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#BAEBEC closest to Gentle Cold

#BAEBEC is a very light, muted turquoise; the closest named color is Gentle Cold. In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 92.2% green and 92.5% blue (rgb(186, 235, 236)). Its HSL value is 181° hue, 57% saturation and 83% lightness, and in CMYK it is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. #BAEBEC is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 16.18:1.

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Variations of #BAEBEC

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

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

  • Dog vision 90% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #DADFEC
  • Protanopia 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E4E6EC
  • Protanomaly 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DAE7EC
  • Deuteranopia 90% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #DADFEC
  • Deuteranomaly 93% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #D2E3EC
  • Tritanopia 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #AAEEEB
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B4ECEC
  • Achromatopsia 90% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #E2E2E2
  • Achromatomaly 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D9E4E4

#BAEBEC contrast checker

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1.30:1 Very poor#BAEBEC text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
16.18:1 Super#BAEBEC text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BAEBEC in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(186 235 236);
color: hsl(181 57% 83%);
color: oklch(0.906 0.050 197.9);

#BAEBEC FAQ

What color is #BAEBEC?

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

What is the RGB value of #BAEBEC?

#BAEBEC is rgb(186, 235, 236) in RGB, hsl(181, 57%, 83%) in HSL and cmyk(21%, 0%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BAEBEC?

The complementary color of #BAEBEC is #ECBBBA, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BAEBEC?

Black text has the best contrast on #BAEBEC: 16.18:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BAEBEC a warm or cool color?

#BAEBEC is a cool color.