Palettes / Colors / #DAEFBA
#DAEFBA — Pale Green
#DAEFBA is a green color we call Pale 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 #DAEFBA 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.
#DAEFBA 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 #CEB9EF; it also sits naturally between #EFE9B9 and #BEEFB9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DAEFBA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 218, 239, 186 |
| HSL | 84°, 62%, 83% |
| HSV | 84°, 22%, 94% |
| CMYK | 9%, 0%, 22%, 6% |
| XYZ | 68.64, 80.18, 58.31 |
| Yxy | 80.18, 0.3314, 0.3871 |
| CIE-Lab | 91.77, -15.92, 23.39 |
| Hunter Lab | 89.55, -15.33, 19.93 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 85% · Green 94% · Blue 73%
Cyan 9% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 22% · Key 6%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DAEFBA
.text { color: #DAEFBA; }
.background { background-color: #DAEFBA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DAEFBA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 239, 186); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(84, 62%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DAEFBA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 239, 186, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DAEFBA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 239, 186, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DAEFBA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DAEFBA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #CEB9EF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.23:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.04:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DAEFBA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DAEFBA
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 #DAEFBA: ·
How #DAEFBA 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 #DAEFBA 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 #DAEFBA?
#DAEFBA is Pale Green, a green color (RGB 218, 239, 186). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DAEFBA?
#DAEFBA is RGB 218, 239, 186 — HSL 84°, 62%, 83% — CMYK 9%, 0%, 22%, 6%.
What colors go with #DAEFBA?
Its complement is #CEB9EF; analogous partners are #EFE9B9 and #BEEFB9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DAEFBA for text?
Black text on #DAEFBA has a contrast ratio of 17.04:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.23:1.