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#DDEF39 — Vivid Yellow

#DDEF39 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 #DDEF39 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.

#DDEF39 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 #4B39EF; it also sits naturally between #EFA639 and #82EF39. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DDEF39 · RGB 221, 239, 57

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Color values

HEX#DDEF39
RGB221, 239, 57
HSL66°, 85%, 58%
HSV66°, 76%, 94%
CMYK8%, 0%, 76%, 6%
XYZ61.42, 77.40, 15.57
Yxy77.40, 0.3978, 0.5013
CIE-Lab90.51, -26.79, 79.04
Hunter Lab87.98, -25.03, 48.08

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 94% · Blue 22%

Cyan 8% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 76% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DDEF39 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DDEF39 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DDEF39

.text { color: #DDEF39; }
.background { background-color: #DDEF39; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DDEF39; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 239, 57); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(66, 85%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DDEF39; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 239, 57, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DDEF39; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 239, 57, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DDEF39">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DDEF39">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DDEF39

#D9ED21#C9DE12#B4C610#9AAA0E#85920C#6F7B0A#565E08#404706#272A03#111302

Tints of #DDEF39

#E0F04C#E3F25F#E6F36D#E9F580#ECF692#EFF8A5#F3F9B8#F5FAC6#F8FCD9#FCFDEC

Tones of #DDEF39

#D2E246#C8D553#BEC85F#B3BA6D#A8AE7A#9EA187

Color harmonies

Complementary — #4B39EF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.27:1 Fails
Against black text16.48:1 AAA

Best text color on #DDEF39: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DDEF39

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 #DDEF39: ·

How #DDEF39 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E5E565Deuteranopia · #E4E270Tritanopia · #DE888F

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 #DDEF39 rather than the exact color:

Honey Ruby Zephyr
#2C1012 · #E3F838 · #52FE48 · #B04AFF
Modern Monsoon
#1311A2 · #716BEF · #E8EA3B · #F5F0C4
Amber Ruby Breeze
#8A9416 · #E1E237 · #6358E7 · #B3ACED
Crimson Meadow
#9BB911 · #D4EC2E · #411CEA · #C1BDF5
Rustic Tempest
#D6EB2C · #71DE38 · #20BD40 · #5BE9C5
Golden Whisper
#AC9C12 · #D5EB46 · #1E33E7 · #CBC8F6

Similar colors

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

#E3F838#E8EA3B#E1E237#D4EC2E#D6EB2C#D5EB46#D7FE3D#E3F04A#D3E444#D1E92C#CDE63D#E3ED4B

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DDEF38  ·  #DDEF3A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DDEF39?

#DDEF39 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 221, 239, 57). Its closest standard named color is GreenYellow.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DDEF39?

#DDEF39 is RGB 221, 239, 57 — HSL 66°, 85%, 58% — CMYK 8%, 0%, 76%, 6%.

What colors go with #DDEF39?

Its complement is #4B39EF; analogous partners are #EFA639 and #82EF39. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DDEF39 for text?

Black text on #DDEF39 has a contrast ratio of 16.48:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.27:1.