Maroon Colors  ·  Color Library

Palettes / Colors / #DAEF4F

#DAEF4F — Vivid Yellow

#DAEF4F 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 #DAEF4F 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.

#DAEF4F 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 #634EEF; it also sits naturally between #EFB44E and #89EF4E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DAEF4F · RGB 218, 239, 79

Download PNG swatch SVG

Color values

HEX#DAEF4F
RGB218, 239, 79
HSL68°, 83%, 62%
HSV68°, 67%, 94%
CMYK9%, 0%, 67%, 6%
XYZ61.19, 77.20, 19.07
Yxy77.20, 0.3886, 0.4903
CIE-Lab90.41, -26.95, 71.57
Hunter Lab87.87, -25.15, 45.54

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 85% · Green 94% · Blue 31%

Cyan 9% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 67% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DAEF4F on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DAEF4F on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DAEF4F

.text { color: #DAEF4F; }
.background { background-color: #DAEF4F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DAEF4F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 239, 79); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(68, 83%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DAEF4F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 239, 79, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DAEF4F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 239, 79, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DAEF4F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DAEF4F">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DAEF4F

#D3EC32#CDE916#B9D214#A0B611#879A0E#6F7E0C#566209#424B07#292F04#101302

Tints of #DAEF4F

#DCF05C#E0F26E#E3F37C#E7F58F#EAF69D#EDF7AB#F1F9BE#F4FACC#F8FCDE#FBFDEC

Tones of #DAEF4F

#D1E359#C8D765#BFCC71#B8C17B#AFB587#A7AA92

Color harmonies

Complementary — #634EEF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.28:1 Fails
Against black text16.44:1 AAA

Best text color on #DAEF4F: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DAEF4F

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 #DAEF4F: ·

How #DAEF4F looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E3E376Deuteranopia · #E2E07FTritanopia · #DB949B

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 Light Green 500 · #8BC34A

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DAEF4F rather than the exact color:

Ruby Lagoon
#1F06AC · #0F42C0 · #5882E8 · #E3EF4F
Amber Ruby Ember
#69900E · #E3ED4B · #4E15D4 · #B7A5F0
Amber Garden
#8CAA0F · #E3F04A · #5835EE · #9E92EF
Golden Whisper
#AC9C12 · #D5EB46 · #1E33E7 · #CBC8F6
Electric Ruby Voyage
#DBE156 · #C9D020 · #616511 · #43460C
Vintage Ruby Solace
#8F4319 · #DEBA41 · #CCE74F · #59AE1E

Similar colors

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

#E3EF4F#E3ED4B#E3F04A#D5EB46#DBE156#CCE74F#D4E345#E9EE57#D3E444#CCFB51#EBED58#ECE852

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DAEF4E  ·  #DAEF50 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DAEF4F?

#DAEF4F is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 218, 239, 79). Its closest standard named color is GreenYellow.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DAEF4F?

#DAEF4F is RGB 218, 239, 79 — HSL 68°, 83%, 62% — CMYK 9%, 0%, 67%, 6%.

What colors go with #DAEF4F?

Its complement is #634EEF; analogous partners are #EFB44E and #89EF4E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DAEF4F for text?

Black text on #DAEF4F has a contrast ratio of 16.44:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.28:1.