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#DAFE81 Color

#DAFE81 is rgb(218, 254, 129) in RGB, hsl(77, 98%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(14%, 0%, 49%, 0%) 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 7.18. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DAFE81
HEX#DAFE81
RGBrgb(218, 254, 129)
HSLhsl(77, 98%, 75%)
HSVhsv(77, 49%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 0%, 49%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(94.6% 0.157 122.7)
LABlab(95.15% -25.74 55.07)
LCHlch(95.15% 60.79 115.05)

What #DAFE81 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 #DAFE81, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Mindaro#E3F988ΔE 7.18Key Lime#E8F48CΔE 12.54June Bud#BDDA57ΔE 13Inchworm#B2EC5DΔE 13.59Booger Buster#DDE26AΔE 14.46Yellow-green (Crayola)#C5E384ΔE 15.64

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

#DAFE81 Channel Values

How #DAFE81 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 1298-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 77° · S 98% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 77° · S 49% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 14% · M 0% · Y 49% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.14:1 vs white · 18.47:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DAFE81 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 text18.47:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DAFE81 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DAFE81

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DAFE81; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#DAFE81
Complementary
#A481FE
Analogous
#FEE381
Analogous
#9CFE81
Triadic
#81DAFE
Triadic
#FE81DA
Split comp.
#819CFE
Split comp.
#E381FE

Tints & Shades of #DAFE81

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

#DFFE90
#E5FEA4
#E9FEB3
#EDFEC2
#F2FFD2
#F8FFE6

Shades

#CCFD4E
#BDFD1C
#A3E302
#7CAC02
#577901
#334701

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #DAFE81.

How #DAFE81 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#DAFE81
Protanopia#F8F881
Protanomaly#EDFB81
Deuteranopia#F3F383
Deuteranomaly#E9F782
Tritanopia#E7F3F3
Tritanomaly#E2F7CF
Achromatopsia#F0F0F0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DAFE81 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dafe81: #DAFE81;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DAFE81;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dafe81': '#DAFE81' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.855, green: 0.996, blue: 0.506)
Android XML<color name="color_dafe81">#DAFE81</color>
SVG fillfill="#DAFE81"

More Green Colors

#DAFE81 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#DAFE81 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DAFE81?

#DAFE81 is a light green — rgb(218, 254, 129) in RGB and hsl(77, 98%, 75%) 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 7.18.

What is the RGB value of #DAFE81?

#DAFE81 is rgb(218, 254, 129) — red 218, green 254, and blue 129 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DAFE81?

#DAFE81 converts to approximately cmyk(14%, 0%, 49%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DAFE81 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DAFE81 scores 1.14:1 against white and 18.47:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DAFE81 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DAFE81 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 22.44, which is visibly different.

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