Palettes / Colors / #DAEBAC
#DAEBAC — Light Green
#DAEBAC is a green color we call Light 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 #DAEBAC 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.
#DAEBAC 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 #BDADEB; it also sits naturally between #EBDDAD and #BBEBAD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DAEBAC |
|---|---|
| RGB | 218, 235, 172 |
| HSL | 76°, 61%, 80% |
| HSV | 76°, 27%, 92% |
| CMYK | 7%, 0%, 27%, 8% |
| XYZ | 66.07, 77.30, 50.47 |
| Yxy | 77.30, 0.3408, 0.3988 |
| CIE-Lab | 90.46, -15.96, 28.77 |
| Hunter Lab | 87.92, -15.27, 23.60 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 85% · Green 92% · Blue 67%
Cyan 7% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 27% · Key 8%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DAEBAC
.text { color: #DAEBAC; }
.background { background-color: #DAEBAC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DAEBAC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 235, 172); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(76, 61%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DAEBAC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 235, 172, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DAEBAC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 235, 172, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DAEBAC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DAEBAC">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #BDADEB:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.28:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.46:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DAEBAC: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DAEBAC
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #DAEBAC: ·
How #DAEBAC 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 #DAEBAC 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 #DAEBAC?
#DAEBAC is Light Green, a green color (RGB 218, 235, 172). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DAEBAC?
#DAEBAC is RGB 218, 235, 172 — HSL 76°, 61%, 80% — CMYK 7%, 0%, 27%, 8%.
What colors go with #DAEBAC?
Its complement is #BDADEB; analogous partners are #EBDDAD and #BBEBAD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DAEBAC for text?
Black text on #DAEBAC has a contrast ratio of 16.46:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.28:1.