Palettes / Colors / #DDFC2C

#DDFC2C — Vivid Yellow

#DDFC2C 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 #DDFC2C 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.

#DDFC2C 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 #4B2CFC; it also sits naturally between #FCB32C and #75FC2C. 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 99% · Blue 17%

Cyan 12% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 83% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DDFC2C

.text { color: #DDFC2C; }
.background { background-color: #DDFC2C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DDFC2C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 252, 44); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(69, 97%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DDFC2C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 252, 44, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DDFC2C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 252, 44, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DDFC2C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DDFC2C">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DDFC2C

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #4B2CFC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DDFC2C: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DDFC2C

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 #DDFC2C 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 #DDFC2C 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

← #DDFC2B  ·  #DDFC2D →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DDFC2C?

#DDFC2C is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 221, 252, 44). Its closest standard named color is GreenYellow.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DDFC2C?

#DDFC2C is RGB 221, 252, 44 — HSL 69°, 97%, 58% — CMYK 12%, 0%, 83%, 1%.

What colors go with #DDFC2C?

Its complement is #4B2CFC; analogous partners are #FCB32C and #75FC2C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DDFC2C for text?

Black text on #DDFC2C has a contrast ratio of 18.03:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.16:1.