Palettes / Colors / #DAEFED
#DAEFED — Pale Muted Teal
#DAEFED 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 #DAEFED 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.
#DAEFED 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 #F0DBDD; it also sits naturally between #DBF0E3 and #DBE8F0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DAEFED |
|---|---|
| RGB | 218, 239, 237 |
| HSL | 174°, 40%, 90% |
| HSV | 174°, 9%, 94% |
| CMYK | 9%, 0%, 1%, 6% |
| XYZ | 75.07, 82.75, 92.14 |
| Yxy | 82.75, 0.3003, 0.3311 |
| CIE-Lab | 92.91, -7.25, -1.40 |
| Hunter Lab | 90.97, -7.15, -1.38 |
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 #DAEFED
.text { color: #DAEFED; }
.background { background-color: #DAEFED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DAEFED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 239, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(174, 40%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DAEFED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 239, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DAEFED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 239, 237, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DAEFED">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DAEFED">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #F0DBDD:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.20:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.55:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DAEFED: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DAEFED
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 #DAEFED: ·
How #DAEFED 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 #DAEFED 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 #DAEFED?
#DAEFED is Pale Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 218, 239, 237). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DAEFED?
#DAEFED is RGB 218, 239, 237 — HSL 174°, 40%, 90% — CMYK 9%, 0%, 1%, 6%.
What colors go with #DAEFED?
Its complement is #F0DBDD; analogous partners are #DBF0E3 and #DBE8F0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DAEFED for text?
Black text on #DAEFED has a contrast ratio of 17.55:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.20:1.