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#DFEF37 — Vivid Yellow

#DFEF37 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 #DFEF37 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.

#DFEF37 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 #4839EF; it also sits naturally between #EFA339 and #85EF39. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DFEF37 · RGB 223, 239, 55

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Color values

HEX#DFEF37
RGB223, 239, 55
HSL65°, 85%, 58%
HSV65°, 77%, 94%
CMYK7%, 0%, 77%, 6%
XYZ61.99, 77.70, 15.34
Yxy77.70, 0.3998, 0.5012
CIE-Lab90.64, -26.06, 79.79
Hunter Lab88.15, -24.40, 48.37

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 94% · Blue 22%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 77% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DFEF37 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DFEF37 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DFEF37

.text { color: #DFEF37; }
.background { background-color: #DFEF37; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFEF37; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 239, 55); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(65, 85%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFEF37; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 239, 55, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFEF37; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 239, 55, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFEF37">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFEF37">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DFEF37

#DCED21#CDDE12#B7C610#9DAA0E#87920C#717B0A#575E08#414706#272A03#111302

Tints of #DFEF37

#E3F04C#E6F25F#E8F36D#EBF580#EEF692#F1F8A5#F4F9B8#F6FAC6#F9FCD9#FCFDEC

Tones of #DFEF37

#D5E246#CAD553#C0C85F#B4BA6D#A9AE7A#9FA187

Color harmonies

Complementary — #4839EF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.27:1 Fails
Against black text16.54:1 AAA

Best text color on #DFEF37: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFEF37

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 #DFEF37: ·

How #DFEF37 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E6E664Deuteranopia · #E5E46ETritanopia · #E0878E

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 #DFEF37 rather than the exact color:

Honey Ruby Zephyr
#2C1012 · #E3F838 · #52FE48 · #B04AFF
Modern Monsoon
#1311A2 · #716BEF · #E8EA3B · #F5F0C4
Amber Ruby Breeze
#8A9416 · #E1E237 · #6358E7 · #B3ACED
Crimson Meadow
#9BB911 · #D4EC2E · #411CEA · #C1BDF5
Rustic Tempest
#D6EB2C · #71DE38 · #20BD40 · #5BE9C5
Tranquil Twilight
#25090E · #D7FE3D · #C313FA · #5384F9

Similar colors

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

#E3F838#E8EA3B#E1E237#D4EC2E#D6EB2C#D7FE3D#E4FF30#D5EB46#D1E92C#E3F04A#ECFD33#E3ED4B

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DFEF36  ·  #DFEF38 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFEF37?

#DFEF37 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 223, 239, 55). Its closest standard named color is GreenYellow.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFEF37?

#DFEF37 is RGB 223, 239, 55 — HSL 65°, 85%, 58% — CMYK 7%, 0%, 77%, 6%.

What colors go with #DFEF37?

Its complement is #4839EF; analogous partners are #EFA339 and #85EF39. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFEF37 for text?

Black text on #DFEF37 has a contrast ratio of 16.54:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.27:1.