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#DFF60E Color

#DFF60E is rgb(223, 246, 14) in RGB, hsl(66, 93%, 51%) in HSL, and about cmyk(9%, 0%, 94%, 4%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dandelion (#DDF719), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.63. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DFF60E
HEX#DFF60E
RGBrgb(223, 246, 14)
HSLhsl(66, 93%, 51%)
HSVhsv(66, 94%, 96%)
CMYKcmyk(9%, 0%, 94%, 4%)
OKLCHoklch(92.4% 0.21 116.4)
LABlab(92.80% -24.50 87.67)
LCHlch(92.80% 91.03 105.61)

What #DFF60E 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 #DFF60E, 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.

#DFF60E Channel Values

How #DFF60E 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 223 · G 246 · B 148-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 66° · S 93% · L 51%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 66° · S 94% · V 96%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 9% · M 0% · Y 94% · K 4%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.21:1 vs white · 17.33:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DFF60E 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 text1.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DFF60E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DFF60E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DFF60E; 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 #DFF60E

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 #DFF60E.

How #DFF60E 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#DFF60E
Protanopia#F2F210
Protanomaly#EBF40F
Deuteranopia#EFEF19
Deuteranomaly#E9F215
Tritanopia#EEE8E8
Tritanomaly#E8EEB9
Achromatopsia#E9E9E9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DFF60E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dff60e: #DFF60E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DFF60E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dff60e': '#DFF60E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.875, green: 0.965, blue: 0.055)
Android XML<color name="color_dff60e">#DFF60E</color>
SVG fillfill="#DFF60E"

More Green Colors

#DFF60E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DFF60E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DFF60E?

#DFF60E is a mid-tone green — rgb(223, 246, 14) in RGB and hsl(66, 93%, 51%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dandelion (#DDF719), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.63.

What is the RGB value of #DFF60E?

#DFF60E is rgb(223, 246, 14) — red 223, green 246, and blue 14 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DFF60E?

#DFF60E converts to approximately cmyk(9%, 0%, 94%, 4%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DFF60E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DFF60E scores 1.21:1 against white and 17.33:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DFF60E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DFF60E 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 11.51, which is visibly different.

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