Palettes / Colors / #DAEEAE
#DAEEAE — Light Green
#DAEEAE 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 #DAEEAE 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.
#DAEEAE 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 #C3AFEE; it also sits naturally between #EEE2AF and #BBEEAF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DAEEAE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 218, 238, 174 |
| HSL | 79°, 65%, 81% |
| HSV | 79°, 27%, 93% |
| CMYK | 8%, 0%, 27%, 7% |
| XYZ | 67.13, 79.11, 51.78 |
| Yxy | 79.11, 0.3390, 0.3995 |
| CIE-Lab | 91.28, -17.16, 28.87 |
| Hunter Lab | 88.94, -16.44, 23.79 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 85% · Green 93% · Blue 68%
Cyan 8% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 27% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DAEEAE
.text { color: #DAEEAE; }
.background { background-color: #DAEEAE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DAEEAE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 238, 174); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(79, 65%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DAEEAE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 238, 174, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DAEEAE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 238, 174, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DAEEAE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DAEEAE">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #C3AFEE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.25:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.82:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DAEEAE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DAEEAE
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 #DAEEAE: ·
How #DAEEAE 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 #DAEEAE 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 #DAEEAE?
#DAEEAE is Light Green, a green color (RGB 218, 238, 174). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DAEEAE?
#DAEEAE is RGB 218, 238, 174 — HSL 79°, 65%, 81% — CMYK 8%, 0%, 27%, 7%.
What colors go with #DAEEAE?
Its complement is #C3AFEE; analogous partners are #EEE2AF and #BBEEAF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DAEEAE for text?
Black text on #DAEEAE has a contrast ratio of 16.82:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.25:1.