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#BAE6FD Tailwind Sky 200
#BAE6FD is a very light, vivid blue, close to the color Light Blue. In RGB it’s made of 72.9% red, 90.2% green, and 99.2% blue. Its hue is 201°, with 94% saturation and 86% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Combinations from the color wheel, built around #BAE6FD.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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15.82:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.33:1 FailThis color as text on black
15.82:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #BAE6FD as they’d see it.
#BAE6FD in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #BAE6FD
What color is #BAE6FD?
#BAE6FD is a very light, vivid blue, close to the color Light Blue. In RGB it’s made of 72.9% red, 90.2% green, and 99.2% blue. Its hue is 201°, with 94% saturation and 86% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #BAE6FD in RGB?
#BAE6FD is rgb(186, 230, 253): 186 red, 230 green, and 253 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #BAE6FD in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(26, 9, 0, 1). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #BAE6FD?
PANTONE 290 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #BAE6FD?
Its complement #FFD8C4 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.