Palettes / Colors / #DDEE45

#DDEE45 — Vivid Yellow

#DDEE45 is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color GreenYellow (#ADFF2F). It belongs to the yellow family.

#DDEE45 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 #5544EE; it also sits naturally between #EEAA44 and #88EE44. 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 87% · Green 93% · Blue 27%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 71% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DDEE45

.text { color: #DDEE45; }
.background { background-color: #DDEE45; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DDEE45; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 238, 69); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(66, 83%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DDEE45; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 238, 69, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DDEE45; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 238, 69, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DDEE45">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DDEE45">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DDEE45

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #5544EE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DDEE45: #000000.

How #DDEE45 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 #DDEE45 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

← #DDEE44  ·  #DDEE46 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DDEE45?

#DDEE45 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 221, 238, 69). Its closest standard named color is GreenYellow.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DDEE45?

#DDEE45 is RGB 221, 238, 69 — HSL 66°, 83%, 60% — CMYK 7%, 0%, 71%, 7%.

What colors go with #DDEE45?

Its complement is #5544EE; analogous partners are #EEAA44 and #88EE44. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DDEE45 for text?

Black text on #DDEE45 has a contrast ratio of 16.39:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.28:1.