BAEBFF

#BAEBFF closest to Breaking the Ice

#BAEBFF is a very light, muted blue; the closest named color is Breaking the Ice. In the RGB color model it is made of 72.9% red, 92.2% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(186, 235, 255)). Its HSL value is 197° hue, 100% saturation and 86% lightness, and in CMYK it is 27% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #BAEBFF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 16.42:1.

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Variations of #BAEBFF

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

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

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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

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

  • Dog vision 92% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #D5E0FF
  • Protanopia 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E0E8FF
  • Protanomaly 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D6E8FF
  • Deuteranopia 92% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #D5E0FF
  • Deuteranomaly 94% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #CEE4FF
  • Tritanopia 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #A5F1F1
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B2EEF9
  • Achromatopsia 89% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #E3E3E3
  • Achromatomaly 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #DAE5EB

#BAEBFF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.28:1 Very poor#BAEBFF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
16.42:1 Super#BAEBFF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BAEBFF in CSS

/* Breaking the Ice */
.color { color: #BAEBFF; }
.background { background-color: #BAEBFF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BAEBFF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(186 235 255);
color: hsl(197 100% 86%);
color: oklch(0.912 0.057 224.8);

#BAEBFF FAQ

What color is #BAEBFF?

#BAEBFF is a very light, muted blue. Its closest named color is Breaking the Ice. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #BAEBFF?

#BAEBFF is rgb(186, 235, 255) in RGB, hsl(197, 100%, 86%) in HSL and cmyk(27%, 8%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BAEBFF?

The complementary color of #BAEBFF is #FFCEBA, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BAEBFF?

Black text has the best contrast on #BAEBFF: 16.42:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BAEBFF a warm or cool color?

#BAEBFF is a cool color.