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#E2EF2E — Vivid Yellow

#E2EF2E 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 #E2EF2E 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.

#E2EF2E 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 #3B2EEF; it also sits naturally between #EF9C2E and #82EF2E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#E2EF2E · RGB 226, 239, 46

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Color values

HEX#E2EF2E
RGB226, 239, 46
HSL64°, 86%, 56%
HSV64°, 81%, 94%
CMYK5%, 0%, 81%, 6%
XYZ62.72, 78.10, 14.35
Yxy78.10, 0.4042, 0.5033
CIE-Lab90.83, -25.14, 82.39
Hunter Lab88.37, -23.61, 49.24

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 89% · Green 94% · Blue 18%

Cyan 5% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 81% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #E2EF2E on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #E2EF2E on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #E2EF2E

.text { color: #E2EF2E; }
.background { background-color: #E2EF2E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E2EF2E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(226, 239, 46); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(64, 86%, 56%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E2EF2E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(226, 239, 46, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E2EF2E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(226, 239, 46, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E2EF2E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E2EF2E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E2EF2E

#DFEE17#CDDA10#B2BE0E#9CA60C#868E0B#6F7709#595F07#3E4205#282B03#121301

Tints of #E2EF2E

#E5F141#E8F254#EAF467#EDF57A#EFF68D#F2F8A0#F5F9B3#F7FBC6#FAFCD9#FCFEEC

Tones of #E2EF2E

#D7E23C#CAD34A#BEC658#B3B865#A7AB73#9A9C81

Color harmonies

Complementary — #3B2EEF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.26:1 Fails
Against black text16.62:1 AAA

Best text color on #E2EF2E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E2EF2E

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 #E2EF2E: ·

How #E2EF2E looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E8E85DDeuteranopia · #E7E668Tritanopia · #E3828A

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 #E2EF2E rather than the exact color:

Rustic Tempest
#D6EB2C · #71DE38 · #20BD40 · #5BE9C5
Honey Ruby Zephyr
#2C1012 · #E3F838 · #52FE48 · #B04AFF
Royal Ruby Voyage
#0E11B0 · #402DEE · #EDEA27 · #EFE692
Crimson Meadow
#9BB911 · #D4EC2E · #411CEA · #C1BDF5
Modern Monsoon
#1311A2 · #716BEF · #E8EA3B · #F5F0C4
Amber Ruby Breeze
#8A9416 · #E1E237 · #6358E7 · #B3ACED

Similar colors

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

#D6EB2C#E3F838#EDEA27#D4EC2E#E8EA3B#E1E237#E4FF30#DBF720#ECFD33#D1E92C#D8E324#DDDB30

Browse neighbouring colors

← #E2EF2D  ·  #E2EF2F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E2EF2E?

#E2EF2E is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 226, 239, 46). Its closest standard named color is GreenYellow.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E2EF2E?

#E2EF2E is RGB 226, 239, 46 — HSL 64°, 86%, 56% — CMYK 5%, 0%, 81%, 6%.

What colors go with #E2EF2E?

Its complement is #3B2EEF; analogous partners are #EF9C2E and #82EF2E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E2EF2E for text?

Black text on #E2EF2E has a contrast ratio of 16.62:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.26:1.