Palettes / Colors / #DAEFEC
#DAEFEC — Pale Muted Teal
#DAEFEC is a teal color we call Pale Muted Teal, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the teal family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: lavender (#E6E6FA) — not an exact match. CSS lavender gives you #E6E6FA, a different color; use #DAEFEC 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.
#DAEFEC is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity 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 #F0DBDE; it also sits naturally between #DBF0E2 and #DBE9F0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DAEFEC |
|---|---|
| RGB | 218, 239, 236 |
| HSL | 171°, 40%, 90% |
| HSV | 171°, 9%, 94% |
| CMYK | 9%, 0%, 1%, 6% |
| XYZ | 74.92, 82.69, 91.37 |
| Yxy | 82.69, 0.3009, 0.3321 |
| CIE-Lab | 92.88, -7.44, -0.92 |
| Hunter Lab | 90.94, -7.34, -0.90 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 85% · Green 94% · Blue 93%
Cyan 9% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 1% · Key 6%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DAEFEC
.text { color: #DAEFEC; }
.background { background-color: #DAEFEC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DAEFEC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 239, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(171, 40%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DAEFEC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 239, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DAEFEC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 239, 236, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DAEFEC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DAEFEC">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #F0DBDE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.20:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.54:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DAEFEC: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DAEFEC
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 #DAEFEC: ·
How #DAEFEC 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 #DAEFEC 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 #DAEFEC?
#DAEFEC is Pale Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 218, 239, 236). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DAEFEC?
#DAEFEC is RGB 218, 239, 236 — HSL 171°, 40%, 90% — CMYK 9%, 0%, 1%, 6%.
What colors go with #DAEFEC?
Its complement is #F0DBDE; analogous partners are #DBF0E2 and #DBE9F0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DAEFEC for text?
Black text on #DAEFEC has a contrast ratio of 17.54:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.20:1.