Palettes / Colors / #DEEF72

#DEEF72 — Light Vivid Yellow

#DEEF72 is a yellow color we call Light Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: khaki (#F0E68C) — not an exact match. CSS khaki gives you #F0E68C, a different color; use #DEEF72 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.

#DEEF72 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 #8271EF; it also sits naturally between #EFC171 and #9FEF71. 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 94% · Blue 45%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 52% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DEEF72

.text { color: #DEEF72; }
.background { background-color: #DEEF72; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DEEF72; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 239, 114); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(68, 80%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DEEF72; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 239, 114, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DEEF72; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 239, 114, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DEEF72">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DEEF72">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8271EF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DEEF72: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DEEF72

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 #DEEF72 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 #DEEF72 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #DEEF72?

#DEEF72 is Light Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 222, 239, 114). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DEEF72?

#DEEF72 is RGB 222, 239, 114 — HSL 68°, 80%, 69% — CMYK 7%, 0%, 52%, 6%.

What colors go with #DEEF72?

Its complement is #8271EF; analogous partners are #EFC171 and #9FEF71. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DEEF72 for text?

Black text on #DEEF72 has a contrast ratio of 16.70:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.26:1.