Palettes / Colors / #DAEDEA
#DAEDEA — Pale Muted Teal
#DAEDEA is a teal color we call Pale Muted Teal, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the teal family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: lavender (#E6E6FA) — not an exact match. CSS lavender gives you #E6E6FA, a different color; use #DAEDEA 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.
#DAEDEA is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity 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 #EDD9DC; it also sits naturally between #D9EDE0 and #D9E6ED. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DAEDEA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 218, 237, 234 |
| HSL | 171°, 35%, 89% |
| HSV | 171°, 8%, 93% |
| CMYK | 8%, 0%, 1%, 7% |
| XYZ | 74.05, 81.41, 89.65 |
| Yxy | 81.41, 0.3021, 0.3321 |
| CIE-Lab | 92.32, -6.80, -0.70 |
| Hunter Lab | 90.23, -6.70, -0.69 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 85% · Green 93% · Blue 92%
Cyan 8% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 1% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DAEDEA
.text { color: #DAEDEA; }
.background { background-color: #DAEDEA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DAEDEA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 237, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(171, 35%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DAEDEA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 237, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DAEDEA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 237, 234, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DAEDEA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DAEDEA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #EDD9DC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.22:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.28:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DAEDEA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DAEDEA
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 #DAEDEA: ·
How #DAEDEA 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 #DAEDEA 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 #DAEDEA?
#DAEDEA is Pale Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 218, 237, 234). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DAEDEA?
#DAEDEA is RGB 218, 237, 234 — HSL 171°, 35%, 89% — CMYK 8%, 0%, 1%, 7%.
What colors go with #DAEDEA?
Its complement is #EDD9DC; analogous partners are #D9EDE0 and #D9E6ED. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DAEDEA for text?
Black text on #DAEDEA has a contrast ratio of 17.28:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.22:1.