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#DAEDAB — Light Green

#DAEDAB is a green color we call Light Green, closest to the named color PaleGoldenRod (#EEE8AA). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: palegoldenrod (#EEE8AA) — not an exact match. CSS palegoldenrod gives you #EEE8AA, a different color; use #DAEDAB 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.

#DAEDAB 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 #BEABED; it also sits naturally between #EDDFAB and #B9EDAB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DAEDAB · RGB 218, 237, 171

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Color values

HEX#DAEDAB
RGB218, 237, 171
HSL77°, 65%, 80%
HSV77°, 28%, 93%
CMYK8%, 0%, 28%, 7%
XYZ66.55, 78.41, 50.16
Yxy78.41, 0.3411, 0.4019
CIE-Lab90.97, -17.08, 29.97
Hunter Lab88.55, -16.35, 24.49

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 85% · Green 93% · Blue 67%

Cyan 8% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 28% · Key 7%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #DAEDAB

.text { color: #DAEDAB; }
.background { background-color: #DAEDAB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DAEDAB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 237, 171); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(77, 65%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DAEDAB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 237, 171, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DAEDAB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 237, 171, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DAEDAB

#CCE689#BFE06C#B0D94A#A3D22D#89B125#6F8F1E#587218#3E5011#27320B#0D1104

Tints of #DAEDAB

#DEEFB3#E0F0B7#E4F2C0#E5F3C4#E9F4CD#EDF6D5#EFF7D9#F2F9E2#F4FAE6#F8FBEE

Tones of #DAEDAB

#D8E9AF#D6E3B5#D4DFB9#D2DABE#D0D6C2#CED1C7

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BEABED:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.26:1 Fails
Against black text16.68:1 AAA

Best text color on #DAEDAB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DAEDAB

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 #DAEDAB: ·

How #DAEDAB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E2E2BBDeuteranopia · #E1E0BFTritanopia · #DBC8CA

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 #DAEDAB rather than the exact color:

Palette 191a19
#191A19 · #1E5128 · #4E9F3D · #D8E9A8
Burning Ruby Cinder
#3D1F94 · #5150DA · #9AC128 · #DCE7AD
Tranquil Ruby Twilight
#6FB51D · #4C9EE3 · #E24A9C · #D5E8AB
Smoky Ruby Mosaic
#4C1084 · #966EED · #7ADE1B · #D2F0AD
Amber Ruby Zephyr
#739A1A · #239ACE · #C52293 · #D3E7AA
Dusty Ruby Cascade
#A2B024 · #27ADBC · #DD59D0 · #D6E4AB

Similar colors

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

#D8E9A8#DCE7AD#D5E8AB#D2F0AD#D3E7AA#D6E4AB#D5EAB3#D9E6A4#E3F0AF#E4F1AC#E3F3AC#E3EEB2

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DAEDAA  ·  #DAEDAC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DAEDAB?

#DAEDAB is Light Green, a green color (RGB 218, 237, 171). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DAEDAB?

#DAEDAB is RGB 218, 237, 171 — HSL 77°, 65%, 80% — CMYK 8%, 0%, 28%, 7%.

What colors go with #DAEDAB?

Its complement is #BEABED; analogous partners are #EDDFAB and #B9EDAB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DAEDAB for text?

Black text on #DAEDAB has a contrast ratio of 16.68:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.26:1.