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#EAFF61 Color

#EAFF61 is rgb(234, 255, 97) in RGB, hsl(68, 100%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(8%, 0%, 62%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Laser Lemon (#FFFF66), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.61. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EAFF61
HEX#EAFF61
RGBrgb(234, 255, 97)
HSLhsl(68, 100%, 69%)
HSVhsv(68, 62%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(8%, 0%, 62%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(95.6% 0.18 116.3)
LABlab(96.29% -21.96 70.19)
LCHlch(96.29% 73.55 107.38)

What #EAFF61 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 #EAFF61, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Laser Lemon#FFFF66ΔE 8.61Maximum Green Yellow#D9E650ΔE 9.09Icterine#FCF75EΔE 10.62Pear#D1E231ΔE 11.58Butter#FFFD74ΔE 11.7Lemon Yellow#FFF44FΔE 13.97

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

#EAFF61 Channel Values

How #EAFF61 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 234 · G 255 · B 978-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 68° · S 100% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 68° · S 62% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 8% · M 0% · Y 62% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.11:1 vs white · 18.98:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EAFF61 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 text1.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text18.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EAFF61 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EAFF61

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EAFF61; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EAFF61
Complementary
#7661FF
Analogous
#FFC561
Analogous
#9BFF61
Triadic
#61EAFF
Triadic
#FF61EA
Split comp.
#619BFF
Split comp.
#C561FF

Tints & Shades of #EAFF61

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

#EDFF75
#EFFF8A
#F2FF9E
#F5FFB8
#F8FFCC
#FBFFE0

Shades

#E4FF33
#DDFF00
#B5D100
#8DA300
#667500
#394200

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EAFF61.

How #EAFF61 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#EAFF61
Protanopia#FCFC61
Protanomaly#F5FD61
Deuteranopia#F8F863
Deuteranomaly#F3FB62
Tritanopia#F8F2F2
Tritanomaly#F2F7C9
Achromatopsia#F3F3F3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EAFF61 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-eaff61: #EAFF61;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EAFF61;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-eaff61': '#EAFF61' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.918, green: 1.000, blue: 0.380)
Android XML<color name="color_eaff61">#EAFF61</color>
SVG fillfill="#EAFF61"

More Green Colors

#EAFF61 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#EAFF61 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EAFF61?

#EAFF61 is a light green — rgb(234, 255, 97) in RGB and hsl(68, 100%, 69%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Laser Lemon (#FFFF66), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.61.

What is the RGB value of #EAFF61?

#EAFF61 is rgb(234, 255, 97) — red 234, green 255, and blue 97 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EAFF61?

#EAFF61 converts to approximately cmyk(8%, 0%, 62%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EAFF61 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EAFF61 scores 1.11:1 against white and 18.98:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EAFF61 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EAFF61 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 22.94, which is visibly different.

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