Colors Encyclopedia

Named color

Celeste

Celeste is a pastel cyan color with HEX #B2FFFF. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it has RGB 178, 255, 255, HSL 180, 100%, 85%, cool temperature, and is useful for historical references, pigment palettes, and cultural color systems.

#B2FFFF cyan cool pastel
HEX #B2FFFF
RGB rgb(178, 255, 255)
HSL hsl(180 100% 85%)
CMYK cmyk(30, 0, 0, 0)
Luminance 0.882
Contrast Black 18.64:1White 1.13:1

CSS Utilities

--color-celeste: #B2FFFF;
.bg-celeste { background-color: #B2FFFF; }
.text-celeste { color: #B2FFFF; }
Open CSS utility pageReusable variables, classes, examples, and implementation notes

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Color Data (JSON)

Perfect for CSS, design systems, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.882
Black text18.64:1AA Pass
White text1.13:1AA Fail
hexCanonical HEX value
rgbRed, green, blue channels
hslHue, saturation, lightness
cmykApproximate print conversion
wcagAA and AAA contrast options
harmoniesMathematical harmony sets
variantsGenerated tone variants
nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
{
  "hex": "#B2FFFF",
  "rgb": [
    178,
    255,
    255
  ],
  "hsl": [
    180,
    100,
    85
  ],
  "cmyk": [
    30,
    0,
    0,
    0
  ],
  "luminance": 0.882,
  "contrast": {
    "black": 18.64,
    "white": 1.13
  }
}
WCAG
{
  "AA": [
    "#000000",
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#36454F"
  ],
  "AAA": [
    "#000000",
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#36454F"
  ]
}
Harmonies
{
  "complementary": "#FFB3B3",
  "analogous": [
    "#B3FFD9",
    "#B3D9FF"
  ],
  "triadic": [
    "#FFB3FF",
    "#FFFFB3"
  ],
  "tetradic": [
    "#D9B3FF",
    "#FFB3B3",
    "#D9FFB3"
  ],
  "splitComplementary": [
    "#FFB3D9",
    "#FFD9B3"
  ],
  "monochromatic": [
    "#FFFFFF",
    "#B2FFFF",
    "#57FFFF"
  ]
}
Variants
{
  "light": "#FFFFFF",
  "dark": "#57FFFF",
  "saturated": "#B3FFFF",
  "desaturated": "#BBF7F7",
  "pastel": "#FFFFFF",
  "neon": "#DBFFFF"
}
Pairings
{
  "best": [
    "#000000",
    "#FFB3B3",
    "#B3FFD9",
    "#B3D9FF"
  ],
  "avoid": [
    "#BBF7F7",
    "#FFFFFF"
  ],
  "neutral": [
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#F5F5F5",
    "#E8E8E4"
  ],
  "highContrast": [
    "#000000"
  ],
  "lowContrast": [
    "#FFFFFF",
    "#BBF7F7"
  ]
}
Knowledge graph
{
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    "pale-turquoise",
    "arctic-blue",
    "ice-blue",
    "pastel-aqua"
  ],
  "generatedPalettes": [
    "celeste"
  ],
  "generatedComparisons": [
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    "celeste-vs-pale-turquoise"
  ],
  "relatedFamilies": [
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    "/colors/by-temperature/cool",
    "/colors/by-tone/pastel"
  ],
  "relatedTools": [
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    "/wcag/celeste",
    "/css/colors/celeste",
    "/hex/b2ffff"
  ],
  "semanticRelations": {
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      "/colors/by-tone/pastel"
    ],
    "narrower": [
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      "/harmonies/celeste",
      "/wcag/celeste",
      "/css/colors/celeste",
      "/hex/b2ffff"
    ]
  }
}
Full JSON dataset 
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  "name": "Celeste",
  "hex": "#B2FFFF",
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    "pigment palettes",
    "cultural color systems"
  ],
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      "craft",
      "specificity"
    ],
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      "education",
      "editorial research",
      "cultural references"
    ],
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    ]
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  "aliases": [],
  "sourceType": "curated",
  "confidence": "medium",
  "reviewStatus": "manual",
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  "origin": {
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  },
  "family": "cyan",
  "temperature": "cool",
  "tone": [
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  ],
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    "heritage",
    "craft",
    "specificity"
  ],
  "popularity": 84,
  "rgb": [
    178,
    255,
    255
  ],
  "hsl": [
    180,
    100,
    85
  ],
  "cmyk": [
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    0,
    0
  ],
  "luminance": 0.882,
  "contrast": {
    "black": 18.64,
    "white": 1.13
  },
  "harmonies": {
    "complementary": "#FFB3B3",
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      "#B3FFD9",
      "#B3D9FF"
    ],
    "triadic": [
      "#FFB3FF",
      "#FFFFB3"
    ],
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      "#D9B3FF",
      "#FFB3B3",
      "#D9FFB3"
    ],
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      "#FFB3D9",
      "#FFD9B3"
    ],
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      "#FFFFFF",
      "#B2FFFF",
      "#57FFFF"
    ]
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    "dark": "#57FFFF",
    "saturated": "#B3FFFF",
    "desaturated": "#BBF7F7",
    "pastel": "#FFFFFF",
    "neon": "#DBFFFF"
  },
  "wcag": {
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      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "AAA": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ]
  },
  "css": {
    "variable": "--color-celeste: #B2FFFF;",
    "utility": ".bg-celeste { background-color: #B2FFFF; }",
    "textUtility": ".text-celeste { color: #B2FFFF; }"
  },
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    "pale-turquoise",
    "arctic-blue",
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    "pastel-aqua"
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    "/colors/by-tone/pastel"
  ],
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    "/hex/b2ffff"
  ],
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      "/colors/by-temperature/cool",
      "/colors/by-tone/pastel"
    ],
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    ],
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      "/hex/b2ffff"
    ]
  },
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      "#000000",
      "#FFB3B3",
      "#B3FFD9",
      "#B3D9FF"
    ],
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      "#BBF7F7",
      "#FFFFFF"
    ],
    "neutral": [
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#F5F5F5",
      "#E8E8E4"
    ],
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      "#000000"
    ],
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      "#FFFFFF",
      "#BBF7F7"
    ]
  }
}
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Color meaning and use

