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#DAEECD Color

#DAEECD is rgb(218, 238, 205) in RGB, hsl(96, 49%, 87%) in HSL, and about cmyk(8%, 0%, 14%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Nyanza (#E9FFDB), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.89. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DAEECD
HEX#DAEECD
RGBrgb(218, 238, 205)
HSLhsl(96, 49%, 87%)
HSVhsv(96, 14%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(8%, 0%, 14%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(92.6% 0.049 133)
LABlab(91.95% -11.20 13.70)
LCHlch(91.95% 17.69 129.28)

What #DAEECD 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 #DAEECD, 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.

#DAEECD Channel Values

How #DAEECD 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 238 · B 2058-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 96° · S 49% · L 87%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 96° · S 14% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 8% · M 0% · Y 14% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.23:1 vs white · 17.09:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DAEECD 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 text1.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #DAEECD

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

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #DAEECD

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 #DAEECD.

How #DAEECD 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#DAEECD
Protanopia#EBEBCD
Protanomaly#E4ECCD
Deuteranopia#E8E8CE
Deuteranomaly#E2EACD
Tritanopia#DEEAEA
Tritanomaly#DDECDF
Achromatopsia#E8E8E8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DAEECD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-daeecd: #DAEECD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DAEECD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-daeecd': '#DAEECD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.855, green: 0.933, blue: 0.804)
Android XML<color name="color_daeecd">#DAEECD</color>
SVG fillfill="#DAEECD"

More Green Colors

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

#DAEECD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DAEECD?

#DAEECD is a lightest green — rgb(218, 238, 205) in RGB and hsl(96, 49%, 87%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Nyanza (#E9FFDB), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.89.

What is the RGB value of #DAEECD?

#DAEECD is rgb(218, 238, 205) — red 218, green 238, and blue 205 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DAEECD?

#DAEECD converts to approximately cmyk(8%, 0%, 14%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DAEECD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DAEECD scores 1.23:1 against white and 17.09:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DAEECD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DAEECD 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 beige (#F5F5DC) at a CIE76 distance of 9.2, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

Open #DAEECD in a Tool

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