#DAEA6FMindaro (#DAEA6F) is a very light, saturated yellow-green with an OKLCH hue of 116°, lightness 0.9 and chroma 0.149. It sits on the transitional side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #DAEA6F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(218, 234, 111) |
| HSL | hsl(68, 75%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(68, 53%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(7%, 0%, 53%, 8%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(89.3 -22.3 57.1) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.900 0.149 116) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Mindaro shifts subtly: drifts toward yellow; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.7), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#e3e463 — ΔE 1.7, shifts subtly: drifts toward yellow#e2eb6a — ΔE 1.1, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#daea6f — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#daeb71 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Mindaro in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 1.31:1 and against black 15.98:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#daea6f · #c5d45f · #9fac3f · #7a851e · #576000 · #373c00
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#daea6f · #e1cc52 · #e1af42 · #da9440 · #cd7b47 · #bb654e
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#daea6f · #8eceb4 · #9ba842 · #009772 · #616a00 · #00553f
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#daea6f · #b9bf9e · #969f63 · #7657b9 · #393f07 · #1e2202
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#daea6f · #c2bfcd · #868975 · #525059 · #20230e · #010004
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#f2f0fc · #c9c7d4 · #9d99a9 · #241f31 · #04010e · #daea6f
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#daea6f · #b6d4b8 · #719f6d · #2535e4 · #383154 · #04111a
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#daea6f · #dcc0dd · #cf67b9 · #6a7494 · #39334c · #041306
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#daea6f · #a6c6da · #2a91c4 · #8b2054 · #430023 · #00040c
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#daea6f · #a0cacf · #0099a6 · #5a3998 · #470003 · #03000f
#DEED84 · #E2EF97 · #E6F2A8 · #EBF5B9 · #EFF7CA
#B1BF4F · #8A962E · #656F06 · #434900 · #232700
#DAE88C · #DBE6A4 · #DCE3BB
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.