Palettes / Colors / #DAEC85
#DAEC85 — Light Green
#DAEC85 is a green color we call Light Green, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the green family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: khaki (#F0E68C) — not an exact match. CSS khaki gives you #F0E68C, a different color; use #DAEC85 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.
#DAEC85 is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.
Its strongest partner is its complement #9583EC; it also sits naturally between #ECC983 and #A6EC83. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DAEC85 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 218, 236, 133 |
| HSL | 70°, 73%, 72% |
| HSV | 70°, 44%, 93% |
| CMYK | 8%, 0%, 44%, 7% |
| XYZ | 63.14, 76.59, 33.65 |
| Yxy | 76.59, 0.3642, 0.4418 |
| CIE-Lab | 90.13, -21.19, 47.77 |
| Hunter Lab | 87.52, -20.00, 35.00 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 85% · Green 93% · Blue 52%
Cyan 8% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 44% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DAEC85
.text { color: #DAEC85; }
.background { background-color: #DAEC85; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DAEC85; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 236, 133); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(70, 73%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DAEC85; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 236, 133, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DAEC85; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 236, 133, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DAEC85">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DAEC85">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #9583EC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.29:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.32:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DAEC85: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DAEC85
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 #DAEC85: ·
How #DAEC85 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 #DAEC85 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #DAEC85?
#DAEC85 is Light Green, a green color (RGB 218, 236, 133). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DAEC85?
#DAEC85 is RGB 218, 236, 133 — HSL 70°, 73%, 72% — CMYK 8%, 0%, 44%, 7%.
What colors go with #DAEC85?
Its complement is #9583EC; analogous partners are #ECC983 and #A6EC83. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DAEC85 for text?
Black text on #DAEC85 has a contrast ratio of 16.32:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.29:1.