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#DAEBCA — Pale Muted Green

#DAEBCA is a green color we call Pale Muted Green, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: gainsboro (#DCDCDC) — not an exact match. CSS gainsboro gives you #DCDCDC, a different color; use #DAEBCA 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.

#DAEBCA 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 #DCCBEB; it also sits naturally between #EBEBCB and #CBEBCC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DAEBCA · RGB 218, 235, 202

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Color values

HEX#DAEBCA
RGB218, 235, 202
HSL91°, 45%, 86%
HSV91°, 14%, 92%
CMYK7%, 0%, 14%, 8%
XYZ69.28, 78.59, 67.39
Yxy78.59, 0.3219, 0.3651
CIE-Lab91.05, -11.42, 14.12
Hunter Lab88.65, -11.07, 12.62

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 85% · Green 92% · Blue 79%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 14% · Key 8%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #DAEBCA

.text { color: #DAEBCA; }
.background { background-color: #DAEBCA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DAEBCA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 235, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(91, 45%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DAEBCA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 235, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DAEBCA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 235, 202, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DAEBCA

#C6E0AE#B1D590#9AC86F#85BD51#71A63F#5D8934#496B29#324A1C#1E2C11#0A0F06

Tints of #DAEBCA

#DDEDCF#E0EED3#E3F0D6#E5F1DA#E8F2DE#EAF4E1#EDF5E5#EFF7E9#F2F8ED#F5F9F0

Tones of #DAEBCA

#DBE9CD#DBE7D0#DBE5D2#DBE2D5#DBE0D7#DBDDD9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DCCBEB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.26:1 Fails
Against black text16.72:1 AAA

Best text color on #DAEBCA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DAEBCA

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 #DAEBCA: ·

How #DAEBCA looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E1E2D2Deuteranopia · #E0DFD4Tritanopia · #DBD8DA

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 #DAEBCA rather than the exact color:

Palette 294b29
#294B29 · #50623A · #789461 · #DBE7C9
Mellow Ruby Petal
#5F8A2A · #306C9E · #CD5C9A · #D7E8CB
Velvet Ruby Opal
#6BB11D · #2078C6 · #E458A2 · #DAF0C9
Palette 96a78d
#96A78D · #B6CEB4 · #D9E9CF · #F0F0F0
Palette Ccd6a6
#CCD6A6 · #DAE2B6 · #DFE8CC · #F7EDDB
Palette Dee8ce
#DEE8CE · #BB6653 · #F08B51 · #FFF8E8

Similar colors

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

#DBE7C9#D7E8CB#DAF0C9#D9E9CF#DFE8CC#DEE8CE#DCE9D0#D7E5CA#DBE4C9#E1E9C9#E1ECC8#DCE4C9

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DAEBC9  ·  #DAEBCB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DAEBCA?

#DAEBCA is Pale Muted Green, a green color (RGB 218, 235, 202). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DAEBCA?

#DAEBCA is RGB 218, 235, 202 — HSL 91°, 45%, 86% — CMYK 7%, 0%, 14%, 8%.

What colors go with #DAEBCA?

Its complement is #DCCBEB; analogous partners are #EBEBCB and #CBEBCC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DAEBCA for text?

Black text on #DAEBCA has a contrast ratio of 16.72:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.26:1.