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#DAF660 Color

#DAF660 is rgb(218, 246, 96) in RGB, hsl(71, 89%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(11%, 0%, 61%, 4%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Maximum Green Yellow (#D9E650), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.66. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DAF660
HEX#DAF660
RGBrgb(218, 246, 96)
HSLhsl(71, 89%, 67%)
HSVhsv(71, 61%, 96%)
CMYKcmyk(11%, 0%, 61%, 4%)
OKLCHoklch(92.5% 0.176 118.9)
LABlab(92.74% -24.23 66.47)
LCHlch(92.74% 70.75 110.03)

What #DAF660 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 #DAF660, 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.

#DAF660 Channel Values

How #DAF660 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 246 · B 968-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 71° · S 89% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 71° · S 61% · V 96%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 11% · M 0% · Y 61% · K 4%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.21:1 vs white · 17.33:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DAF660 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 text1.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DAF660 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DAF660

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DAF660; 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
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #DAF660

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 #DAF660.

How #DAF660 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#DAF660
Protanopia#F2F260
Protanomaly#E8F360
Deuteranopia#EDED62
Deuteranomaly#E6F161
Tritanopia#E8EAEA
Tritanomaly#E2EFC2
Achromatopsia#E9E9E9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DAF660 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-daf660: #DAF660;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DAF660;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-daf660': '#DAF660' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.855, green: 0.965, blue: 0.376)
Android XML<color name="color_daf660">#DAF660</color>
SVG fillfill="#DAF660"

More Green Colors

#DAF660 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DAF660 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DAF660?

#DAF660 is a light green — rgb(218, 246, 96) in RGB and hsl(71, 89%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Maximum Green Yellow (#D9E650), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.66.

What is the RGB value of #DAF660?

#DAF660 is rgb(218, 246, 96) — red 218, green 246, and blue 96 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DAF660?

#DAF660 converts to approximately cmyk(11%, 0%, 61%, 4%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DAF660 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DAF660 scores 1.21:1 against white and 17.33:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DAF660 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DAF660 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 18.29, which is visibly different.

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