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#DAEF22 — Vivid Yellow

#DAEF22 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 #DAEF22 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.

#DAEF22 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 #3925EF; it also sits naturally between #EF9E25 and #76EF25. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DAEF22 · RGB 218, 239, 34

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Color values

HEX#DAEF22
RGB218, 239, 34
HSL66°, 86%, 54%
HSV66°, 86%, 94%
CMYK9%, 0%, 86%, 6%
XYZ60.07, 76.75, 13.16
Yxy76.75, 0.4005, 0.5117
CIE-Lab90.21, -28.71, 84.23
Hunter Lab87.61, -26.67, 49.48

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 85% · Green 94% · Blue 13%

Cyan 9% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 86% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DAEF22 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DAEF22 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DAEF22

.text { color: #DAEF22; }
.background { background-color: #DAEF22; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DAEF22; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 239, 34); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(66, 86%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DAEF22; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 239, 34, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DAEF22; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 239, 34, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DAEF22">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DAEF22">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DAEF22

#D3E811#BDD110#A8B90E#92A10C#7D8A0A#677209#525A07#3C4205#272B03#111301

Tints of #DAEF22

#DEF038#E1F14B#E5F362#E8F575#EBF688#EEF89B#F1F9AE#F5FBC6#F9FCD9#FCFEEC

Tones of #DAEF22

#CFE133#C3D142#B8C350#ACB55E#A1A76C#95987C

Color harmonies

Complementary — #3925EF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.28:1 Fails
Against black text16.35:1 AAA

Best text color on #DAEF22: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DAEF22

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 #DAEF22: ·

How #DAEF22 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E3E354Deuteranopia · #E2E060Tritanopia · #DB7B83

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 #DAEF22 rather than the exact color:

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

Similar colors

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

#DBF720#D4F620#D6EB2C#D8E324#D4E41F#D4EC2E#D1E92C#CDE020#EDEA27#CEE415#DEDA22#E4FF30

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DAEF21  ·  #DAEF23 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DAEF22?

#DAEF22 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 218, 239, 34). Its closest standard named color is GreenYellow.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DAEF22?

#DAEF22 is RGB 218, 239, 34 — HSL 66°, 86%, 54% — CMYK 9%, 0%, 86%, 6%.

What colors go with #DAEF22?

Its complement is #3925EF; analogous partners are #EF9E25 and #76EF25. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DAEF22 for text?

Black text on #DAEF22 has a contrast ratio of 16.35:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.28:1.