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#DFEF33 — Vivid Yellow

#DFEF33 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 #DFEF33 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.

#DFEF33 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 #4434EF; it also sits naturally between #EFA134 and #82EF34. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DFEF33 · RGB 223, 239, 51

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Color values

HEX#DFEF33
RGB223, 239, 51
HSL65°, 85%, 57%
HSV65°, 79%, 94%
CMYK7%, 0%, 79%, 6%
XYZ61.90, 77.66, 14.86
Yxy77.66, 0.4008, 0.5029
CIE-Lab90.62, -26.20, 80.86
Hunter Lab88.12, -24.52, 48.70

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 94% · Blue 20%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 79% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DFEF33 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DFEF33 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DFEF33

.text { color: #DFEF33; }
.background { background-color: #DFEF33; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFEF33; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 239, 51); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(65, 85%, 57%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFEF33; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 239, 51, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFEF33; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 239, 51, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFEF33">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFEF33">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DFEF33

#DBED1D#C8D912#B3C110#9DAA0E#87920C#6D760A#575E08#414706#272A03#111302

Tints of #DFEF33

#E2F047#E5F25A#E8F36D#EBF580#EEF692#F0F7A1#F3F9B4#F6FAC6#F9FCD9#FCFDEC

Tones of #DFEF33

#D4E141#C9D44E#BEC75C#B2B96A#A7AC77#9C9F84

Color harmonies

Complementary — #4434EF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.27:1 Fails
Against black text16.53:1 AAA

Best text color on #DFEF33: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFEF33

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 #DFEF33: ·

How #DFEF33 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E6E660Deuteranopia · #E5E46BTritanopia · #E0848C

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 #DFEF33 rather than the exact color:

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

#E3F838#D6EB2C#D4EC2E#E8EA3B#E1E237#D1E92C#E4FF30#ECFD33#EDEA27#D7FE3D#DDDB30#D8E324

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DFEF32  ·  #DFEF34 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFEF33?

#DFEF33 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 223, 239, 51). Its closest standard named color is GreenYellow.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFEF33?

#DFEF33 is RGB 223, 239, 51 — HSL 65°, 85%, 57% — CMYK 7%, 0%, 79%, 6%.

What colors go with #DFEF33?

Its complement is #4434EF; analogous partners are #EFA134 and #82EF34. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFEF33 for text?

Black text on #DFEF33 has a contrast ratio of 16.53:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.27:1.