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#DAEBAE — Light Green

#DAEBAE 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 #DAEBAE 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.

#DAEBAE 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 #BFADEB; it also sits naturally between #EBDDAD and #BBEBAD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DAEBAE · RGB 218, 235, 174

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Color values

HEX#DAEBAE
RGB218, 235, 174
HSL77°, 60%, 80%
HSV77°, 26%, 92%
CMYK7%, 0%, 26%, 8%
XYZ66.26, 77.38, 51.49
Yxy77.38, 0.3396, 0.3966
CIE-Lab90.50, -15.68, 27.80
Hunter Lab87.96, -15.02, 22.93

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

CSS code for #DAEBAE

.text { color: #DAEBAE; }
.background { background-color: #DAEBAE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DAEBAE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 235, 174); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(77, 60%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DAEBAE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 235, 174, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DAEBAE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 235, 174, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DAEBAE

#CAE28D#BDDB70#AED350#A1CC33#87AB2B#6D8B23#576E1C#3D4E13#27310C#0D1004

Tints of #DAEBAE

#DDEDB6#DFEEBA#E3F0C2#E5F1C6#E8F3CE#ECF5D6#EEF6DA#F2F8E2#F4F9E7#F7FBEF

Tones of #DAEBAE

#D7E6B2#D6E2B6#D4DDBB#D2D9BF#D0D5C3#CED1C7

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BFADEB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.27:1 Fails
Against black text16.48:1 AAA

Best text color on #DAEBAE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DAEBAE

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 #DAEBAE: ·

How #DAEBAE looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E1E2BDDeuteranopia · #E0DFC0Tritanopia · #DBC8CB

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 #DAEBAE rather than the exact color:

Burning Ruby Cinder
#3D1F94 · #5150DA · #9AC128 · #DCE7AD
Tranquil Ruby Twilight
#6FB51D · #4C9EE3 · #E24A9C · #D5E8AB
Palette 191a19
#191A19 · #1E5128 · #4E9F3D · #D8E9A8
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#D5E8AB#D8E9A8#D5EAB3#D6E4AB#D3E7AA#D2F0AD#D5E7B5#E3EEB2#E3F0AF#DFE7B7#D9E6A4

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DAEBAD  ·  #DAEBAF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DAEBAE?

#DAEBAE is Light Green, a green color (RGB 218, 235, 174). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DAEBAE?

#DAEBAE is RGB 218, 235, 174 — HSL 77°, 60%, 80% — CMYK 7%, 0%, 26%, 8%.

What colors go with #DAEBAE?

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

Can I use #DAEBAE for text?

Black text on #DAEBAE has a contrast ratio of 16.48:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.27:1.