Palettes / Colors / #DAE331

#DAE331 — Yellow

#DAE331 is a yellow color we call Yellow, closest to the named color GreenYellow (#ADFF2F). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: greenyellow (#ADFF2F) — not an exact match. CSS greenyellow gives you #ADFF2F, a different color; use #DAE331 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.

#DAE331 is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. 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 #3931E3; it also sits naturally between #E39331 and #81E331. 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 89% · Blue 19%

Cyan 4% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 78% · Key 11%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DAE331

.text { color: #DAE331; }
.background { background-color: #DAE331; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DAE331; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 227, 49); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(63, 76%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DAE331; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 227, 49, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DAE331; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 227, 49, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DAE331">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DAE331">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DAE331

Tints of #DAE331

Tones of #DAE331

Color harmonies

Complementary — #3931E3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DAE331: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DAE331

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 #DAE331 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 #DAE331 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #DAE331?

#DAE331 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 218, 227, 49). Its closest standard named color is GreenYellow.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DAE331?

#DAE331 is RGB 218, 227, 49 — HSL 63°, 76%, 54% — CMYK 4%, 0%, 78%, 11%.

What colors go with #DAE331?

Its complement is #3931E3; analogous partners are #E39331 and #81E331. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DAE331 for text?

Black text on #DAE331 has a contrast ratio of 15.01:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.40:1.