Palettes / Colors / #DAE3CE
#DAE3CE — Pale Dusty Green
#DAE3CE is a green color we call Pale Dusty Green, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the green family.
#DAE3CE 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 #D7CEE3; it also sits naturally between #E3E2CE and #D0E3CE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DAE3CE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 218, 227, 206 |
| HSL | 86°, 27%, 85% |
| HSV | 86°, 9%, 89% |
| CMYK | 4%, 0%, 9%, 11% |
| XYZ | 67.52, 74.30, 69.17 |
| Yxy | 74.30, 0.3200, 0.3521 |
| CIE-Lab | 89.06, -6.72, 9.21 |
| Hunter Lab | 86.20, -6.51, 8.37 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 85% · Green 89% · Blue 81%
Cyan 4% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 9% · Key 11%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DAE3CE
.text { color: #DAE3CE; }
.background { background-color: #DAE3CE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DAE3CE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 227, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(86, 27%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DAE3CE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 227, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DAE3CE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 227, 206, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DAE3CE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DAE3CE">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #D7CEE3:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.32:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 15.86:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DAE3CE: #000000.
How #DAE3CE 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 #DAE3CE rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #DAE3CE?
#DAE3CE is Pale Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 218, 227, 206). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DAE3CE?
#DAE3CE is RGB 218, 227, 206 — HSL 86°, 27%, 85% — CMYK 4%, 0%, 9%, 11%.
What colors go with #DAE3CE?
Its complement is #D7CEE3; analogous partners are #E3E2CE and #D0E3CE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DAE3CE for text?
Black text on #DAE3CE has a contrast ratio of 15.86:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.32:1.