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#DAECD2 — Pale Muted Green

#DAECD2 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 #DAECD2 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.

#DAECD2 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 #E3D0EB; it also sits naturally between #E6EBD0 and #D0EBD6. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DAECD2 · RGB 218, 236, 210

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Color values

HEX#DAECD2
RGB218, 236, 210
HSL102°, 41%, 87%
HSV102°, 11%, 93%
CMYK8%, 0%, 11%, 7%
XYZ70.54, 79.55, 72.61
Yxy79.55, 0.3168, 0.3572
CIE-Lab91.48, -10.59, 10.58
Hunter Lab89.19, -10.30, 9.67

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 85% · Green 93% · Blue 82%

Cyan 8% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 11% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DAECD2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DAECD2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DAECD2

.text { color: #DAECD2; }
.background { background-color: #DAECD2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DAECD2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 236, 210); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(102, 41%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DAECD2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 236, 210, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DAECD2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 236, 210, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DAECD2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DAECD2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DAECD2

#C1DFB3#A6D293#8EC676#76BA5A#62A545#4F8538#3E682C#2D4C20#1A2B12#090E06

Tints of #DAECD2

#DBEDD4#DEEED7#E1F0DB#E4F1DF#E7F3E2#E7F3E2#EAF4E6#EDF6E9#F0F7ED#F3F9F1

Tones of #DAECD2

#D9E9D2#DAE7D4#DBE5D6#DBE4D8#DCE2DA#DDE0DC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #E3D0EB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.24:1 Fails
Against black text16.91:1 AAA

Best text color on #DAECD2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DAECD2

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 #DAECD2: ·

How #DAECD2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E2E2D8Deuteranopia · #E1DFDATritanopia · #DBDDDE

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 #DAECD2 rather than the exact color:

Electric Ruby Breeze
#732576 · #D57AC3 · #4BC547 · #D8EDD2
Palette D8efd3
#D8EFD3 · #95D2B3 · #55AD9B · #F1F8E8
Mellow Ruby Whisper
#5E7F29 · #61A3CC · #B53A85 · #DCE9D0
Palette 96a78d
#96A78D · #B6CEB4 · #D9E9CF · #F0F0F0
Tender Ruby Mosaic
#46932E · #3754B0 · #B03754 · #DBEDD7
Hidden Ruby Meadow
#D5ECD6 · #89CD8D · #46AA4C · #428F46

Similar colors

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

#D8EDD2#D8EFD3#DCE9D0#D9E9CF#DBEDD7#D5ECD6#DBF2D4#DEE8CE#DAE5D0#D6EFD8#DEE5D4#D7E8CB

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DAECD1  ·  #DAECD3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DAECD2?

#DAECD2 is Pale Muted Green, a green color (RGB 218, 236, 210). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DAECD2?

#DAECD2 is RGB 218, 236, 210 — HSL 102°, 41%, 87% — CMYK 8%, 0%, 11%, 7%.

What colors go with #DAECD2?

Its complement is #E3D0EB; analogous partners are #E6EBD0 and #D0EBD6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DAECD2 for text?

Black text on #DAECD2 has a contrast ratio of 16.91:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.24:1.