Palettes / Colors / #DCF265

#DCF265 — Light Vivid Yellow

#DCF265 is a yellow color we call Light Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: khaki (#F0E68C) — not an exact match. CSS khaki gives you #F0E68C, a different color; use #DCF265 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.

#DCF265 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 #7964F2; it also sits naturally between #F2C064 and #96F264. 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 95% · Blue 40%

Cyan 9% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 58% · Key 5%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DCF265

.text { color: #DCF265; }
.background { background-color: #DCF265; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCF265; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 242, 101); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(69, 84%, 67%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCF265; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 242, 101, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCF265; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 242, 101, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DCF265">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCF265">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DCF265

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #7964F2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DCF265: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCF265

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 #DCF265 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 #DCF265 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

← #DCF264  ·  #DCF266 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCF265?

#DCF265 is Light Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 220, 242, 101). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCF265?

#DCF265 is RGB 220, 242, 101 — HSL 69°, 84%, 67% — CMYK 9%, 0%, 58%, 5%.

What colors go with #DCF265?

Its complement is #7964F2; analogous partners are #F2C064 and #96F264. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCF265 for text?

Black text on #DCF265 has a contrast ratio of 16.93:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.24:1.