Palettes / Colors / #DCE239

#DCE239 — Yellow

#DCE239 is a yellow color we call 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 #DCE239 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.

#DCE239 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 #3D37E1; it also sits naturally between #E19237 and #87E137. 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 86% · Green 89% · Blue 22%

Cyan 3% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 75% · Key 11%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DCE239

.text { color: #DCE239; }
.background { background-color: #DCE239; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCE239; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 226, 57); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(62, 74%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCE239; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 226, 57, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCE239; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 226, 57, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DCE239">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCE239">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #3D37E1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DCE239: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCE239

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 #DCE239 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 #DCE239 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

← #DCE238  ·  #DCE23A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCE239?

#DCE239 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 220, 226, 57). Its closest standard named color is GreenYellow.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCE239?

#DCE239 is RGB 220, 226, 57 — HSL 62°, 74%, 55% — CMYK 3%, 0%, 75%, 11%.

What colors go with #DCE239?

Its complement is #3D37E1; analogous partners are #E19237 and #87E137. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCE239 for text?

Black text on #DCE239 has a contrast ratio of 14.98:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.40:1.