Palettes / Colors / #DFF53E

#DFF53E — Vivid Yellow

#DFF53E 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 #DFF53E 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.

#DFF53E 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 #533DF5; it also sits naturally between #F5AE3D and #84F53D. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 96% · Blue 24%

Cyan 9% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 75% · Key 4%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DFF53E

.text { color: #DFF53E; }
.background { background-color: #DFF53E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFF53E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 245, 62); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(67, 90%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFF53E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 245, 62, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFF53E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 245, 62, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFF53E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFF53E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DFF53E

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #533DF5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFF53E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFF53E

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:

How #DFF53E looks with color blindness

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

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:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DFF53E rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DFF53D  ·  #DFF53F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFF53E?

#DFF53E is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 223, 245, 62). Its closest standard named color is GreenYellow.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFF53E?

#DFF53E is RGB 223, 245, 62 — HSL 67°, 90%, 60% — CMYK 9%, 0%, 75%, 4%.

What colors go with #DFF53E?

Its complement is #533DF5; analogous partners are #F5AE3D and #84F53D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFF53E for text?

Black text on #DFF53E has a contrast ratio of 17.27:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.22:1.