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#DAEFCC — Pale Muted Green

#DAEFCC is a green color we call Pale Muted Green, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: gainsboro (#DCDCDC) — not an exact match. CSS gainsboro gives you #DCDCDC, a different color; use #DAEFCC 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.

#DAEFCC 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 #E1CDEF; it also sits naturally between #ECEFCD and #CDEFD0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DAEFCC · RGB 218, 239, 204

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Color values

HEX#DAEFCC
RGB218, 239, 204
HSL96°, 52%, 87%
HSV96°, 15%, 94%
CMYK9%, 0%, 15%, 6%
XYZ70.68, 81.00, 69.04
Yxy81.00, 0.3202, 0.3670
CIE-Lab92.13, -13.09, 14.61
Hunter Lab90.00, -12.71, 13.11

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 85% · Green 94% · Blue 80%

Cyan 9% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 15% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DAEFCC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DAEFCC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DAEFCC

.text { color: #DAEFCC; }
.background { background-color: #DAEFCC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DAEFCC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 239, 204); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(96, 52%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DAEFCC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 239, 204, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DAEFCC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 239, 204, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DAEFCC

#C4E5AE#ABDA8B#94D06C#7EC74D#69B238#558F2D#427023#30511A#1B2F0F#091005

Tints of #DAEFCC

#DDF0D0#E0F2D4#E3F3D8#E6F4DC#E8F5E0#E8F5E0#EBF6E4#EEF8E8#F1F9EC#F4FAEF

Tones of #DAEFCC

#DBEDCF#DBEAD2#DCE8D4#DCE5D7#DDE3D9#DDE0DC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #E1CDEF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.22:1 Fails
Against black text17.20:1 AAA

Best text color on #DAEFCC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DAEFCC

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #DAEFCC: ·

How #DAEFCC looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #E3E3D4Deuteranopia · #E2E0D7Tritanopia · #DBDBDD

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9EMaterial Lime 500 · #CDDC39

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DAEFCC rather than the exact color:

Velvet Ruby Opal
#6BB11D · #2078C6 · #E458A2 · #DAF0C9
Golden Harbor
#EAD7B6 · #DAF3CB · #BEE7D6 · #B6CAE3
Electric Ruby Breeze
#732576 · #D57AC3 · #4BC547 · #D8EDD2
Palette 96a78d
#96A78D · #B6CEB4 · #D9E9CF · #F0F0F0
Palette D8efd3
#D8EFD3 · #95D2B3 · #55AD9B · #F1F8E8
Crystal Ruby Garden
#E7B7E5 · #EEB0BB · #F2DFC3 · #E1EDCD

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#DAF0C9#DAF3CB#D8EDD2#D9E9CF#D8EFD3#E1EDCD#DCE9D0#D7E8CB#D3ECCD#DEE8CE#DBF2D4#D9F7CF

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DAEFCB  ·  #DAEFCD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DAEFCC?

#DAEFCC is Pale Muted Green, a green color (RGB 218, 239, 204). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DAEFCC?

#DAEFCC is RGB 218, 239, 204 — HSL 96°, 52%, 87% — CMYK 9%, 0%, 15%, 6%.

What colors go with #DAEFCC?

Its complement is #E1CDEF; analogous partners are #ECEFCD and #CDEFD0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DAEFCC for text?

Black text on #DAEFCC has a contrast ratio of 17.20:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.22:1.