Palettes / Colors / #DEEE49

#DEEE49 — Vivid Yellow

#DEEE49 is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color GreenYellow (#ADFF2F). It belongs to the yellow family.

#DEEE49 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 #5A49EE; it also sits naturally between #EEAC49 and #8BEE49. 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 29%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 69% · Key 7%

Previews

CSS code for #DEEE49

.text { color: #DEEE49; }
.background { background-color: #DEEE49; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DEEE49; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 238, 73); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(66, 83%, 61%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DEEE49; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 238, 73, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DEEE49; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 238, 73, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DEEE49">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DEEE49">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DEEE49

Tints of #DEEE49

Tones of #DEEE49

Color harmonies

Complementary — #5A49EE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DEEE49: #000000.

How #DEEE49 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 #DEEE49 or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DEEE48  ·  #DEEE4A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DEEE49?

#DEEE49 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 222, 238, 73). Its closest standard named color is GreenYellow.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DEEE49?

#DEEE49 is RGB 222, 238, 73 — HSL 66°, 83%, 61% — CMYK 7%, 0%, 69%, 7%.

What colors go with #DEEE49?

Its complement is #5A49EE; analogous partners are #EEAC49 and #8BEE49. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DEEE49 for text?

Black text on #DEEE49 has a contrast ratio of 16.43:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.28:1.