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#E6FA66 Color

#E6FA66 is rgb(230, 250, 102) in RGB, hsl(68, 94%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(8%, 0%, 59%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Maximum Green Yellow (#D9E650), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.22. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E6FA66
HEX#E6FA66
RGBrgb(230, 250, 102)
HSLhsl(68, 94%, 69%)
HSVhsv(68, 59%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(8%, 0%, 59%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(94.3% 0.172 116.3)
LABlab(94.71% -21.05 66.46)
LCHlch(94.71% 69.71 107.58)

What #E6FA66 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 #E6FA66, 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.

#E6FA66 Channel Values

How #E6FA66 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 230 · G 250 · B 1028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 68° · S 94% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 68° · S 59% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 8% · M 0% · Y 59% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.15:1 vs white · 18.23:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E6FA66 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 text18.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #E6FA66

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E6FA66; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #E6FA66

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.

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How #E6FA66 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#E6FA66
Protanopia#F7F766
Protanomaly#F0F866
Deuteranopia#F4F468
Deuteranomaly#EEF667
Tritanopia#F3EEEE
Tritanomaly#EEF3C6
Achromatopsia#EFEFEF

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Using #E6FA66 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e6fa66: #E6FA66;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E6FA66;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e6fa66': '#E6FA66' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.902, green: 0.980, blue: 0.400)
Android XML<color name="color_e6fa66">#E6FA66</color>
SVG fillfill="#E6FA66"

More Green Colors

#E6FA66 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#E6FA66 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E6FA66?

#E6FA66 is a light green — rgb(230, 250, 102) in RGB and hsl(68, 94%, 69%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Maximum Green Yellow (#D9E650), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.22.

What is the RGB value of #E6FA66?

#E6FA66 is rgb(230, 250, 102) — red 230, green 250, and blue 102 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E6FA66?

#E6FA66 converts to approximately cmyk(8%, 0%, 59%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E6FA66 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E6FA66 scores 1.15:1 against white and 18.23:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E6FA66 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E6FA66 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 21.63, which is visibly different.

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