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Pasteltealsoftloud

Bold Celadon Shine

#b0ffed
Notes

Bold Celadon Shine (#B0FFED) is a soft teal with a pastel character. It reads calm and airy, with enough chroma to feel intentional rather than washed out. Its HSL profile (166°, 100%, 85%) places it in the highly saturated band at a light lightness. Best used in small doses, like logos, CTAs, focus rings, or highlight text, where its saturation becomes a feature rather than noise. For a confident two-color system, pair it with its complementary red. For something softer, pull in its analogous neighbors on either side of the wheel.

HEX
#b0ffed
RGB
rgb(176, 255, 237)
HSL
hsl(166, 100%, 85%)
HWB
hwb(166 69% 0%)
OKLCH
oklch(94.4% 0.081 178.6)
HSV
hsv(166, 31%, 100%)
LAB
lab(94.68% -27.81 0.91)
LCH
lch(94.68% 27.83 178.14)
CMYK
cmyk(31%, 0%, 7%, 0%)

Closest matches

The nearest named color in three reference sources, ranked by perceptual distance (ΔE76 in CIELAB). ΔE < 1 is imperceptible to most viewers; ΔE > 10 is clearly different. When two sources point to the same hex they’re merged into one tile; click any to open that color’s page.

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Color-vision simulation

How this color appears to viewers with the four major color-vision-deficiency types. Computed via the Machado (2009) physiologically-based model. If a tile matches the original, the color reads the same to that viewer.

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Original
#f9f6ec
Protanopia
#ebebee
Deuteranopia
#99fff9
Tritanopia
#ededed
Achromatopsia
WCAG contrast

The color used as foreground text against pure white and pure black, with the contrast ratio and WCAG 2.1 grade. Aim for AA (4.5:1) for body text and AA Large (3:1) for 18 pt+ headlines; AAA (7:1) is the gold standard for long-form reading surfaces.

The quick brown foxSample body text at normal size. The wcag minimum for body contrast is 4.5:1 (AA) or 7:1 (AAA).
Failon White
1.14:1
The quick brown foxSample body text at normal size. The wcag minimum for body contrast is 4.5:1 (AA) or 7:1 (AAA).
AAAon Black
18.37:1

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