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#DAFE25 Color

#DAFE25 is rgb(218, 254, 37) in RGB, hsl(70, 99%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(14%, 0%, 85%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dandelion (#DDF719), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.42. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DAFE25
HEX#DAFE25
RGBrgb(218, 254, 37)
HSLhsl(70, 99%, 57%)
HSVhsv(70, 85%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 0%, 85%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(93.9% 0.216 119.8)
LABlab(94.64% -29.65 85.81)
LCHlch(94.64% 90.79 109.06)

What #DAFE25 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 #DAFE25, 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.

#DAFE25 Channel Values

How #DAFE25 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 254 · B 378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 70° · S 99% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 70° · S 85% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 14% · M 0% · Y 85% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.15:1 vs white · 18.18:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DAFE25 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 text1.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text18.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DAFE25 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DAFE25

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DAFE25; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #DAFE25

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 #DAFE25.

How #DAFE25 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#DAFE25
Protanopia#F8F826
Protanomaly#EDFB26
Deuteranopia#F3F32D
Deuteranomaly#E9F72A
Tritanopia#EAF0F0
Tritanomaly#E4F6C0
Achromatopsia#EFEFEF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DAFE25 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dafe25: #DAFE25;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DAFE25;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dafe25': '#DAFE25' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.855, green: 0.996, blue: 0.145)
Android XML<color name="color_dafe25">#DAFE25</color>
SVG fillfill="#DAFE25"

More Green Colors

#DAFE25 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DAFE25 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DAFE25?

#DAFE25 is a mid-tone green — rgb(218, 254, 37) in RGB and hsl(70, 99%, 57%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dandelion (#DDF719), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.42.

What is the RGB value of #DAFE25?

#DAFE25 is rgb(218, 254, 37) — red 218, green 254, and blue 37 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DAFE25?

#DAFE25 converts to approximately cmyk(14%, 0%, 85%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DAFE25 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DAFE25 scores 1.15:1 against white and 18.18:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DAFE25 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DAFE25 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 yellow (#FFFF00) at a CIE76 distance of 16.11, which is visibly different.

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