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#85A321

#85a321 ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#85a321 is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.16% red, 63.92% green and 12.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.4% cyan, 0% magenta, 79.75% yellow and 36.08% black. Its hue angle is 73.85°, with 66.33% saturation and 38.43% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with freshness, growth and vitality. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.26:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apple Green (#8db600), ΔE 5.85.

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Relative luminance0.3129

Complementary

  1. #85a321
  2. #3f21a3

Split complementary

  1. #85a321
  2. #2144a3
  3. #8021a3

Analogous

  1. #a38021
  2. #85a321
  3. #44a321

Triadic

  1. #85a321
  2. #2185a3
  3. #a32185

Tetradic

  1. #85a321
  2. #21a33f
  3. #3f21a3
  4. #a32185

Square

  1. #85a321
  2. #21a380
  3. #3f21a3
  4. #a32144

Monochromatic

  1. #1d2407
  2. #516314
  3. #85a321
  4. #b3d739
  5. #cbe479

Shades

#85a321 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #85a321
  2. #78931e
  3. #6a821a
  4. #5d7217
  5. #506214
  6. #435211
  7. #35410d
  8. #28310a
  9. #1b2107
  10. #0d1003
  11. #000000

Tints

#85a321 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #85a321
  2. #91ac37
  3. #9db54d
  4. #aabf64
  5. #b6c87a
  6. #c2d190
  7. #cedaa6
  8. #dae3bc
  9. #e7edd3
  10. #f3f6e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#85a321 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #85a321
  2. #85a02b
  3. #849c34
  4. #84993e
  5. #839547
  6. #839251
  7. #828e5a
  8. #828b64
  9. #81876d
  10. #818477
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #989898 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #919c7a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ad9900 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a9982e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8c9a8b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9f9d0e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9c9c2a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #899e70 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-85a321 {
  color: #85a321;
}
Background
.bg-85a321 {
  background-color: #85a321;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-85a321 {
  border: 2px solid #85a321;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #85a321;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 163 33;
  --color-primary-hsl: 74 66% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-85a321 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #85a321, #44a321);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-85a321 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 163 33 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 5.85 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 7.90 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 9.30 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 10.91 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 11.20 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 11.33 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 11.38 #7a5cde Inverted #989898 Grayscale 

Apple Green
#85a321  rgb(133, 163, 33)  hsl(74, 66%, 38%)  Apple Green
#3f21a3  rgb(63, 33, 163)  hsl(254, 66%, 38%)  Zaffre
#2185a3  rgb(33, 133, 163)  hsl(194, 66%, 38%)  Bondi Blue
#a32185  rgb(163, 33, 133)  hsl(314, 66%, 38%)  Deep Plum