Palettes / Colors / #DAE5CC
#DAE5CC — Pale Muted Green
#DAE5CC is a green color we call Pale Muted Green, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the green family.
#DAE5CC 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 #D7CDE5; it also sits naturally between #E5E3CD and #CEE5CD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DAE5CC |
|---|---|
| RGB | 218, 229, 204 |
| HSL | 86°, 32%, 85% |
| HSV | 86°, 11%, 90% |
| CMYK | 5%, 0%, 11%, 10% |
| XYZ | 67.83, 75.30, 68.09 |
| Yxy | 75.30, 0.3211, 0.3565 |
| CIE-Lab | 89.54, -8.07, 10.93 |
| Hunter Lab | 86.78, -7.82, 9.87 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 85% · Green 90% · Blue 80%
Cyan 5% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 11% · Key 10%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DAE5CC
.text { color: #DAE5CC; }
.background { background-color: #DAE5CC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DAE5CC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 229, 204); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(86, 32%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DAE5CC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 229, 204, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DAE5CC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 229, 204, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DAE5CC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DAE5CC">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #D7CDE5:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.31:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.06:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DAE5CC: #000000.
How #DAE5CC 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 #DAE5CC 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 #DAE5CC?
#DAE5CC is Pale Muted Green, a green color (RGB 218, 229, 204). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DAE5CC?
#DAE5CC is RGB 218, 229, 204 — HSL 86°, 32%, 85% — CMYK 5%, 0%, 11%, 10%.
What colors go with #DAE5CC?
Its complement is #D7CDE5; analogous partners are #E5E3CD and #CEE5CD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DAE5CC for text?
Black text on #DAE5CC has a contrast ratio of 16.06:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.31:1.