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#DAFCA6 Color

#DAFCA6 is rgb(218, 252, 166) in RGB, hsl(84, 93%, 82%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 0%, 34%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Menthol (#C1F9A2), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.45. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DAFCA6
HEX#DAFCA6
RGBrgb(218, 252, 166)
HSLhsl(84, 93%, 82%)
HSVhsv(84, 34%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 0%, 34%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(94.7% 0.116 126.1)
LABlab(95.03% -21.81 37.45)
LCHlch(95.03% 43.34 120.22)

What #DAFCA6 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 #DAFCA6, 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.

#DAFCA6 Channel Values

How #DAFCA6 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 252 · B 1668-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 84° · S 93% · L 82%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 84° · S 34% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 13% · M 0% · Y 34% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.14:1 vs white · 18.46:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DAFCA6 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 text1.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text18.46:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #DAFCA6

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DAFCA6; 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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Tints & Shades of #DAFCA6

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 #DAFCA6.

How #DAFCA6 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#DAFCA6
Protanopia#F7F7A6
Protanomaly#ECF9A6
Deuteranopia#F1F1A7
Deuteranomaly#E8F6A7
Tritanopia#E4F3F3
Tritanomaly#E0F7D9
Achromatopsia#F0F0F0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DAFCA6 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dafca6: #DAFCA6;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DAFCA6;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dafca6': '#DAFCA6' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.855, green: 0.988, blue: 0.651)
Android XML<color name="color_dafca6">#DAFCA6</color>
SVG fillfill="#DAFCA6"

More Green Colors

#DAFCA6 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DAFCA6 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DAFCA6?

#DAFCA6 is a lightest green — rgb(218, 252, 166) in RGB and hsl(84, 93%, 82%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Menthol (#C1F9A2), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.45.

What is the RGB value of #DAFCA6?

#DAFCA6 is rgb(218, 252, 166) — red 218, green 252, and blue 166 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DAFCA6?

#DAFCA6 converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 0%, 34%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DAFCA6 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DAFCA6 scores 1.14:1 against white and 18.46:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DAFCA6 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DAFCA6 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 18.42, which is visibly different.

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