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#DAEBB2 — Light Green

#DAEBB2 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 #DAEBB2 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.

#DAEBB2 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 #C3B2EB; it also sits naturally between #EBE0B2 and #BDEBB2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DAEBB2 · RGB 218, 235, 178

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Color values

HEX#DAEBB2
RGB218, 235, 178
HSL78°, 59%, 81%
HSV78°, 24%, 92%
CMYK7%, 0%, 24%, 8%
XYZ66.66, 77.54, 53.57
Yxy77.54, 0.3371, 0.3921
CIE-Lab90.57, -15.12, 25.85
Hunter Lab88.05, -14.49, 21.57

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 85% · Green 92% · Blue 70%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 24% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DAEBB2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DAEBB2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DAEBB2

.text { color: #DAEBB2; }
.background { background-color: #DAEBB2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DAEBB2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 235, 178); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(78, 59%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DAEBB2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 235, 178, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DAEBB2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 235, 178, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DAEBB2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DAEBB2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DAEBB2

#CAE392#BDDB75#ADD355#9ECB34#88AE2D#6E8E25#556D1C#3C4D14#26310D#0D1004

Tints of #DAEBB2

#DEEDBA#E0EEBE#E4F0C6#E6F1CA#EAF3D2#ECF5D6#EFF7DF#F1F8E3#F5FAEB#F7FBEF

Tones of #DAEBB2

#D8E7B6#D7E3BA#D5DFBE#D3DBC2#D2D7C6#D0D2CB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #C3B2EB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.27:1 Fails
Against black text16.51:1 AAA

Best text color on #DAEBB2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DAEBB2

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 #DAEBB2: ·

How #DAEBB2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E1E2C0Deuteranopia · #E0DFC3Tritanopia · #DBCBCD

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 #DAEBB2 rather than the exact color:

Smoky Cascade
#C9B2E7 · #ECAFD2 · #F3E4DA · #D5EAB3
Burning Ruby Cinder
#3D1F94 · #5150DA · #9AC128 · #DCE7AD
Palette 934761
#934761 · #AD5C71 · #72BAA9 · #D5E7B5
Palette 6e1a37
#6E1A37 · #AE2448 · #72BAA9 · #D5E7B5
Palette 474e93
#474E93 · #7E5CAD · #72BAA9 · #D5E7B5
Palette D7e9b9
#D7E9B9 · #FFFBAC · #FFD495 · #FAAB78

Similar colors

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

#D5EAB3#DCE7AD#D5E7B5#D7E9B9#DFE7B7#DAEDBA#D5E8AB#E0E5B6#E3EEB2#DAE2B6#E3E6B3#D8E9A8

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DAEBB1  ·  #DAEBB3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DAEBB2?

#DAEBB2 is Light Green, a green color (RGB 218, 235, 178). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DAEBB2?

#DAEBB2 is RGB 218, 235, 178 — HSL 78°, 59%, 81% — CMYK 7%, 0%, 24%, 8%.

What colors go with #DAEBB2?

Its complement is #C3B2EB; analogous partners are #EBE0B2 and #BDEBB2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DAEBB2 for text?

Black text on #DAEBB2 has a contrast ratio of 16.51:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.27:1.