Palettes / Colors / #DAEF01

#DAEF01 — Vivid Yellow

#DAEF01 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 #DAEF01 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.

#DAEF01 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 #1501EF; it also sits naturally between #EF8C01 and #64EF01. 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 94% · Blue 0%

Cyan 9% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 100% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DAEF01

.text { color: #DAEF01; }
.background { background-color: #DAEF01; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DAEF01; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 239, 1); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(65, 99%, 47%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DAEF01; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 239, 1, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DAEF01; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 239, 1, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DAEF01">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DAEF01">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DAEF01

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #1501EF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DAEF01: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DAEF01

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 #DAEF01 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 #DAEF01 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

← #DAEF00  ·  #DAEF02 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DAEF01?

#DAEF01 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 218, 239, 1). Its closest standard named color is Yellow.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DAEF01?

#DAEF01 is RGB 218, 239, 1 — HSL 65°, 99%, 47% — CMYK 9%, 0%, 100%, 6%.

What colors go with #DAEF01?

Its complement is #1501EF; analogous partners are #EF8C01 and #64EF01. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DAEF01 for text?

Black text on #DAEF01 has a contrast ratio of 16.33:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.29:1.