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#85BA4B

#85ba4b ≈ Pistachio

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#85ba4b is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.16% red, 72.94% green and 29.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.49% cyan, 0% magenta, 59.68% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 88.65°, with 44.58% saturation and 51.18% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is 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 9.12:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pistachio (#93c572), ΔE 5.61.

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Web safe#99cc33
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Relative luminance0.4061

Complementary

  1. #85ba4b
  2. #804bba

Split complementary

  1. #85ba4b
  2. #4b4eba
  3. #b84bba

Analogous

  1. #bab84b
  2. #85ba4b
  3. #4eba4b

Triadic

  1. #85ba4b
  2. #4b85ba
  3. #ba4b85

Tetradic

  1. #85ba4b
  2. #4bba80
  3. #804bba
  4. #ba4b85

Square

  1. #85ba4b
  2. #4bbab8
  3. #804bba
  4. #ba4b4e

Monochromatic

  1. #374e1e
  2. #5e8533
  3. #85ba4b
  4. #aacf82
  5. #d0e4ba

Shades

#85ba4b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #85ba4b
  2. #78a744
  3. #6a953c
  4. #5d8235
  5. #50702d
  6. #435d26
  7. #354a1e
  8. #283817
  9. #1b250f
  10. #0d1308
  11. #000000

Tints

#85ba4b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #85ba4b
  2. #91c15d
  3. #9dc86f
  4. #aacf81
  5. #b6d693
  6. #c2dda5
  7. #cee3b7
  8. #daeac9
  9. #e7f1db
  10. #f3f8ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#85ba4b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #85ba4b
  2. #85b450
  3. #84ae56
  4. #84a95b
  5. #83a360
  6. #839d66
  7. #82976b
  8. #829170
  9. #818c75
  10. #81867b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ababab ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9db18e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c2ad3f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #baa953 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #87b3a2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #adb344 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a8b050 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #87b688 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-85ba4b {
  color: #85ba4b;
}
Background
.bg-85ba4b {
  background-color: #85ba4b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-85ba4b {
  border: 2px solid #85ba4b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #85ba4b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 186 75;
  --color-primary-hsl: 89 45% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-85ba4b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #85ba4b, #4eba4b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-85ba4b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 186 75 / 0.35);
}

#93c572 Pistachio ΔE 5.61 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 5.79 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 6.75 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 6.78 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 6.99 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 7.03 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 8.63 #7a45b4 Inverted #ababab Grayscale 

Pistachio
#85ba4b  rgb(133, 186, 75)  hsl(89, 45%, 51%)  Pistachio
#804bba  rgb(128, 75, 186)  hsl(269, 45%, 51%)  Royal Purple
#4b85ba  rgb(75, 133, 186)  hsl(209, 45%, 51%)  Steel Blue
#ba4b85  rgb(186, 75, 133)  hsl(329, 45%, 51%)  Mulberry