Palettes / Colors / #DAFF86

#DAFF86 — Light Vivid Green

#DAFF86 is a green color we call Light Vivid Green, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: khaki (#F0E68C) — not an exact match. CSS khaki gives you #F0E68C, a different color; use #DAFF86 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#DAFF86 is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #A985FF; it also sits naturally between #FFE785 and #9DFF85. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 85% · Green 100% · Blue 53%

Cyan 15% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 47% · Key 0%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #DAFF86

.text { color: #DAFF86; }
.background { background-color: #DAFF86; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DAFF86; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 255, 134); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(78, 100%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DAFF86; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 255, 134, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DAFF86; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 255, 134, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DAFF86">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DAFF86">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DAFF86

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A985FF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DAFF86: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DAFF86

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #DAFF86 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DAFF86 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DAFF85  ·  #DAFF87 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DAFF86?

#DAFF86 is Light Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 218, 255, 134). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DAFF86?

#DAFF86 is RGB 218, 255, 134 — HSL 78°, 100%, 76% — CMYK 15%, 0%, 47%, 0%.

What colors go with #DAFF86?

Its complement is #A985FF; analogous partners are #FFE785 and #9DFF85. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DAFF86 for text?

Black text on #DAFF86 has a contrast ratio of 18.63:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.13:1.