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#DDEA4F — Vivid Yellow

#DDEA4F 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 #DDEA4F 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.

#DDEA4F 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.

#DDEA4F · RGB 221, 234, 79

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Color values

HEX#DDEA4F
RGB221, 234, 79
HSL65°, 79%, 61%
HSV65°, 66%, 92%
CMYK6%, 0%, 66%, 8%
XYZ60.65, 74.78, 18.63
Yxy74.78, 0.3937, 0.4854
CIE-Lab89.29, -23.37, 70.49
Hunter Lab86.48, -21.86, 44.71

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 92% · Blue 31%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 66% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DDEA4F on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DDEA4F on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DDEA4F

.text { color: #DDEA4F; }
.background { background-color: #DDEA4F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DDEA4F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 234, 79); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(65, 79%, 61%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DDEA4F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 234, 79, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DDEA4F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 234, 79, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DDEA4F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DDEA4F">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DDEA4F

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

Tints of #DDEA4F

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

Tones of #DDEA4F

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

Color harmonies

Complementary — #5A4DEA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.32:1 Fails
Against black text15.96:1 AAA

Best text color on #DDEA4F: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DDEA4F

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 #DDEA4F: ·

How #DDEA4F looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E3E375Deuteranopia · #E2E17ETritanopia · #DE9299

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 #DDEA4F rather than the exact color:

Amber Ruby Ember
#69900E · #E3ED4B · #4E15D4 · #B7A5F0
Ruby Lagoon
#1F06AC · #0F42C0 · #5882E8 · #E3EF4F
Amber Garden
#8CAA0F · #E3F04A · #5835EE · #9E92EF
Electric Ruby Voyage
#DBE156 · #C9D020 · #616511 · #43460C
Golden Whisper
#AC9C12 · #D5EB46 · #1E33E7 · #CBC8F6
Silent Garden
#E9EE57 · #BEED66 · #9FEC78 · #85F083

Similar colors

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

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DDEA4E  ·  #DDEA50 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DDEA4F?

#DDEA4F is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 221, 234, 79). Its closest standard named color is GreenYellow.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DDEA4F?

#DDEA4F is RGB 221, 234, 79 — HSL 65°, 79%, 61% — CMYK 6%, 0%, 66%, 8%.

What colors go with #DDEA4F?

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

Can I use #DDEA4F for text?

Black text on #DDEA4F has a contrast ratio of 15.96:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.32:1.