Palettes / Colors / #DAE8BB

#DAE8BB — Pale Muted Green

#DAE8BB is a green color we call Pale Muted Green, closest to the named color PaleGoldenRod (#EEE8AA). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: palegoldenrod (#EEE8AA) — not an exact match. CSS palegoldenrod gives you #EEE8AA, a different color; use #DAE8BB when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#DAE8BB 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 #C9BBE8; it also sits naturally between #E8DFBB and #C3E8BB. 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 73%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 19% · Key 9%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DAE8BB

.text { color: #DAE8BB; }
.background { background-color: #DAE8BB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DAE8BB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 232, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(79, 49%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DAE8BB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 232, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DAE8BB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 232, 187, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DAE8BB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DAE8BB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C9BBE8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DAE8BB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DAE8BB

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #DAE8BB 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 #DAE8BB 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #DAE8BB?

#DAE8BB is Pale Muted Green, a green color (RGB 218, 232, 187). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DAE8BB?

#DAE8BB is RGB 218, 232, 187 — HSL 79°, 49%, 82% — CMYK 6%, 0%, 19%, 9%.

What colors go with #DAE8BB?

Its complement is #C9BBE8; analogous partners are #E8DFBB and #C3E8BB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DAE8BB for text?

Black text on #DAE8BB has a contrast ratio of 16.24:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.29:1.