Palettes / Colors / #DAE7DA

#DAE7DA — Pale Dusty Green

#DAE7DA is a green color we call Pale Dusty Green, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the green family.

#DAE7DA 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 #E7DAE7; it also sits naturally between #E0E7DA and #DAE7E0. 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 91% · Blue 85%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 6% · Key 9%

Previews

CSS code for #DAE7DA

.text { color: #DAE7DA; }
.background { background-color: #DAE7DA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DAE7DA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 231, 218); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(120, 21%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DAE7DA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 231, 218, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DAE7DA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 231, 218, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DAE7DA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DAE7DA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DAE7DA

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Tones of #DAE7DA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #E7DAE7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DAE7DA: #000000.

How #DAE7DA 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 #DAE7DA or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DAE7D9  ·  #DAE7DB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DAE7DA?

#DAE7DA is Pale Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 218, 231, 218). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DAE7DA?

#DAE7DA is RGB 218, 231, 218 — HSL 120°, 21%, 88% — CMYK 6%, 0%, 6%, 9%.

What colors go with #DAE7DA?

Its complement is #E7DAE7; analogous partners are #E0E7DA and #DAE7E0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DAE7DA for text?

Black text on #DAE7DA has a contrast ratio of 16.42:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.28:1.