Palettes / Colors / #DAEECF
#DAEECF — Pale Muted Green
#DAEECF is a green color we call Pale Muted Green, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the green family.
#DAEECF 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 #E3CEEE; it also sits naturally between #E9EECE and #CEEED3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DAEECF |
|---|---|
| RGB | 218, 238, 207 |
| HSL | 99°, 48%, 87% |
| HSV | 99°, 13%, 93% |
| CMYK | 8%, 0%, 13%, 7% |
| XYZ | 70.75, 80.56, 70.85 |
| Yxy | 80.56, 0.3185, 0.3626 |
| CIE-Lab | 91.94, -12.10, 12.78 |
| Hunter Lab | 89.75, -11.76, 11.57 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 85% · Green 93% · Blue 81%
Cyan 8% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 13% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DAEECF
.text { color: #DAEECF; }
.background { background-color: #DAEECF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DAEECF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 238, 207); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(99, 48%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DAEECF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 238, 207, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DAEECF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 238, 207, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DAEECF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DAEECF">Div content here</div>
Shades of #DAEECF
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Tones of #DAEECF
Color harmonies
Complementary — #E3CEEE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.23:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.11:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DAEECF: #000000.
How #DAEECF 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 #DAEECF 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 #DAEECF?
#DAEECF is Pale Muted Green, a green color (RGB 218, 238, 207). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DAEECF?
#DAEECF is RGB 218, 238, 207 — HSL 99°, 48%, 87% — CMYK 8%, 0%, 13%, 7%.
What colors go with #DAEECF?
Its complement is #E3CEEE; analogous partners are #E9EECE and #CEEED3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DAEECF for text?
Black text on #DAEECF has a contrast ratio of 17.11:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.23:1.