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#DAECDD — Pale Muted Green

#DAECDD 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 #DAECDD 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.

#DAECDD 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 #ECDAE9; it also sits naturally between #E0ECDA and #DAECE6. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DAECDD · RGB 218, 236, 221

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Color values

HEX#DAECDD
RGB218, 236, 221
HSL130°, 32%, 89%
HSV130°, 8%, 93%
CMYK8%, 0%, 6%, 7%
XYZ71.96, 80.12, 80.08
Yxy80.12, 0.3100, 0.3451
CIE-Lab91.74, -8.68, 5.22
Hunter Lab89.51, -8.49, 4.92

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 85% · Green 93% · Blue 87%

Cyan 8% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 6% · Key 7%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #DAECDD

.text { color: #DAECDD; }
.background { background-color: #DAECDD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DAECDD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 236, 221); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(130, 32%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DAECDD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 236, 221, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DAECDD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 236, 221, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DAECDD

#BFDEC4#A1CEA8#86C190#68B174#519E5E#42804C#34653C#24472A#172C1A#070D08

Tints of #DAECDD

#DDEEE0#DDEEE0#E1EFE3#E4F1E6#E7F3E9#E7F3E9#EBF5EC#EEF6F0#EEF6F0#F2F8F3

Tones of #DAECDD

#DBEBDE#DCE9DF#DEE8E0#DFE7E0#E0E5E1#E2E4E2

Color harmonies

Complementary — #ECDAE9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.23:1 Fails
Against black text17.02:1 AAA

Best text color on #DAECDD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DAECDD

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 #DAECDD: ·

How #DAECDD looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E2E2E1Deuteranopia · #E1DFE2Tritanopia · #DBE3E4

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 · #9E9E9ETailwind purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DAECDD rather than the exact color:

Honey Terrace
#297433 · #5343BD · #BD5343 · #DCEDDF
Vivid Ruby Marble
#338A52 · #5A3896 · #A8643F · #D8EAE1
Wild Ruby Twilight
#2DB235 · #3C33CB · #BC382F · #D9F1DE
Palette 99a98f
#99A98F · #C1D0B5 · #D6E8DB · #FFF8DE
Palette D4ecdd
#D4ECDD · #345B63 · #152D35 · #112031
Tender Ruby Mosaic
#46932E · #3754B0 · #B03754 · #DBEDD7

Similar colors

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

#DCEDDF#D8EAE1#D9F1DE#D6E8DB#D4ECDD#DBEDD7#D6EFD8#E1EEDD#D3EDDB#D8F3DC#D4EED9#D9E4DD

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DAECDC  ·  #DAECDE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DAECDD?

#DAECDD is Pale Muted Green, a green color (RGB 218, 236, 221). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DAECDD?

#DAECDD is RGB 218, 236, 221 — HSL 130°, 32%, 89% — CMYK 8%, 0%, 6%, 7%.

What colors go with #DAECDD?

Its complement is #ECDAE9; analogous partners are #E0ECDA and #DAECE6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DAECDD for text?

Black text on #DAECDD has a contrast ratio of 17.02:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.23:1.