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#DCFB2D — Vivid Yellow

#DCFB2D 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 #DCFB2D 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.

#DCFB2D 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 #4C2DFB; it also sits naturally between #FBB32D and #75FB2D. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DCFB2D · RGB 220, 251, 45

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Color values

HEX#DCFB2D
RGB220, 251, 45
HSL69°, 96%, 58%
HSV69°, 82%, 98%
CMYK12%, 0%, 82%, 2%
XYZ64.49, 84.40, 15.37
Yxy84.40, 0.3926, 0.5138
CIE-Lab93.62, -33.16, 84.86
Hunter Lab91.87, -31.05, 51.28

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 86% · Green 98% · Blue 18%

Cyan 12% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 82% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DCFB2D on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DCFB2D on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DCFB2D

.text { color: #DCFB2D; }
.background { background-color: #DCFB2D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCFB2D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 251, 45); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(69, 96%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCFB2D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 251, 45, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCFB2D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 251, 45, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DCFB2D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCFB2D">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DCFB2D

#D8FA14#C8EB05#B3D204#99B404#849B03#6F8203#556402#404B02#262D01#111400

Tints of #DCFB2D

#DFFB41#E3FC55#E5FC64#E8FC78#ECFD8C#EFFDA0#F2FDB4#F5FEC3#F8FED7#FCFFEB

Tones of #DCFB2D

#D1EC3C#C8DE4A#BDCF59#B3C068#A8B177#9EA385

Color harmonies

Complementary — #4C2DFB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.17:1 Fails
Against black text17.88:1 AAA

Best text color on #DCFB2D: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCFB2D

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 #DCFB2D: ·

How #DCFB2D looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E9EA5FDeuteranopia · #E8E56BTritanopia · #DE868F

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 #DCFB2D rather than the exact color:

Palette 362f4f
#362F4F · #5B23FF · #008BFF · #E4FF30
Honey Ruby Zephyr
#2C1012 · #E3F838 · #52FE48 · #B04AFF
Cosmic Ruby Breeze
#330D15 · #DBF720 · #241AFC · #FAE119
Lucky Ruby Garden
#120A1D · #D4F620 · #F62E14 · #12FA19
Tranquil Twilight
#25090E · #D7FE3D · #C313FA · #5384F9
Crimson Meadow
#9BB911 · #D4EC2E · #411CEA · #C1BDF5

Similar colors

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

#E4FF30#E3F838#DBF720#D4F620#D7FE3D#D4EC2E#D6EB2C#ECFD33#D1E92C#CEFB3E#EDEA27#E8EA3B

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DCFB2C  ·  #DCFB2E →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCFB2D?

#DCFB2D is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 220, 251, 45). Its closest standard named color is GreenYellow.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCFB2D?

#DCFB2D is RGB 220, 251, 45 — HSL 69°, 96%, 58% — CMYK 12%, 0%, 82%, 2%.

What colors go with #DCFB2D?

Its complement is #4C2DFB; analogous partners are #FBB32D and #75FB2D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCFB2D for text?

Black text on #DCFB2D has a contrast ratio of 17.88:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.17:1.