Palettes / Colors / #DFFB09

#DFFB09 — Vivid Yellow

#DFFB09 is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Yellow (#FFFF00). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: yellow (#FFFF00) — not an exact match. CSS yellow gives you #FFFF00, a different color; use #DFFB09 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.

#DFFB09 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 #2509FB; it also sits naturally between #FB9E09 and #66FB09. 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 98% · Blue 4%

Cyan 11% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 96% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DFFB09

.text { color: #DFFB09; }
.background { background-color: #DFFB09; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFFB09; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 251, 9); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(67, 97%, 51%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFFB09; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 251, 9, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFFB09; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 251, 9, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFFB09">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFFB09">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DFFB09

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #2509FB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFFB09: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFFB09

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 #DFFB09 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 #DFFB09 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

← #DFFB08  ·  #DFFB0A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFFB09?

#DFFB09 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 223, 251, 9). Its closest standard named color is Yellow.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFFB09?

#DFFB09 is RGB 223, 251, 9 — HSL 67°, 97%, 51% — CMYK 11%, 0%, 96%, 2%.

What colors go with #DFFB09?

Its complement is #2509FB; analogous partners are #FB9E09 and #66FB09. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFFB09 for text?

Black text on #DFFB09 has a contrast ratio of 17.94:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.17:1.