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#85BC55

#85bc55 ≈ Pistachio

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#85bc55 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, 73.73% green and 33.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.26% cyan, 0% magenta, 54.79% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 92.04°, with 43.46% saturation and 53.53% 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 9.32:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pistachio (#93c572), ΔE 4.32.

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Relative luminance0.4161

Complementary

  1. #85bc55
  2. #8c55bc

Split complementary

  1. #85bc55
  2. #5955bc
  3. #bc55b8

Analogous

  1. #b8bc55
  2. #85bc55
  3. #55bc59

Triadic

  1. #85bc55
  2. #5585bc
  3. #bc5585

Tetradic

  1. #85bc55
  2. #55bc8c
  3. #8c55bc
  4. #bc5585

Square

  1. #85bc55
  2. #55b8bc
  3. #8c55bc
  4. #bc5955

Monochromatic

  1. #3a5622
  2. #5f8d38
  3. #85bc55
  4. #acd28c
  5. #d4e7c3

Shades

#85bc55 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #85bc55
  2. #78a94d
  3. #6a9644
  4. #5d843c
  5. #507133
  6. #435e2b
  7. #354b22
  8. #28381a
  9. #1b2611
  10. #0d1309
  11. #000000

Tints

#85bc55 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #85bc55
  2. #91c366
  3. #9dc977
  4. #aad088
  5. #b6d799
  6. #c2deaa
  7. #cee4bb
  8. #daebcc
  9. #e7f2dd
  10. #f3f8ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#85bc55 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #85bc55
  2. #85b659
  3. #84b05e
  4. #84aa62
  5. #83a466
  6. #839e6b
  7. #82986f
  8. #829273
  9. #818c77
  10. #81867c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #adadad ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9eb392 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c3af4b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bbab5c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #86b5a5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aeb54f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a8b259 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #86b88c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-85bc55 {
  color: #85bc55;
}
Background
.bg-85bc55 {
  background-color: #85bc55;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-85bc55 {
  border: 2px solid #85bc55;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #85bc55;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 188 85;
  --color-primary-hsl: 92 43% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-85bc55 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #85bc55, #55bc59);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-85bc55 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 188 85 / 0.35);
}

#93c572 Pistachio ΔE 4.32 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 4.52 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 5.99 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 7.42 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 7.72 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 8.04 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 8.14 #7a43aa Inverted #adadad Grayscale 

Pistachio
#85bc55  rgb(133, 188, 85)  hsl(92, 43%, 54%)  Pistachio
#8c55bc  rgb(140, 85, 188)  hsl(272, 43%, 54%)  Purpureus
#5585bc  rgb(85, 133, 188)  hsl(212, 43%, 54%)  Glaucous
#bc5585  rgb(188, 85, 133)  hsl(332, 43%, 54%)  Mulberry