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#BAEEEF closest to Gentle Cold

#BAEEEF 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, 93.3% green and 93.7% blue (rgb(186, 238, 239)). Its HSL value is 181° hue, 62% saturation and 83% lightness, and in CMYK it is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. #BAEEEF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 16.56:1.

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Variations of #BAEEEF

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

How #BAEEEF 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 #DDE1EF
  • Protanopia 89% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E7E9EF
  • Protanomaly 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DCEAEF
  • Deuteranopia 90% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #DDE1EF
  • Deuteranomaly 93% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #D3E6EF
  • Tritanopia 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #A9F2EE
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B3EFEF
  • Achromatopsia 89% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #E4E4E4
  • Achromatomaly 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #DBE7E7

#BAEEEF contrast checker

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1.27:1 Very poor#BAEEEF text on white
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AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
16.56:1 Super#BAEEEF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BAEEEF in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(186 238 239);
color: hsl(181 62% 83%);
color: oklch(0.914 0.053 197.7);

#BAEEEF FAQ

What color is #BAEEEF?

#BAEEEF 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 #BAEEEF?

#BAEEEF is rgb(186, 238, 239) in RGB, hsl(181, 62%, 83%) in HSL and cmyk(22%, 0%, 0%, 6%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BAEEEF?

The complementary color of #BAEEEF is #EFBBBA, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BAEEEF?

Black text has the best contrast on #BAEEEF: 16.56:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BAEEEF a warm or cool color?

#BAEEEF is a cool color.