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#DFEB3E — Vivid Yellow

#DFEB3E 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 #DFEB3E 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.

#DFEB3E 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 #493DEB; it also sits naturally between #EB9F3D and #88EB3D. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DFEB3E · RGB 223, 235, 62

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Color values

HEX#DFEB3E
RGB223, 235, 62
HSL64°, 81%, 58%
HSV64°, 74%, 92%
CMYK5%, 0%, 74%, 8%
XYZ61.01, 75.45, 15.91
Yxy75.45, 0.4004, 0.4952
CIE-Lab89.60, -23.88, 76.74
Hunter Lab86.86, -22.35, 46.96

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 92% · Blue 24%

Cyan 5% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 74% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DFEB3E on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DFEB3E on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DFEB3E

.text { color: #DFEB3E; }
.background { background-color: #DFEB3E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFEB3E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 235, 62); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(64, 81%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFEB3E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 235, 62, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFEB3E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 235, 62, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFEB3E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFEB3E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DFEB3E

#DBE826#CCD917#B6C214#9CA611#878F0F#71780D#575C0A#414507#272A04#111202

Tints of #DFEB3E

#E2ED50#E5EF62#E7F070#EAF282#EEF495#F1F6A7#F4F8BA#F6F9C8#F9FBDA#FCFDED

Tones of #DFEB3E

#D4DE4A#CAD256#BFC563#B4B96E#A9AD7B#9FA187

Color harmonies

Complementary — #493DEB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.31:1 Fails
Against black text16.09:1 AAA

Best text color on #DFEB3E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFEB3E

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 #DFEB3E: ·

How #DFEB3E looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E4E468Deuteranopia · #E4E372Tritanopia · #E08990

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 #DFEB3E rather than the exact color:

Modern Monsoon
#1311A2 · #716BEF · #E8EA3B · #F5F0C4
Amber Ruby Breeze
#8A9416 · #E1E237 · #6358E7 · #B3ACED
Golden Whisper
#AC9C12 · #D5EB46 · #1E33E7 · #CBC8F6
Amber Garden
#8CAA0F · #E3F04A · #5835EE · #9E92EF
Amber Ruby Ember
#69900E · #E3ED4B · #4E15D4 · #B7A5F0
Honey Ruby Zephyr
#2C1012 · #E3F838 · #52FE48 · #B04AFF

Similar colors

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

#E8EA3B#E1E237#D5EB46#E3F04A#E3ED4B#E3F838#D3E444#D4E345#E3EF4F#D9DA42#CDE63D#E5D93C

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DFEB3D  ·  #DFEB3F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFEB3E?

#DFEB3E is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 223, 235, 62). Its closest standard named color is GreenYellow.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFEB3E?

#DFEB3E is RGB 223, 235, 62 — HSL 64°, 81%, 58% — CMYK 5%, 0%, 74%, 8%.

What colors go with #DFEB3E?

Its complement is #493DEB; analogous partners are #EB9F3D and #88EB3D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFEB3E for text?

Black text on #DFEB3E has a contrast ratio of 16.09:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.31:1.