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#DAE990 Color

#DAE990 is rgb(218, 233, 144) in RGB, hsl(70, 67%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(6%, 0%, 38%, 9%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Spring Bud (#C9DC87), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.38. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DAE990
HEX#DAE990
RGBrgb(218, 233, 144)
HSLhsl(70, 67%, 74%)
HSVhsv(70, 38%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(6%, 0%, 38%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(90.3% 0.114 116.5)
LABlab(89.72% -15.18 41.46)
LCHlch(89.72% 44.15 110.11)

What #DAE990 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 #DAE990, 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.

#DAE990 Channel Values

How #DAE990 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 233 · B 1448-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 70° · S 67% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 70° · S 38% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 6% · M 0% · Y 38% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.31:1 vs white · 16.04:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DAE990 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 text1.31:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DAE990 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DAE990

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DAE990; 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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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #DAE990

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 #DAE990.

How #DAE990 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#DAE990
Protanopia#E7E790
Protanomaly#E2E890
Deuteranopia#E4E491
Deuteranomaly#E0E690
Tritanopia#E3E0E0
Tritanomaly#E0E4C5
Achromatopsia#E1E1E1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DAE990 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dae990: #DAE990;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DAE990;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dae990': '#DAE990' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.855, green: 0.914, blue: 0.565)
Android XML<color name="color_dae990">#DAE990</color>
SVG fillfill="#DAE990"

More Green Colors

#DAE990 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DAE990 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DAE990?

#DAE990 is a light green — rgb(218, 233, 144) in RGB and hsl(70, 67%, 74%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Spring Bud (#C9DC87), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.38.

What is the RGB value of #DAE990?

#DAE990 is rgb(218, 233, 144) — red 218, green 233, and blue 144 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DAE990?

#DAE990 converts to approximately cmyk(6%, 0%, 38%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DAE990 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DAE990 scores 1.31:1 against white and 16.04:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DAE990 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DAE990 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 khaki (#F0E68C) at a CIE76 distance of 10.26, which is visibly different.

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