Palettes / Colors / #DAEFBE

#DAEFBE — Pale Green

#DAEFBE 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 #DAEFBE 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.

#DAEFBE 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 #D3BEEF; it also sits naturally between #EFEBBE and #C1EFBE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 85% · Green 94% · Blue 75%

Cyan 9% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 21% · Key 6%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #DAEFBE

.text { color: #DAEFBE; }
.background { background-color: #DAEFBE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DAEFBE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 239, 190); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(86, 60%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DAEFBE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 239, 190, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DAEFBE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 239, 190, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DAEFBE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DAEFBE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DAEFBE

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D3BEEF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DAEFBE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DAEFBE

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:

How #DAEFBE 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 #DAEFBE 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

← #DAEFBD  ·  #DAEFBF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DAEFBE?

#DAEFBE is Pale Green, a green color (RGB 218, 239, 190). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DAEFBE?

#DAEFBE is RGB 218, 239, 190 — HSL 86°, 60%, 84% — CMYK 9%, 0%, 21%, 6%.

What colors go with #DAEFBE?

Its complement is #D3BEEF; analogous partners are #EFEBBE and #C1EFBE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DAEFBE for text?

Black text on #DAEFBE has a contrast ratio of 17.07:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.23:1.