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#DCEF4E — Vivid Yellow

#DCEF4E 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 #DCEF4E 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.

#DCEF4E 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 #604EEF; it also sits naturally between #EFB14E and #8BEF4E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DCEF4E · RGB 220, 239, 78

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Color values

HEX#DCEF4E
RGB220, 239, 78
HSL67°, 83%, 62%
HSV67°, 67%, 94%
CMYK8%, 0%, 67%, 6%
XYZ61.76, 77.50, 18.91
Yxy77.50, 0.3905, 0.4900
CIE-Lab90.55, -26.21, 72.12
Hunter Lab88.03, -24.52, 45.79

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 86% · Green 94% · Blue 31%

Cyan 8% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 67% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DCEF4E on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DCEF4E on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DCEF4E

.text { color: #DCEF4E; }
.background { background-color: #DCEF4E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCEF4E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 239, 78); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(67, 83%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCEF4E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 239, 78, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCEF4E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 239, 78, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DCEF4E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCEF4E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DCEF4E

#D6EC32#D1E916#BCD214#A3B611#8A9A0E#717E0C#586209#434B07#2A2F04#111302

Tints of #DCEF4E

#DFF05C#E2F26E#E5F37C#E9F58F#ECF69D#EEF7AB#F2F9BE#F5FACC#F9FCDE#FBFDEC

Tones of #DCEF4E

#D3E359#CAD765#C1CC71#B9C17B#B0B587#A7AA92

Color harmonies

Complementary — #604EEF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.27:1 Fails
Against black text16.50:1 AAA

Best text color on #DCEF4E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCEF4E

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 #DCEF4E: ·

How #DCEF4E looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E4E475Deuteranopia · #E3E27ETritanopia · #DD949A

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 #DCEF4E 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
Silent Garden
#E9EE57 · #BEED66 · #9FEC78 · #85F083
Electric Ruby Voyage
#DBE156 · #C9D020 · #616511 · #43460C

Similar colors

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

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DCEF4D  ·  #DCEF4F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCEF4E?

#DCEF4E is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 220, 239, 78). Its closest standard named color is GreenYellow.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCEF4E?

#DCEF4E is RGB 220, 239, 78 — HSL 67°, 83%, 62% — CMYK 8%, 0%, 67%, 6%.

What colors go with #DCEF4E?

Its complement is #604EEF; analogous partners are #EFB14E and #8BEF4E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCEF4E for text?

Black text on #DCEF4E has a contrast ratio of 16.50:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.27:1.