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#BADBE2

Powder Blue · very light cool teal

About #BADBE2

#BADBE2 is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 73% red, 86% green and 89% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 18% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Powder Blue (ΔE 4.9), with Light Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #E2C1BA (baby pink), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.32:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red186
Green219
Blue226

Closest named colours

Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 4.9
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 4.9
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 9.5

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #BADBE2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #BADBE2.
1.47:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #BADBE2.
14.32:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BADBE2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BADBE2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D5D8E2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CED3E2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#AFDEDD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BADBE2?

#BADBE2 is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 73% red, 86% green and 89% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 18% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #BADBE2?

Use black text. Black on #BADBE2 has a contrast ratio of 14.32:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BADBE2?

Its complementary colour is #E2C1BA, and analogous partners are #BAE2D5 and #BAC7E2.