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#DCFB2E — Vivid Yellow

#DCFB2E 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 #DCFB2E 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.

#DCFB2E 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.

#DCFB2E · RGB 220, 251, 46

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Color values

HEX#DCFB2E
RGB220, 251, 46
HSL69°, 96%, 58%
HSV69°, 82%, 98%
CMYK12%, 0%, 82%, 2%
XYZ64.51, 84.41, 15.48
Yxy84.41, 0.3924, 0.5135
CIE-Lab93.63, -33.13, 84.63
Hunter Lab91.87, -31.03, 51.22

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 #DCFB2E on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DCFB2E on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DCFB2E

.text { color: #DCFB2E; }
.background { background-color: #DCFB2E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCFB2E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 251, 46); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(69, 96%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCFB2E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 251, 46, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCFB2E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 251, 46, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DCFB2E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCFB2E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DCFB2E

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

Tints of #DCFB2E

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

Tones of #DCFB2E

#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 #DCFB2E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCFB2E

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 #DCFB2E: ·

How #DCFB2E looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E9EA60Deuteranopia · #E8E56CTritanopia · #DE878F

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 #DCFB2E 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
Tranquil Twilight
#25090E · #D7FE3D · #C313FA · #5384F9
Cosmic Ruby Ember
#190D24 · #F8348E · #0DFE29 · #ECFD33
Lucky Ruby Garden
#120A1D · #D4F620 · #F62E14 · #12FA19

Similar colors

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

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DCFB2D  ·  #DCFB2F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCFB2E?

#DCFB2E is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 220, 251, 46). Its closest standard named color is GreenYellow.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCFB2E?

#DCFB2E is RGB 220, 251, 46 — HSL 69°, 96%, 58% — CMYK 12%, 0%, 82%, 2%.

What colors go with #DCFB2E?

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

Can I use #DCFB2E for text?

Black text on #DCFB2E has a contrast ratio of 17.88:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.17:1.