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Pasteltealsoft

Crisp Celadon Weave

#bbe7e0
Notes

Crisp Celadon Weave (#BBE7E0) 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 (170°, 48%, 82%) places it in the balanced band at a light lightness. It works as a background wash, large-area fill, or soft illustration tone. Add a darker ink of the same hue when you need type over it. 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
#bbe7e0
RGB
rgb(187, 231, 224)
HSL
hsl(170, 48%, 82%)
HWB
hwb(170 73% 9%)
OKLCH
oklch(89.5% 0.047 184.6)
HSV
hsv(170, 19%, 91%)
LAB
lab(88.49% -15.56 -1.30)
LCH
lch(88.49% 15.62 184.77)
CMYK
cmyk(19%, 0%, 3%, 9%)

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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Accessibility

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.

#bbe7e0
Original
#e2e2e0
Protanopia
#dadbe1
Deuteranopia
#afe9e5
Tritanopia
#dddddd
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
1.34:1
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
15.62:1

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