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#DAEB22 — Vivid Yellow

#DAEB22 is a yellow color we call Vivid 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 #DAEB22 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.

#DAEB22 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 #3424EB; it also sits naturally between #EB9824 and #77EB24. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DAEB22 · RGB 218, 235, 34

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Color values

HEX#DAEB22
RGB218, 235, 34
HSL65°, 83%, 53%
HSV65°, 86%, 92%
CMYK7%, 0%, 86%, 8%
XYZ58.91, 74.44, 12.78
Yxy74.44, 0.4032, 0.5094
CIE-Lab89.13, -26.84, 83.34
Hunter Lab86.28, -24.89, 48.72

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 85% · Green 92% · Blue 13%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 86% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DAEB22 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DAEB22 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DAEB22

.text { color: #DAEB22; }
.background { background-color: #DAEB22; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DAEB22; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 235, 34); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(65, 83%, 53%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DAEB22; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 235, 34, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DAEB22; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 235, 34, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DAEB22">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DAEB22">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DAEB22

#CFE015#B9C913#A4B110#8E9A0E#7D870D#68700A#525908#3C4106#272A04#111302

Tints of #DAEB22

#DDEC36#E1EF4E#E4F060#E7F273#EBF48A#EEF69D#F2F8B0#F5F9C2#F9FCDA#FCFDEC

Tones of #DAEB22

#CEDC32#C2CE40#B6BF4F#ABB25C#9FA46A#939679

Color harmonies

Complementary — #3424EB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.32:1 Fails
Against black text15.89:1 AAA

Best text color on #DAEB22: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DAEB22

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #DAEB22: ·

How #DAEB22 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E1E253Deuteranopia · #E0DF5ETritanopia · #DB7981

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:

Material Lime 500 · #CDDC39Material Yellow 500 · #FFEB3BMaterial Amber 500 · #FFC107

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DAEB22 rather than the exact color:

Hidden Ruby Monsoon
#2117B8 · #8076EE · #D8E324 · #EAEB96
Mellow Opal
#C01F9F · #D31233 · #C3681A · #D4E41F
Rustic Tempest
#D6EB2C · #71DE38 · #20BD40 · #5BE9C5
Cosmic Ruby Breeze
#330D15 · #DBF720 · #241AFC · #FAE119
Lucky Ruby Garden
#120A1D · #D4F620 · #F62E14 · #12FA19
Crimson Meadow
#9BB911 · #D4EC2E · #411CEA · #C1BDF5

Similar colors

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

#D8E324#D4E41F#D6EB2C#DBF720#D4F620#D4EC2E#D1E92C#CDE020#DEDA22#CEE415#EDEA27#D2D929

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DAEB21  ·  #DAEB23 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DAEB22?

#DAEB22 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 218, 235, 34). Its closest standard named color is GreenYellow.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DAEB22?

#DAEB22 is RGB 218, 235, 34 — HSL 65°, 83%, 53% — CMYK 7%, 0%, 86%, 8%.

What colors go with #DAEB22?

Its complement is #3424EB; analogous partners are #EB9824 and #77EB24. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DAEB22 for text?

Black text on #DAEB22 has a contrast ratio of 15.89:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.32:1.