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#DAE29D Color

#DAE29D is rgb(218, 226, 157) in RGB, hsl(67, 54%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(4%, 0%, 31%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Goldenrod (#EEE8AA), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.07. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DAE29D
HEX#DAE29D
RGBrgb(218, 226, 157)
HSLhsl(67, 54%, 75%)
HSVhsv(67, 31%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(4%, 0%, 31%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(89% 0.09 113.6)
LABlab(88.05% -10.78 32.88)
LCHlch(88.05% 34.60 108.15)

What #DAE29D 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 #DAE29D, 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.

#DAE29D Channel Values

How #DAE29D 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 226 · B 1578-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 67° · S 54% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 67° · S 31% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 4% · M 0% · Y 31% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.37:1 vs white · 15.35:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DAE29D 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 text1.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DAE29D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DAE29D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DAE29D; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #DAE29D

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 #DAE29D.

How #DAE29D 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#DAE29D
Protanopia#E1E19D
Protanomaly#DEE19D
Deuteranopia#DFDF9D
Deuteranomaly#DDE09D
Tritanopia#E1DBDB
Tritanomaly#DEDEC5
Achromatopsia#DCDCDC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DAE29D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dae29d: #DAE29D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DAE29D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dae29d': '#DAE29D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.855, green: 0.886, blue: 0.616)
Android XML<color name="color_dae29d">#DAE29D</color>
SVG fillfill="#DAE29D"

More Green Colors

#DAE29D sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DAE29D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DAE29D?

#DAE29D is a light green — rgb(218, 226, 157) in RGB and hsl(67, 54%, 75%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Goldenrod (#EEE8AA), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.07.

What is the RGB value of #DAE29D?

#DAE29D is rgb(218, 226, 157) — red 218, green 226, and blue 157 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DAE29D?

#DAE29D converts to approximately cmyk(4%, 0%, 31%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DAE29D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DAE29D scores 1.37:1 against white and 15.35:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DAE29D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DAE29D 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 palegoldenrod (#EEE8AA) at a CIE76 distance of 7.07, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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