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#DAEBAD — Light Green

#DAEBAD 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 #DAEBAD 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.

#DAEBAD 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.

#DAEBAD · RGB 218, 235, 173

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Color values

HEX#DAEBAD
RGB218, 235, 173
HSL76°, 61%, 80%
HSV76°, 26%, 92%
CMYK7%, 0%, 26%, 8%
XYZ66.16, 77.34, 50.98
Yxy77.34, 0.3402, 0.3977
CIE-Lab90.48, -15.82, 28.28
Hunter Lab87.94, -15.14, 23.27

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 85% · Green 92% · Blue 68%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 26% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DAEBAD on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DAEBAD on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DAEBAD

.text { color: #DAEBAD; }
.background { background-color: #DAEBAD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DAEBAD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 235, 173); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(76, 61%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DAEBAD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 235, 173, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DAEBAD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 235, 173, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DAEBAD

#CCE38C#BFDC6F#B1D44E#A4CD32#8AAC2A#6F8C22#586F1B#3E4E13#27310C#0D1004

Tints of #DAEBAD

#DEEDB5#E0EEB9#E4F0C1#E5F1C6#E9F3CE#EDF5D6#EFF6DA#F2F8E2#F4F9E6#F8FBEF

Tones of #DAEBAD

#D8E7B1#D6E2B6#D4DEBA#D2D9BF#D0D5C3#CED1C7

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BDADEB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.28:1 Fails
Against black text16.47:1 AAA

Best text color on #DAEBAD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DAEBAD

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #DAEBAD: ·

How #DAEBAD looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #E1E2BCDeuteranopia · #E0DFC0Tritanopia · #DBC8CA

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9EMaterial Lime 500 · #CDDC39

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DAEBAD rather than the exact color:

Burning Ruby Cinder
#3D1F94 · #5150DA · #9AC128 · #DCE7AD
Palette 191a19
#191A19 · #1E5128 · #4E9F3D · #D8E9A8
Tranquil Ruby Twilight
#6FB51D · #4C9EE3 · #E24A9C · #D5E8AB
Smoky Cascade
#C9B2E7 · #ECAFD2 · #F3E4DA · #D5EAB3
Dusty Ruby Cascade
#A2B024 · #27ADBC · #DD59D0 · #D6E4AB
Amber Ruby Zephyr
#739A1A · #239ACE · #C52293 · #D3E7AA

Similar colors

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

#DCE7AD#D8E9A8#D5E8AB#D5EAB3#D6E4AB#D3E7AA#D2F0AD#D5E7B5#D9E6A4#E3F0AF#E3EEB2#E4F1AC

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DAEBAC  ·  #DAEBAE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DAEBAD?

#DAEBAD is Light Green, a green color (RGB 218, 235, 173). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DAEBAD?

#DAEBAD is RGB 218, 235, 173 — HSL 76°, 61%, 80% — CMYK 7%, 0%, 26%, 8%.

What colors go with #DAEBAD?

Its complement is #BDADEB; analogous partners are #EBDDAD and #BBEBAD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DAEBAD for text?

Black text on #DAEBAD has a contrast ratio of 16.47:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.28:1.