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#DAF17E Color

#DAF17E is rgb(218, 241, 126) in RGB, hsl(72, 80%, 72%) in HSL, and about cmyk(10%, 0%, 48%, 5%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mindaro (#E3F988), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.1. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DAF17E
HEX#DAF17E
RGBrgb(218, 241, 126)
HSLhsl(72, 80%, 72%)
HSVhsv(72, 48%, 95%)
CMYKcmyk(10%, 0%, 48%, 5%)
OKLCHoklch(91.7% 0.143 118.6)
LABlab(91.65% -20.20 52.33)
LCHlch(91.65% 56.09 111.11)

What #DAF17E 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 #DAF17E, 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.

#DAF17E Channel Values

How #DAF17E 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 241 · B 1268-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 72° · S 80% · L 72%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 72° · S 48% · V 95%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 10% · M 0% · Y 48% · K 5%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.25:1 vs white · 16.86:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DAF17E 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 text1.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.86:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #DAF17E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DAF17E; 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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Tints & Shades of #DAF17E

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #DAF17E.

How #DAF17E 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#DAF17E
Protanopia#EDED7E
Protanomaly#E6EF7E
Deuteranopia#EAEA7F
Deuteranomaly#E4ED7F
Tritanopia#E5E6E6
Tritanomaly#E1EBC5
Achromatopsia#E6E6E6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DAF17E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-daf17e: #DAF17E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DAF17E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-daf17e': '#DAF17E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.855, green: 0.945, blue: 0.494)
Android XML<color name="color_daf17e">#DAF17E</color>
SVG fillfill="#DAF17E"

More Green Colors

#DAF17E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DAF17E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DAF17E?

#DAF17E is a light green — rgb(218, 241, 126) in RGB and hsl(72, 80%, 72%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mindaro (#E3F988), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.1.

What is the RGB value of #DAF17E?

#DAF17E is rgb(218, 241, 126) — red 218, green 241, and blue 126 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DAF17E?

#DAF17E converts to approximately cmyk(10%, 0%, 48%, 5%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DAF17E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DAF17E scores 1.25:1 against white and 16.86:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DAF17E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DAF17E 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 16.37, which is visibly different.

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