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#daf613

a balanced, electric yellow · warm · closest name: Yellow

RGB
218, 246, 19
HSL
67°, 93%, 52%
CMYK
11, 0, 92, 4
Luminance
0.8086

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #daf613 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#daf613
Hue
67°
yellow
Saturation
93%
electric
Lightness
52%
balanced
Brightness
96%
HSV value
Perceived
87%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.8086
WCAG relative
Temperature
Warm
31/100 cool
Color family
Yellow
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
17.17:1
Closest name
Yellow
ΔE2000 6.4
Where it sits
Hue67° of 360°
Saturation93%
Lightness52%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool31% cool

Reads warm. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#daf613
RGBrgb(218, 246, 19)
HSLhsl(67, 93%, 52%)
CMYKcmyk(11%, 0%, 92%, 4%)
LABlab(92.1 -32.2 88.0)
LCHlch(92.1 93.7 110.1)
OKLCHoklch(0.921 0.211 117.8)
Decimal14349843
Display P3color(display-p3 0.855 0.965 0.075)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #daf613;
background-color: #daf613;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#daf613] bg-[#daf613]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #daf613;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.855, green: 0.965, blue: 0.075)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#daf613")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFDAF613)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(19, 246, 218)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #daf613 · 17.17:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.22:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 17.17:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #daf613 as text scores 1.22:1 on white and 17.17:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#daf613 on white: 1.22:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#daf613 on black: 17.17:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #FFE800
deuteranopia · #FFE937
tritanopia · #E8E8D2

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #daf613 is pinned to step 500; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#FCFDF2
#F8FBE4
#F3F9C2
#EEFB93
#E6F95D
#daf613
#D0EC09
#ADC507
#8B9D06
#657109
#3F4706
Base = 500Lightest = 50 · #FCFDF2Darkest = 950 · #3F4706
:root {
  --brand-50: #FCFDF2;
  --brand-100: #F8FBE4;
  --brand-200: #F3F9C2;
  --brand-300: #EEFB93;
  --brand-400: #E6F95D;
  --brand-500: #daf613;
  --brand-600: #D0EC09;
  --brand-700: #ADC507;
  --brand-800: #8B9D06;
  --brand-900: #657109;
  --brand-950: #3F4706;
  --brand: #daf613;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #daf613

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#FAFAF4
Tinted page background
Border#E7EDC0
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#919B4B
Captions on the surface
Accent#0E2CFB
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#6C7B05
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#FBFEE6
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#222414
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #daf613

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • Thin strokes and 1px borders — they disappear on light UI
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#2F13F6
Analogous left#F6A113
Analogous right#69F613
Split-complement 1#1369F6
Split-complement 2#A113F6
Triadic 1#13DAF6
Triadic 2#F613DA
Tetradic#13F6A1

RGB percentages

Red85.5%
Green96.5%
Blue7.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan11.4%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow92.3%
Key (black)3.5%

Color previews

#daf613 text on a black background

contrast 17.17:1

Card sample

#daf613 text on a white background

contrast 1.22:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #daf613;
Background color
Panel with #daf613 background
background-color: #daf613;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #daf613;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(218, 246, 19, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(218, 246, 19, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #daf613;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #daf613, #43F613);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #daf613

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#daf613 in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
RetailLeisureEnergyWarning systems
Common UI roles
ButtonsLinksFocus statesCharts
Print note

Sits outside most CMYK gamuts — expect a duller press result, or specify a spot ink.

#daf613, answered

What color is #daf613?

#daf613 is a balanced electric yellow, closest to Yellow (ΔE2000 6.4). It sits at 67° on the hue wheel with 93% saturation and 52% lightness, which reads as warm.

What is the RGB value of #daf613?

rgb(218, 246, 19) — 218 red, 246 green and 19 blue out of 255, or 85.5% / 96.5% / 7.5% by channel.

Is #daf613 a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.8086 and perceived brightness is 87%, so black text on it reaches 17.17:1.

Should I use black or white text on #daf613?

Black. It scores 17.17:1 against #daf613, versus 1.22:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #daf613?

#2F13F6 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #1369F6 and #A113F6, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #daf613?

For interface work: #FAFAF4 as the surface, #E7EDC0 for borders, #919B4B for secondary text, #0E2CFB as an accent and #6C7B05 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #F6A113 and #69F613 stays calm, while #2F13F6 is the loudest partner.

What is #daf613 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(11%, 0%, 92%, 4%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — a color this saturated sits outside most CMYK gamuts and will print duller than it looks here.

Is #daf613 warm or cool?

Warm — it scores 31 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #F6BF13; nudged cooler, #87F911.

Work with #daf613 in the Color Lab