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#DAFFA3 Color

#DAFFA3 is rgb(218, 255, 163) in RGB, hsl(84, 100%, 82%) in HSL, and about cmyk(15%, 0%, 36%, 0%) 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 8.16. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DAFFA3
HEX#DAFFA3
RGBrgb(218, 255, 163)
HSLhsl(84, 100%, 82%)
HSVhsv(84, 36%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(15%, 0%, 36%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(95.3% 0.123 126.4)
LABlab(95.79% -23.42 39.89)
LCHlch(95.79% 46.25 120.42)

What #DAFFA3 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 #DAFFA3, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Menthol#C1F9A2ΔE 8.16Yellow-green (Crayola)#C5E384ΔE 10Key Lime#E8F48CΔE 12.08Mindaro#E3F988ΔE 12.1Medium Spring Bud#C9DC87ΔE 12.97Lemon Yellow (Crayola)#FFFF9FΔE 14.9

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

#DAFFA3 Channel Values

How #DAFFA3 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 255 · B 1638-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 84° · S 100% · L 82%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 84° · S 36% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 15% · M 0% · Y 36% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.12:1 vs white · 18.81:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DAFFA3 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 text1.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text18.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DAFFA3 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DAFFA3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DAFFA3; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#DAFFA3
Complementary
#C8A3FF
Analogous
#FFF6A3
Analogous
#ACFFA3
Triadic
#A3DAFF
Triadic
#FFA3DA
Split comp.
#A3ACFF
Split comp.
#F6A3FF

Tints & Shades of #DAFFA3

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

#DEFFAD
#E4FFBD
#E9FFC7
#EDFFD1
#F1FFDB
#F7FFEB

Shades

#C4FF6B
#ADFF33
#96FA00
#71BD00
#508500
#2E4D00

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #DAFFA3.

How #DAFFA3 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#DAFFA3
Protanopia#F9F9A3
Protanomaly#EDFCA3
Deuteranopia#F4F4A5
Deuteranomaly#EAF8A4
Tritanopia#E5F6F6
Tritanomaly#E1FADA
Achromatopsia#F2F2F2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DAFFA3 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-daffa3: #DAFFA3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DAFFA3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-daffa3': '#DAFFA3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.855, green: 1.000, blue: 0.639)
Android XML<color name="color_daffa3">#DAFFA3</color>
SVG fillfill="#DAFFA3"

More Green Colors

#DAFFA3 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#DAFFA3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DAFFA3?

#DAFFA3 is a lightest green — rgb(218, 255, 163) in RGB and hsl(84, 100%, 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 8.16.

What is the RGB value of #DAFFA3?

#DAFFA3 is rgb(218, 255, 163) — red 218, green 255, and blue 163 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DAFFA3?

#DAFFA3 converts to approximately cmyk(15%, 0%, 36%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DAFFA3 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DAFFA3 scores 1.12:1 against white and 18.81:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DAFFA3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DAFFA3 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 19.25, which is visibly different.

Open #DAFFA3 in a Tool

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Keep exploring: every green in the color library, the guide to shades of green, or the full color library.