Palettes / Colors / #DAEBCA
#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.
Color values
| HEX | #DAEBCA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 218, 235, 202 |
| HSL | 91°, 45%, 86% |
| HSV | 91°, 14%, 92% |
| CMYK | 7%, 0%, 14%, 8% |
| XYZ | 69.28, 78.59, 67.39 |
| Yxy | 78.59, 0.3219, 0.3651 |
| CIE-Lab | 91.05, -11.42, 14.12 |
| Hunter Lab | 88.65, -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
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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
Tints of #DAEBCA
Tones of #DAEBCA
Color harmonies
Complementary — #DCCBEB:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.26:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.72:1 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:
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:
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 #DAEBCA rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
Browse neighbouring colors
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.