Palettes / Colors / #DDFA38

#DDFA38 — Vivid Yellow

#DDFA38 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 #DDFA38 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.

#DDFA38 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 #5538FA; it also sits naturally between #FAB638 and #7CFA38. 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 98% · Blue 22%

Cyan 12% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 78% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DDFA38

.text { color: #DDFA38; }
.background { background-color: #DDFA38; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DDFA38; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 250, 56); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(69, 95%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DDFA38; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 250, 56, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DDFA38; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 250, 56, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DDFA38">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DDFA38">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #5538FA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DDFA38: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DDFA38

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:

How #DDFA38 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 #DDFA38 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

← #DDFA37  ·  #DDFA39 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DDFA38?

#DDFA38 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 221, 250, 56). Its closest standard named color is GreenYellow.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DDFA38?

#DDFA38 is RGB 221, 250, 56 — HSL 69°, 95%, 60% — CMYK 12%, 0%, 78%, 2%.

What colors go with #DDFA38?

Its complement is #5538FA; analogous partners are #FAB638 and #7CFA38. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DDFA38 for text?

Black text on #DDFA38 has a contrast ratio of 17.81:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.18:1.