE4E2 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 15.28:1.

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Variations of #BAE4E2

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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#BAE4E2 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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#BAE4E2 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BAE4E2 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 91% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #D6D9E3
  • Protanopia 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DFE0E2
  • Protanomaly 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D5E0E2
  • Deuteranopia 91% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #D6D9E3
  • Deuteranomaly 94% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #CFDDE2
  • Tritanopia 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #AEE7E3
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B5E5E3
  • Achromatopsia 91% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #DCDCDC
  • Achromatomaly 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D4DEDD

#BAE4E2 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.37:1 Very poor#BAE4E2 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
15.28:1 Super#BAE4E2 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BAE4E2 in CSS

/* Cold Wave */
.color { color: #BAE4E2; }
.background { background-color: #BAE4E2; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BAE4E2; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(186 228 226);
color: hsl(177 44% 81%);
color: oklch(0.889 0.044 192.8);

#BAE4E2 FAQ

What color is #BAE4E2?

#BAE4E2 is a very light, muted turquoise. Its closest named color is Cold Wave. It belongs to the turquoise color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #BAE4E2?

#BAE4E2 is rgb(186, 228, 226) in RGB, hsl(177, 44%, 81%) in HSL and cmyk(18%, 0%, 1%, 11%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BAE4E2?

The complementary color of #BAE4E2 is #E4BABC, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BAE4E2?

Black text has the best contrast on #BAE4E2: 15.28:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BAE4E2 a warm or cool color?

#BAE4E2 is a cool color.