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#DFFA2D — Vivid Yellow

#DFFA2D 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 #DFFA2D 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.

#DFFA2D 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 #492EFA; it also sits naturally between #FAAF2E and #79FA2E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DFFA2D · RGB 223, 250, 45

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Color values

HEX#DFFA2D
RGB223, 250, 45
HSL68°, 95%, 58%
HSV68°, 82%, 98%
CMYK11%, 0%, 82%, 2%
XYZ65.09, 84.25, 15.31
Yxy84.25, 0.3953, 0.5117
CIE-Lab93.56, -31.51, 84.89
Hunter Lab91.79, -29.60, 51.26

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 98% · Blue 18%

Cyan 11% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 82% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DFFA2D on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DFFA2D on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DFFA2D

.text { color: #DFFA2D; }
.background { background-color: #DFFA2D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFFA2D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 250, 45); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(68, 95%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFFA2D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 250, 45, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFFA2D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 250, 45, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFFA2D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFFA2D">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DFFA2D

#DBF915#CBEA06#B6D105#9CB305#869A04#708103#576303#414B02#272D01#111401

Tints of #DFFA2D

#E2FA42#E5FB56#E7FB65#EAFC79#EDFC8D#F0FDA1#F3FDB4#F6FDC3#F9FED7#FCFEEB

Tones of #DFFA2D

#D4EB3D#C9DD4B#BECE5A#B4C068#A9B177#9FA385

Color harmonies

Complementary — #492EFA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.18:1 Fails
Against black text17.85:1 AAA

Best text color on #DFFA2D: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFFA2D

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 #DFFA2D: ·

How #DFFA2D looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #EBEB5FDeuteranopia · #E9E76BTritanopia · #E0868E

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 #DFFA2D rather than the exact color:

Palette 362f4f
#362F4F · #5B23FF · #008BFF · #E4FF30
Honey Ruby Zephyr
#2C1012 · #E3F838 · #52FE48 · #B04AFF
Cosmic Ruby Breeze
#330D15 · #DBF720 · #241AFC · #FAE119
Cosmic Ruby Ember
#190D24 · #F8348E · #0DFE29 · #ECFD33
Lucky Ruby Garden
#120A1D · #D4F620 · #F62E14 · #12FA19
Rustic Tempest
#D6EB2C · #71DE38 · #20BD40 · #5BE9C5

Similar colors

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

#E4FF30#E3F838#DBF720#ECFD33#D4F620#D6EB2C#D4EC2E#D7FE3D#D1E92C#EDEA27#F5F828#E8EA3B

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DFFA2C  ·  #DFFA2E →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFFA2D?

#DFFA2D is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 223, 250, 45). Its closest standard named color is GreenYellow.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFFA2D?

#DFFA2D is RGB 223, 250, 45 — HSL 68°, 95%, 58% — CMYK 11%, 0%, 82%, 2%.

What colors go with #DFFA2D?

Its complement is #492EFA; analogous partners are #FAAF2E and #79FA2E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFFA2D for text?

Black text on #DFFA2D has a contrast ratio of 17.85:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.18:1.