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#DFEB35 — Vivid Yellow

#DFEB35 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 #DFEB35 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.

#DFEB35 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 #3F33EB; it also sits naturally between #EB9B33 and #83EB33. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DFEB35 · RGB 223, 235, 53

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Color values

HEX#DFEB35
RGB223, 235, 53
HSL64°, 82%, 56%
HSV64°, 77%, 92%
CMYK5%, 0%, 77%, 8%
XYZ60.78, 75.36, 14.71
Yxy75.36, 0.4029, 0.4996
CIE-Lab89.56, -24.23, 79.38
Hunter Lab86.81, -22.66, 47.76

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 92% · Blue 21%

Cyan 5% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 77% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DFEB35 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DFEB35 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DFEB35

.text { color: #DFEB35; }
.background { background-color: #DFEB35; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFEB35; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 235, 53); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(64, 82%, 56%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFEB35; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 235, 53, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFEB35; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 235, 53, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFEB35">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFEB35">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DFEB35

#DBE91C#C9D515#AEBA12#99A210#838B0E#6D740B#575D09#3D4106#272A04#111302

Tints of #DFEB35

#E1ED45#E4EE58#E7F06A#EAF27D#EDF490#F0F6A2#F3F8B5#F6F9C7#F9FBDA#FCFDEC

Tones of #DFEB35

#D3DD40#C8D14D#BDC45A#B1B668#A5A975#9A9C81

Color harmonies

Complementary — #3F33EB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.31:1 Fails
Against black text16.07:1 AAA

Best text color on #DFEB35: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFEB35

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 #DFEB35: ·

How #DFEB35 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E4E461Deuteranopia · #E4E36CTritanopia · #E0848B

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 #DFEB35 rather than the exact color:

Amber Ruby Breeze
#8A9416 · #E1E237 · #6358E7 · #B3ACED
Modern Monsoon
#1311A2 · #716BEF · #E8EA3B · #F5F0C4
Rustic Tempest
#D6EB2C · #71DE38 · #20BD40 · #5BE9C5
Crimson Meadow
#9BB911 · #D4EC2E · #411CEA · #C1BDF5
Honey Ruby Zephyr
#2C1012 · #E3F838 · #52FE48 · #B04AFF
Scarlet Ruby Zephyr
#C51535 · #E68B6C · #DEA72A · #D1E92C

Similar colors

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

#E1E237#E8EA3B#D6EB2C#D4EC2E#E3F838#D1E92C#DDDB30#D2DE32#D5EB46#EDEA27#D8E324#E5D93C

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DFEB34  ·  #DFEB36 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFEB35?

#DFEB35 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 223, 235, 53). Its closest standard named color is GreenYellow.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFEB35?

#DFEB35 is RGB 223, 235, 53 — HSL 64°, 82%, 56% — CMYK 5%, 0%, 77%, 8%.

What colors go with #DFEB35?

Its complement is #3F33EB; analogous partners are #EB9B33 and #83EB33. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFEB35 for text?

Black text on #DFEB35 has a contrast ratio of 16.07:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.31:1.