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#DFFB2E — Vivid Yellow

#DFFB2E 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 #DFFB2E 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.

#DFFB2E 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 #492DFB; it also sits naturally between #FBAF2D and #78FB2D. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DFFB2E · RGB 223, 251, 46

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Color values

HEX#DFFB2E
RGB223, 251, 46
HSL68°, 96%, 58%
HSV68°, 82%, 98%
CMYK11%, 0%, 82%, 2%
XYZ65.42, 84.88, 15.52
Yxy84.88, 0.3945, 0.5119
CIE-Lab93.83, -31.94, 84.89
Hunter Lab92.13, -30.02, 51.39

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 #DFFB2E on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DFFB2E on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DFFB2E

.text { color: #DFFB2E; }
.background { background-color: #DFFB2E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFFB2E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 251, 46); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(68, 96%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFFB2E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 251, 46, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFFB2E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 251, 46, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFFB2E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFFB2E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DFFB2E

#DCFA14#CCEB05#B6D204#9CB404#879B03#718203#576402#414B02#272D01#111400

Tints of #DFFB2E

#E2FB41#E5FC55#E8FC64#EBFC78#EEFD8C#F1FDA0#F4FDB4#F6FEC3#F9FED7#FCFFEB

Tones of #DFFB2E

#D4EC3C#CADE4A#BFCF59#B4C068#A9B177#9FA385

Color harmonies

Complementary — #492DFB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.17:1 Fails
Against black text17.98:1 AAA

Best text color on #DFFB2E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFFB2E

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 #DFFB2E: ·

How #DFFB2E looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #EBEB60Deuteranopia · #EAE76CTritanopia · #E0878F

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 #DFFB2E rather than the exact color:

Palette 362f4f
#362F4F · #5B23FF · #008BFF · #E4FF30
Honey Ruby Zephyr
#2C1012 · #E3F838 · #52FE48 · #B04AFF
Cosmic Ruby Ember
#190D24 · #F8348E · #0DFE29 · #ECFD33
Cosmic Ruby Breeze
#330D15 · #DBF720 · #241AFC · #FAE119
Tranquil Twilight
#25090E · #D7FE3D · #C313FA · #5384F9
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#ECFD33#DBF720#D7FE3D#D6EB2C#D4F620#D4EC2E#D1E92C#F5F828#EDEA27#E8EA3B

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DFFB2D  ·  #DFFB2F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFFB2E?

#DFFB2E is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 223, 251, 46). Its closest standard named color is GreenYellow.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFFB2E?

#DFFB2E is RGB 223, 251, 46 — HSL 68°, 96%, 58% — CMYK 11%, 0%, 82%, 2%.

What colors go with #DFFB2E?

Its complement is #492DFB; analogous partners are #FBAF2D and #78FB2D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFFB2E for text?

Black text on #DFFB2E has a contrast ratio of 17.98:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.17:1.