Palettes / Colors / #DAE1CC

#DAE1CC — Pale Dusty Green

#DAE1CC is a green color we call Pale Dusty Green, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the green family.

#DAE1CC is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #D3CCE1; it also sits naturally between #E1DDCC and #CFE1CC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 85% · Green 88% · Blue 80%

Cyan 3% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 9% · Key 12%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #DAE1CC

.text { color: #DAE1CC; }
.background { background-color: #DAE1CC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DAE1CC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 225, 204); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(80, 26%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DAE1CC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 225, 204, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DAE1CC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 225, 204, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DAE1CC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DAE1CC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D3CCE1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DAE1CC: #000000.

How #DAE1CC looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DAE1CC rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DAE1CB  ·  #DAE1CD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DAE1CC?

#DAE1CC is Pale Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 218, 225, 204). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DAE1CC?

#DAE1CC is RGB 218, 225, 204 — HSL 80°, 26%, 84% — CMYK 3%, 0%, 9%, 12%.

What colors go with #DAE1CC?

Its complement is #D3CCE1; analogous partners are #E1DDCC and #CFE1CC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DAE1CC for text?

Black text on #DAE1CC has a contrast ratio of 15.62:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.34:1.