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Flashing Celadon Strobe

#befff6
Notes

Flashing Celadon Strobe (#BEFFF6) 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 (172°, 100%, 87%) 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
#befff6
RGB
rgb(190, 255, 246)
HSL
hsl(172, 100%, 87%)
HWB
hwb(172 75% 0%)
OKLCH
oklch(95.4% 0.066 185.6)
HSV
hsv(172, 25%, 100%)
LAB
lab(95.63% -21.97 -2.26)
LCH
lch(95.63% 22.08 185.88)
CMYK
cmyk(25%, 0%, 4%, 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.

#befff6
Original
#f8f8f6
Protanopia
#eceff7
Deuteranopia
#abfffc
Tritanopia
#f1f1f1
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
1.12:1
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
18.82:1

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