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#DFEB38 — Vivid Yellow

#DFEB38 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 #DFEB38 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.

#DFEB38 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 #4337EB; it also sits naturally between #EB9D37 and #85EB37. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DFEB38 · RGB 223, 235, 56

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Color values

HEX#DFEB38
RGB223, 235, 56
HSL64°, 82%, 57%
HSV64°, 76%, 92%
CMYK5%, 0%, 76%, 8%
XYZ60.85, 75.39, 15.09
Yxy75.39, 0.4021, 0.4982
CIE-Lab89.58, -24.12, 78.54
Hunter Lab86.83, -22.56, 47.51

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 92% · Blue 22%

Cyan 5% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 76% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DFEB38 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DFEB38 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DFEB38

.text { color: #DFEB38; }
.background { background-color: #DFEB38; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFEB38; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 235, 56); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(64, 82%, 57%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFEB38; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 235, 56, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFEB38; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 235, 56, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFEB38">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFEB38">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DFEB38

#DCE920#C9D515#B3BE13#9DA711#87900E#6D740B#575D09#414607#272A04#111302

Tints of #DFEB38

#E2ED4A#E5EF5D#E8F16F#EBF382#EEF494#F0F6A2#F3F8B5#F6F9C7#F9FBDA#FCFDEC

Tones of #DFEB38

#D4DE45#C9D251#BEC55E#B3B86B#A7AB78#9D9F84

Color harmonies

Complementary — #4337EB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.31:1 Fails
Against black text16.08:1 AAA

Best text color on #DFEB38: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFEB38

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 #DFEB38: ·

How #DFEB38 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E4E463Deuteranopia · #E4E36ETritanopia · #E0868D

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 #DFEB38 rather than the exact color:

Amber Ruby Breeze
#8A9416 · #E1E237 · #6358E7 · #B3ACED
Modern Monsoon
#1311A2 · #716BEF · #E8EA3B · #F5F0C4
Honey Ruby Zephyr
#2C1012 · #E3F838 · #52FE48 · #B04AFF
Crimson Meadow
#9BB911 · #D4EC2E · #411CEA · #C1BDF5
Rustic Tempest
#D6EB2C · #71DE38 · #20BD40 · #5BE9C5
Golden Whisper
#AC9C12 · #D5EB46 · #1E33E7 · #CBC8F6

Similar colors

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

#E1E237#E8EA3B#E3F838#D4EC2E#D6EB2C#D5EB46#DDDB30#D3E444#D1E92C#D4E345#E3F04A#CDE63D

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DFEB37  ·  #DFEB39 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFEB38?

#DFEB38 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 223, 235, 56). Its closest standard named color is GreenYellow.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFEB38?

#DFEB38 is RGB 223, 235, 56 — HSL 64°, 82%, 57% — CMYK 5%, 0%, 76%, 8%.

What colors go with #DFEB38?

Its complement is #4337EB; analogous partners are #EB9D37 and #85EB37. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFEB38 for text?

Black text on #DFEB38 has a contrast ratio of 16.08:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.31:1.