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#DAEF39 — Vivid Yellow

#DAEF39 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 #DAEF39 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.

#DAEF39 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 #4E39EF; it also sits naturally between #EFA939 and #7FEF39. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DAEF39 · RGB 218, 239, 57

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Color values

HEX#DAEF39
RGB218, 239, 57
HSL67°, 85%, 58%
HSV67°, 76%, 94%
CMYK9%, 0%, 76%, 6%
XYZ60.52, 76.93, 15.53
Yxy76.93, 0.3956, 0.5029
CIE-Lab90.29, -28.00, 78.76
Hunter Lab87.71, -26.06, 47.90

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 85% · Green 94% · Blue 22%

Cyan 9% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 76% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DAEF39 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DAEF39 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DAEF39

.text { color: #DAEF39; }
.background { background-color: #DAEF39; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DAEF39; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 239, 57); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(67, 85%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DAEF39; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 239, 57, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DAEF39; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 239, 57, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DAEF39">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DAEF39">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DAEF39

#D5ED21#C6DE12#B1C610#98AA0E#83920C#6E7B0A#545E08#3F4706#262A03#111302

Tints of #DAEF39

#DDF04C#E1F25F#E3F36D#E7F580#EBF692#EEF8A5#F2F9B8#F4FAC6#F8FCD9#FBFDEC

Tones of #DAEF39

#D0E246#C6D553#BCC85F#B1BA6D#A8AE7A#9EA187

Color harmonies

Complementary — #4E39EF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.28:1 Fails
Against black text16.39:1 AAA

Best text color on #DAEF39: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DAEF39

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 #DAEF39: ·

How #DAEF39 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E3E365Deuteranopia · #E2E070Tritanopia · #DB888F

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 #DAEF39 rather than the exact color:

Honey Ruby Zephyr
#2C1012 · #E3F838 · #52FE48 · #B04AFF
Crimson Meadow
#9BB911 · #D4EC2E · #411CEA · #C1BDF5
Rustic Tempest
#D6EB2C · #71DE38 · #20BD40 · #5BE9C5
Golden Whisper
#AC9C12 · #D5EB46 · #1E33E7 · #CBC8F6
Amber Ruby Breeze
#8A9416 · #E1E237 · #6358E7 · #B3ACED
Modern Monsoon
#1311A2 · #716BEF · #E8EA3B · #F5F0C4

Similar colors

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

#E3F838#D4EC2E#D6EB2C#D5EB46#E1E237#E8EA3B#D7FE3D#CDE63D#D1E92C#D3E444#CEFB3E#D4E345

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DAEF38  ·  #DAEF3A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DAEF39?

#DAEF39 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 218, 239, 57). Its closest standard named color is GreenYellow.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DAEF39?

#DAEF39 is RGB 218, 239, 57 — HSL 67°, 85%, 58% — CMYK 9%, 0%, 76%, 6%.

What colors go with #DAEF39?

Its complement is #4E39EF; analogous partners are #EFA939 and #7FEF39. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DAEF39 for text?

Black text on #DAEF39 has a contrast ratio of 16.39:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.28:1.