Palettes / Colors / #DAEC0C

#DAEC0C — Vivid Yellow

#DAEC0C is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Yellow (#FFFF00). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: yellow (#FFFF00) — not an exact match. CSS yellow gives you #FFFF00, a different color; use #DAEC0C 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.

#DAEC0C 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 #1F0CED; it also sits naturally between #ED900C and #6AED0C. 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 93% · Blue 5%

Cyan 8% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 95% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DAEC0C

.text { color: #DAEC0C; }
.background { background-color: #DAEC0C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DAEC0C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 236, 12); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(65, 90%, 49%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DAEC0C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 236, 12, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DAEC0C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 236, 12, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DAEC0C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DAEC0C">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DAEC0C

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #1F0CED:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DAEC0C: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DAEC0C

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 #DAEC0C 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 #DAEC0C 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

← #DAEC0B  ·  #DAEC0D →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DAEC0C?

#DAEC0C is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 218, 236, 12). Its closest standard named color is Yellow.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DAEC0C?

#DAEC0C is RGB 218, 236, 12 — HSL 65°, 90%, 49% — CMYK 8%, 0%, 95%, 7%.

What colors go with #DAEC0C?

Its complement is #1F0CED; analogous partners are #ED900C and #6AED0C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DAEC0C for text?

Black text on #DAEC0C has a contrast ratio of 15.98:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.31:1.