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#BDEFEA closest to Gentle Cold

#BDEFEA is a very light, muted turquoise; the closest named color is Gentle Cold. In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 93.7% green and 91.8% blue (rgb(189, 239, 234)). Its HSL value is 174° hue, 61% saturation and 84% lightness, and in CMYK it is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 6% black. #BDEFEA is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 16.70:1.

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Variations of #BDEFEA

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

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

  • Dog vision 89% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #E0E2EB
  • Protanopia 89% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E9E9EA
  • Protanomaly 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DEEAEA
  • Deuteranopia 89% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #E0E2EB
  • Deuteranomaly 93% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #D6E7EB
  • Tritanopia 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #AEF2ED
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B7F0EC
  • Achromatopsia 90% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #E5E5E5
  • Achromatomaly 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #DCE8E6

#BDEFEA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.26:1 Very poor#BDEFEA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
16.70:1 Super#BDEFEA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BDEFEA in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(189 239 234);
color: hsl(174 61% 84%);
color: oklch(0.916 0.052 188.8);

#BDEFEA FAQ

What color is #BDEFEA?

#BDEFEA 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 #BDEFEA?

#BDEFEA is rgb(189, 239, 234) in RGB, hsl(174, 61%, 84%) in HSL and cmyk(21%, 0%, 2%, 6%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BDEFEA?

The complementary color of #BDEFEA is #EFBDC2, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BDEFEA?

Black text has the best contrast on #BDEFEA: 16.70:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BDEFEA a warm or cool color?

#BDEFEA is a cool color.