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Pasteltealsoft

Cool Celadon Fold

#c4ead6
Notes

Cool Celadon Fold (#C4EAD6) 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 (148°, 47%, 84%) 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 magenta. For something softer, pull in its analogous neighbors on either side of the wheel.

HEX
#c4ead6
RGB
rgb(196, 234, 214)
HSL
hsl(148, 47%, 84%)
HWB
hwb(148 77% 8%)
OKLCH
oklch(90.4% 0.048 162.4)
HSV
hsv(148, 16%, 92%)
LAB
lab(89.60% -16.18 5.61)
LCH
lch(89.60% 17.12 160.88)
CMYK
cmyk(16%, 0%, 9%, 8%)

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.

#c4ead6
Original
#e9e4d5
Protanopia
#e2dfd7
Deuteranopia
#bdeae4
Tritanopia
#e0e0e0
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
1.31:1
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
16.09:1

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