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#DFEF2C — Vivid Yellow

#DFEF2C 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 #DFEF2C 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.

#DFEF2C 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 #3A2AEF; it also sits naturally between #EF9D2A and #7CEF2A. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DFEF2C · RGB 223, 239, 44

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Color values

HEX#DFEF2C
RGB223, 239, 44
HSL65°, 86%, 55%
HSV65°, 82%, 94%
CMYK7%, 0%, 82%, 6%
XYZ61.75, 77.60, 14.11
Yxy77.60, 0.4024, 0.5057
CIE-Lab90.60, -26.42, 82.59
Hunter Lab88.09, -24.72, 49.20

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 94% · Blue 17%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 82% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DFEF2C on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DFEF2C on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DFEF2C

.text { color: #DFEF2C; }
.background { background-color: #DFEF2C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFEF2C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 239, 44); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(65, 86%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFEF2C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 239, 44, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFEF2C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 239, 44, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFEF2C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFEF2C">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DFEF2C

#DBED12#C5D510#AFBE0E#99A60C#838E0B#697209#535A07#3D4205#272B03#121301

Tints of #DFEF2C

#E1F03D#E4F250#E7F362#EAF575#EEF68D#F1F8A0#F3F9B3#F6FBC6#F9FCD9#FCFEEC

Tones of #DFEF2C

#D3E137#C7D246#BBC454#B0B762#A4A970#989A7E

Color harmonies

Complementary — #3A2AEF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.27:1 Fails
Against black text16.52:1 AAA

Best text color on #DFEF2C: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFEF2C

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 #DFEF2C: ·

How #DFEF2C looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E6E65BDeuteranopia · #E5E467Tritanopia · #E08089

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 #DFEF2C rather than the exact color:

Rustic Tempest
#D6EB2C · #71DE38 · #20BD40 · #5BE9C5
Crimson Meadow
#9BB911 · #D4EC2E · #411CEA · #C1BDF5
Cosmic Ruby Breeze
#330D15 · #DBF720 · #241AFC · #FAE119
Scarlet Ruby Zephyr
#C51535 · #E68B6C · #DEA72A · #D1E92C
Honey Ruby Zephyr
#2C1012 · #E3F838 · #52FE48 · #B04AFF
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#DBF720#D1E92C#E3F838#EDEA27#D8E324#E1E237#E4FF30#D4F620#E8EA3B#D4E41F

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DFEF2B  ·  #DFEF2D →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFEF2C?

#DFEF2C is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 223, 239, 44). Its closest standard named color is GreenYellow.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFEF2C?

#DFEF2C is RGB 223, 239, 44 — HSL 65°, 86%, 55% — CMYK 7%, 0%, 82%, 6%.

What colors go with #DFEF2C?

Its complement is #3A2AEF; analogous partners are #EF9D2A and #7CEF2A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFEF2C for text?

Black text on #DFEF2C has a contrast ratio of 16.52:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.27:1.