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#DAF877 Color

#DAF877 is rgb(218, 248, 119) in RGB, hsl(74, 90%, 72%) in HSL, and about cmyk(12%, 0%, 52%, 3%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mindaro (#E3F988), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.58. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DAF877
HEX#DAF877
RGBrgb(218, 248, 119)
HSLhsl(74, 90%, 72%)
HSVhsv(74, 52%, 97%)
CMYKcmyk(12%, 0%, 52%, 3%)
OKLCHoklch(93.1% 0.159 120.4)
LABlab(93.46% -23.79 57.57)
LCHlch(93.46% 62.29 112.45)

What #DAF877 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 #DAF877, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Mindaro#E3F988ΔE 7.58June Bud#BDDA57ΔE 10.57Booger Buster#DDE26AΔE 11.82Key Lime#E8F48CΔE 12.53Maximum Green Yellow#D9E650ΔE 12.98Inchworm#B2EC5DΔE 13.34

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

#DAF877 Channel Values

How #DAF877 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 248 · B 1198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 74° · S 90% · L 72%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 74° · S 52% · V 97%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 12% · M 0% · Y 52% · K 3%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.19:1 vs white · 17.67:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DAF877 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 text1.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DAF877 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DAF877

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DAF877; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#DAF877
Complementary
#9577F8
Analogous
#F8D677
Analogous
#9AF877
Triadic
#77DAF8
Triadic
#F877DA
Split comp.
#779AF8
Split comp.
#D677F8

Tints & Shades of #DAF877

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

#DFF98B
#E3FA99
#E8FBAD
#EEFCC0
#F3FDD3
#F7FDE2

Shades

#CDF547
#C1F31B
#A2D00B
#7DA008
#576F06
#354404

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #DAF877.

How #DAF877 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#DAF877
Protanopia#F3F377
Protanomaly#EAF577
Deuteranopia#EFEF79
Deuteranomaly#E7F278
Tritanopia#E7EDED
Tritanomaly#E2F1C8
Achromatopsia#EBEBEB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DAF877 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-daf877: #DAF877;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DAF877;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-daf877': '#DAF877' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.855, green: 0.973, blue: 0.467)
Android XML<color name="color_daf877">#DAF877</color>
SVG fillfill="#DAF877"

More Green Colors

#DAF877 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#DAF877 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DAF877?

#DAF877 is a light green — rgb(218, 248, 119) in RGB and hsl(74, 90%, 72%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mindaro (#E3F988), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.58.

What is the RGB value of #DAF877?

#DAF877 is rgb(218, 248, 119) — red 218, green 248, and blue 119 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DAF877?

#DAF877 converts to approximately cmyk(12%, 0%, 52%, 3%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DAF877 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DAF877 scores 1.19:1 against white and 17.67:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DAF877 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DAF877 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 20.74, which is visibly different.

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