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#DAFE62 Color

#DAFE62 is rgb(218, 254, 98) in RGB, hsl(74, 99%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(14%, 0%, 61%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Maximum Green Yellow (#D9E650), visibly different at ΔE 11.5. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DAFE62
HEX#DAFE62
RGBrgb(218, 254, 98)
HSLhsl(74, 99%, 69%)
HSVhsv(74, 61%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 0%, 61%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(94.2% 0.183 121.1)
LABlab(94.90% -27.62 67.94)
LCHlch(94.90% 73.34 112.12)

What #DAFE62 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 #DAFE62, 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.

#DAFE62 Channel Values

How #DAFE62 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 988-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 74° · S 99% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 74° · S 61% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 14% · M 0% · Y 61% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.15:1 vs white · 18.33:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DAFE62 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 text18.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DAFE62 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DAFE62

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DAFE62; 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 #DAFE62

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 #DAFE62.

How #DAFE62 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#DAFE62
Protanopia#F8F862
Protanomaly#EDFB62
Deuteranopia#F3F365
Deuteranomaly#E9F764
Tritanopia#E9F1F1
Tritanomaly#E3F6C8
Achromatopsia#EFEFEF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DAFE62 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dafe62: #DAFE62;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DAFE62;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dafe62': '#DAFE62' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.855, green: 0.996, blue: 0.384)
Android XML<color name="color_dafe62">#DAFE62</color>
SVG fillfill="#DAFE62"

More Green Colors

#DAFE62 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DAFE62 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DAFE62?

#DAFE62 is a light green — rgb(218, 254, 98) in RGB and hsl(74, 99%, 69%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Maximum Green Yellow (#D9E650), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 11.5.

What is the RGB value of #DAFE62?

#DAFE62 is rgb(218, 254, 98) — red 218, green 254, and blue 98 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DAFE62?

#DAFE62 converts to approximately cmyk(14%, 0%, 61%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DAFE62 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DAFE62 scores 1.15:1 against white and 18.33:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DAFE62 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DAFE62 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 19.09, which is visibly different.

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