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#85AE02

#85ae02 ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#85ae02 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, 68.24% green and 0.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.56% cyan, 0% magenta, 98.85% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 74.3°, with 97.73% saturation and 34.51% 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 corporate identities. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.05:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apple Green (#8db600), ΔE 2.4.

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Relative luminance0.3526

Complementary

  1. #85ae02
  2. #2b02ae

Split complementary

  1. #85ae02
  2. #022fae
  3. #8102ae

Analogous

  1. #ae8102
  2. #85ae02
  3. #2fae02

Triadic

  1. #85ae02
  2. #0285ae
  3. #ae0285

Tetradic

  1. #85ae02
  2. #02ae2b
  3. #2b02ae
  4. #ae0285

Square

  1. #85ae02
  2. #02ae81
  3. #2b02ae
  4. #ae022f

Monochromatic

  1. #111700
  2. #4b6201
  3. #85ae02
  4. #bffa03
  5. #d3fd4c

Shades

#85ae02 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #85ae02
  2. #789d02
  3. #6a8b02
  4. #5d7a01
  5. #506801
  6. #435701
  7. #354601
  8. #283401
  9. #1b2300
  10. #0d1100
  11. #000000

Tints

#85ae02 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #85ae02
  2. #91b61b
  3. #9dbe35
  4. #aac64e
  5. #b6ce67
  6. #c2d781
  7. #cedf9a
  8. #dae7b3
  9. #e7efcc
  10. #f3f7e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#85ae02 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #85ae02
  2. #85a90f
  3. #84a51b
  4. #84a028
  5. #839c34
  6. #839741
  7. #82924e
  8. #828e5a
  9. #818967
  10. #818573
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a0a0a0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #96a67f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b8a200 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b3a022 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8ca593 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a6a700 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a3a619 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #89a975 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-85ae02 {
  color: #85ae02;
}
Background
.bg-85ae02 {
  background-color: #85ae02;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-85ae02 {
  border: 2px solid #85ae02;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #85ae02;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 174 2;
  --color-primary-hsl: 74 98% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-85ae02 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #85ae02, #2fae02);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-85ae02 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 174 2 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 2.40 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 8.28 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 9.24 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 11.00 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 11.66 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 12.00 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 12.20 #7a51fd Inverted #a0a0a0 Grayscale 

Apple Green
#85ae02  rgb(133, 174, 2)  hsl(74, 98%, 35%)  Apple Green
#2b02ae  rgb(43, 2, 174)  hsl(254, 98%, 35%)  Zaffre
#0285ae  rgb(2, 133, 174)  hsl(194, 98%, 35%)  Cerulean
#ae0285  rgb(174, 2, 133)  hsl(314, 98%, 35%)  Medium Violet Red