About Celeste Color

Celeste sits in the cyan family with cool temperature and pastel visual character. Celeste is a commonly used color name in design references, palettes, and editorial color systems.

Its common associations include heritage, craft, and specificity, which makes it relevant for museum design and education. In design work, Celeste is most useful for historical references, pigment palettes, and cultural color systems, especially when paired with black text for stronger contrast.

Related Color Guides

Cyan color familyBrowse named cyan colors and compare nearby swatches.Cool colorsExplore colors with cool temperature behavior.Pastel colorsFind colors with pastel visual character.Celeste accessibilityCheck contrast and WCAG text options for #B2FFFF.Celeste CSS utilitiesUse Celeste in CSS variables and utility classes.#B2FFFF HEX atlasOpen the permanent HEX atlas record for conversions and variants.Celeste paletteOpen the generated palette based on Celeste.Celeste harmoniesExplore complementary, analogous, triadic, and tetradic harmonies.

WCAG Accessibility

Contrast checks for Celeste against black and white text.

Black text18.64:1AA Pass
White text1.13:1AA Fail
AA text options#000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F
AAA text options#000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F
Open WCAG pageDetailed contrast notes, warnings, alternatives, and UI examples

Similar Colors

Duck Egg Blue#C3FBF4
Pale Turquoise#AFEEEE
Arctic Blue#C6E6FB
Ice Blue#D6F5FF
Pastel Aqua#B8E8E0

Color Harmonies

#FFB3B3#FFB3B3
#B3FFD9#B3FFD9
#B3D9FF#B3D9FF
#FFB3FF#FFB3FF
#FFFFB3#FFFFB3
Open full Celeste harmony pageComplementary, analogous, triadic, tetradic, split, and monochromatic sets

Variants

White#FFFFFF
#57FFFF#57FFFF
#B3FFFF#B3FFFF
#BBF7F7#BBF7F7
White#FFFFFF
#DBFFFF#DBFFFF

Pairings

Black#000000
#FFB3B3#FFB3B3
#B3FFD9#B3FFD9
#B3D9FF#B3D9FF
Matte Black#1A1A1A
White Smoke#F5F5F5