#DAE74B Color

#DAE74B is rgb(218, 231, 75) in RGB, hsl(65, 76%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(6%, 0%, 68%, 9%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Maximum Green Yellow (#D9E650), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.21. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DAE74B

HEX#DAE74B

RGBrgb(218, 231, 75)

HSLhsl(65, 76%, 60%)

HSVhsv(65, 68%, 91%)

CMYKcmyk(6%, 0%, 68%, 9%)

OKLCHoklch(89.1% 0.174 114)

LABlab(88.60% -18.47 70.26)

LCHlch(88.60% 72.64 104.73)

What #DAE74B 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 #DAE74B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Maximum Green Yellow#D9E650ΔE 2.21 Pear#D1E231ΔE 6.65 Icterine#FCF75EΔE 9.98 Laser Lemon#FFFF66ΔE 10.57 Maize#FBEC5DΔE 12.52 Butter#FFFD74ΔE 12.56

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

#DAE74B Channel Values

How #DAE74B breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 218 · G 231 · B 75	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 65° · S 76% · L 60%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 65° · S 68% · V 91%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 6% · M 0% · Y 68% · K 9%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.35:1 vs white · 15.51:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DAE74B 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 text1.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text15.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #DAE74B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DAE74B; 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

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #DAE74B

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

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How #DAE74B 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#DAE74B

Protanopia#E5E54B

Protanomaly#E1E64B

Deuteranopia#E3E34C

Deuteranomaly#DFE44C

Tritanopia#E6DBDB

Tritanomaly#E2E0B3

Achromatopsia#DDDDDD

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Using #DAE74B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dae74b: #DAE74B;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DAE74B;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dae74b': '#DAE74B' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.855, green: 0.906, blue: 0.294)

Android XML<color name="color_dae74b">#DAE74B</color>

SVG fillfill="#DAE74B"

More Green Colors

#DAE74B sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200 fdfff5 001f00 f7fee7 002400 f7fbf5 002c22 f5fffa 002e00 f5fff5 003300 f0fff0 008000 00db87 0d542b 20483f 33cc66 46c399 5ea500 728639 91e0b7 a3f5d8 bcd7bc d1ffed

#DAE74B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DAE74B?

#DAE74B is a light green — rgb(218, 231, 75) in RGB and hsl(65, 76%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Maximum Green Yellow (#D9E650), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.21.

What is the RGB value of #DAE74B?

#DAE74B is rgb(218, 231, 75) — red 218, green 231, and blue 75 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DAE74B?

#DAE74B converts to approximately cmyk(6%, 0%, 68%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DAE74B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DAE74B scores 1.35:1 against white and 15.51:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DAE74B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DAE74B 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 yellowgreen (#9ACD32) at a CIE76 distance of 19.37, which is visibly different.

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