Palettes / Colors / #DAEDD8
#DAEDD8 — Pale Muted Green
#DAEDD8 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 #DAEDD8 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.
#DAEDD8 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 #EBD9ED; it also sits naturally between #E5EDD9 and #D9EDE1. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DAEDD8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 218, 237, 216 |
| HSL | 114°, 37%, 89% |
| HSV | 114°, 9%, 93% |
| CMYK | 8%, 0%, 9%, 7% |
| XYZ | 71.59, 80.43, 76.72 |
| Yxy | 80.43, 0.3130, 0.3516 |
| CIE-Lab | 91.88, -10.06, 8.03 |
| Hunter Lab | 89.68, -9.82, 7.45 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 85% · Green 93% · Blue 85%
Cyan 8% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 9% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DAEDD8
.text { color: #DAEDD8; }
.background { background-color: #DAEDD8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DAEDD8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 237, 216); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(114, 37%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DAEDD8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 237, 216, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DAEDD8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 237, 216, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DAEDD8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DAEDD8">Div content here</div>
Shades of #DAEDD8
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Tones of #DAEDD8
Color harmonies
Complementary — #EBD9ED:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.23:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.09:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DAEDD8: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DAEDD8
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 #DAEDD8: ·
How #DAEDD8 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 #DAEDD8 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 #DAEDD8?
#DAEDD8 is Pale Muted Green, a green color (RGB 218, 237, 216). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DAEDD8?
#DAEDD8 is RGB 218, 237, 216 — HSL 114°, 37%, 89% — CMYK 8%, 0%, 9%, 7%.
What colors go with #DAEDD8?
Its complement is #EBD9ED; analogous partners are #E5EDD9 and #D9EDE1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DAEDD8 for text?
Black text on #DAEDD8 has a contrast ratio of 17.09:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.23:1.