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#DDEA4E — Vivid Yellow

#DDEA4E 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 #DDEA4E 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.

#DDEA4E 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 #5A4DEA; it also sits naturally between #EAA94D and #8EEA4D. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DDEA4E · RGB 221, 234, 78

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Color values

HEX#DDEA4E
RGB221, 234, 78
HSL65°, 79%, 61%
HSV65°, 67%, 92%
CMYK6%, 0%, 67%, 8%
XYZ60.62, 74.77, 18.44
Yxy74.77, 0.3941, 0.4860
CIE-Lab89.28, -23.43, 70.86
Hunter Lab86.47, -21.91, 44.83

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 92% · Blue 31%

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

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

Previews

Sample text in #DDEA4E on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DDEA4E on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DDEA4E

.text { color: #DDEA4E; }
.background { background-color: #DDEA4E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DDEA4E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 234, 78); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(65, 79%, 61%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DDEA4E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 234, 78, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DDEA4E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 234, 78, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DDEA4E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DDEA4E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DDEA4E

#D8E732#D3E41B#BAC918#A1AD14#8C9712#727B0E#59600B#3F4408#2A2E05#111202

Tints of #DDEA4E

#E1EC5F#E3EE6D#E7F07F#E9F28D#EDF49F#EFF5AD#F3F8BF#F5F9CD#F9FBDF#FCFDED

Tones of #DDEA4E

#D4DF58#CAD364#C1C86F#B8BD7A#AFB285#A5A691

Color harmonies

Complementary — #5A4DEA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.32:1 Fails
Against black text15.95:1 AAA

Best text color on #DDEA4E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DDEA4E

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 #DDEA4E: ·

How #DDEA4E looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E3E374Deuteranopia · #E2E17DTritanopia · #DE9298

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 #DDEA4E rather than the exact color:

Amber Ruby Ember
#69900E · #E3ED4B · #4E15D4 · #B7A5F0
Ruby Lagoon
#1F06AC · #0F42C0 · #5882E8 · #E3EF4F
Amber Garden
#8CAA0F · #E3F04A · #5835EE · #9E92EF
Golden Whisper
#AC9C12 · #D5EB46 · #1E33E7 · #CBC8F6
Electric Ruby Voyage
#DBE156 · #C9D020 · #616511 · #43460C
Crimson Ruby Twilight
#DDE87D · #D4E345 · #BFCF26 · #8D991E

Similar colors

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

#E3ED4B#E3EF4F#E3F04A#D5EB46#DBE156#D4E345#D3E444#E9EE57#ECE852#ECE24F#CCE74F#EBED58

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DDEA4D  ·  #DDEA4F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DDEA4E?

#DDEA4E is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 221, 234, 78). Its closest standard named color is GreenYellow.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DDEA4E?

#DDEA4E is RGB 221, 234, 78 — HSL 65°, 79%, 61% — CMYK 6%, 0%, 67%, 8%.

What colors go with #DDEA4E?

Its complement is #5A4DEA; analogous partners are #EAA94D and #8EEA4D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DDEA4E for text?

Black text on #DDEA4E has a contrast ratio of 15.95:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.32:1.