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#DAE1BC Color

#DAE1BC is rgb(218, 225, 188) in RGB, hsl(71, 38%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(3%, 0%, 16%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Spring Bud (#ECEBBD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.87. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DAE1BC
HEX#DAE1BC
RGBrgb(218, 225, 188)
HSLhsl(71, 38%, 81%)
HSVhsv(71, 16%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(3%, 0%, 16%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(89.5% 0.05 116.1)
LABlab(88.27% -7.09 17.35)
LCHlch(88.27% 18.74 112.24)

What #DAE1BC Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #DAE1BC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#DAE1BC Channel Values

How #DAE1BC breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 218 · G 225 · B 1888-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 71° · S 38% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 71° · S 16% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 3% · M 0% · Y 16% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.36:1 vs white · 15.48:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DAE1BC background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DAE1BC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DAE1BC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DAE1BC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #DAE1BC

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #DAE1BC.

How #DAE1BC Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#DAE1BC
Protanopia#E0E0BC
Protanomaly#DEE0BC
Deuteranopia#DFDFBC
Deuteranomaly#DDE0BC
Tritanopia#DEDDDD
Tritanomaly#DDDED0
Achromatopsia#DDDDDD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DAE1BC in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-dae1bc: #DAE1BC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DAE1BC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dae1bc': '#DAE1BC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.855, green: 0.882, blue: 0.737)
Android XML<color name="color_dae1bc">#DAE1BC</color>
SVG fillfill="#DAE1BC"

More Green Colors

#DAE1BC sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DAE1BC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DAE1BC?

#DAE1BC is a lightest green — rgb(218, 225, 188) in RGB and hsl(71, 38%, 81%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Spring Bud (#ECEBBD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.87.

What is the RGB value of #DAE1BC?

#DAE1BC is rgb(218, 225, 188) — red 218, green 225, and blue 188 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DAE1BC?

#DAE1BC converts to approximately cmyk(3%, 0%, 16%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DAE1BC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DAE1BC scores 1.36:1 against white and 15.48:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DAE1BC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DAE1BC is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is lightgoldenrodyellow (#FAFAD2) at a CIE76 distance of 9.72, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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