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#DFEB2D — Vivid Yellow

#DFEB2D 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 #DFEB2D 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.

#DFEB2D 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 #3A2DEB; it also sits naturally between #EB992D and #80EB2D. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DFEB2D · RGB 223, 235, 45

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Color values

HEX#DFEB2D
RGB223, 235, 45
HSL64°, 83%, 55%
HSV64°, 81%, 92%
CMYK5%, 0%, 81%, 8%
XYZ60.61, 75.29, 13.82
Yxy75.29, 0.4048, 0.5029
CIE-Lab89.53, -24.50, 81.44
Hunter Lab86.77, -22.89, 48.36

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 92% · Blue 18%

Cyan 5% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 81% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DFEB2D on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DFEB2D on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DFEB2D

.text { color: #DFEB2D; }
.background { background-color: #DFEB2D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFEB2D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 235, 45); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(64, 83%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFEB2D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 235, 45, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFEB2D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 235, 45, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFEB2D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFEB2D">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DFEB2D

#DBE916#C5D214#AFBB11#99A30F#848C0D#69700A#535908#3D4106#272A04#121302

Tints of #DFEB2D

#E2ED40#E5EF52#E7F165#EAF278#EEF58F#F1F6A2#F4F8B4#F6FAC7#F9FCDA#FCFDEC

Tones of #DFEB2D

#D3DE3B#C7D049#BBC256#B0B663#A4A871#989A7E

Color harmonies

Complementary — #3A2DEB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.31:1 Fails
Against black text16.06:1 AAA

Best text color on #DFEB2D: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFEB2D

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 #DFEB2D: ·

How #DFEB2D looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E4E45BDeuteranopia · #E4E366Tritanopia · #E07F87

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 #DFEB2D rather than the exact color:

Rustic Tempest
#D6EB2C · #71DE38 · #20BD40 · #5BE9C5
Crimson Meadow
#9BB911 · #D4EC2E · #411CEA · #C1BDF5
Amber Ruby Breeze
#8A9416 · #E1E237 · #6358E7 · #B3ACED
Hidden Ruby Monsoon
#2117B8 · #8076EE · #D8E324 · #EAEB96
Scarlet Ruby Zephyr
#C51535 · #E68B6C · #DEA72A · #D1E92C
Royal Ruby Voyage
#0E11B0 · #402DEE · #EDEA27 · #EFE692

Similar colors

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

#D6EB2C#D4EC2E#E1E237#D8E324#D1E92C#EDEA27#DDDB30#E8EA3B#E3F838#DBF720#D2DE32#D4E41F

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DFEB2C  ·  #DFEB2E →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFEB2D?

#DFEB2D is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 223, 235, 45). Its closest standard named color is GreenYellow.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFEB2D?

#DFEB2D is RGB 223, 235, 45 — HSL 64°, 83%, 55% — CMYK 5%, 0%, 81%, 8%.

What colors go with #DFEB2D?

Its complement is #3A2DEB; analogous partners are #EB992D and #80EB2D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFEB2D for text?

Black text on #DFEB2D has a contrast ratio of 16.06:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.31:1.