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#85BE09

#85be09 ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#85be09 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, 74.51% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 95.26% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 78.9°, with 90.95% saturation and 39.02% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.37:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apple Green (#8db600), ΔE 3.02.

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Web safe#99cc00
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Relative luminance0.4183

Complementary

  1. #85be09
  2. #4209be

Split complementary

  1. #85be09
  2. #092abe
  3. #9d09be

Analogous

  1. #be9d09
  2. #85be09
  3. #2abe09

Triadic

  1. #85be09
  2. #0985be
  3. #be0985

Tetradic

  1. #85be09
  2. #09be42
  3. #4209be
  4. #be0985

Square

  1. #85be09
  2. #09be9d
  3. #4209be
  4. #be092a

Monochromatic

  1. #1f2c02
  2. #527506
  3. #85be09
  4. #b1f41f
  5. #cbf868

Shades

#85be09 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #85be09
  2. #78ab08
  3. #6a9807
  4. #5d8506
  5. #507205
  6. #435f05
  7. #354c04
  8. #283903
  9. #1b2602
  10. #0d1301
  11. #000000

Tints

#85be09 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #85be09
  2. #91c522
  3. #9dcb3a
  4. #aad253
  5. #b6d86b
  6. #c2df84
  7. #cee59d
  8. #daecb5
  9. #e7f2ce
  10. #f3f9e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#85be09 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #85be09
  2. #85b815
  3. #84b221
  4. #84ab2d
  5. #83a539
  6. #839f45
  7. #829950
  8. #82935c
  9. #818c68
  10. #818674
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #adadad ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9fb489 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c8b000 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c0ac29 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8ab5a1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b1b600 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #acb320 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #88b980 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-85be09 {
  color: #85be09;
}
Background
.bg-85be09 {
  background-color: #85be09;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-85be09 {
  border: 2px solid #85be09;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #85be09;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 190 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 79 91% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-85be09 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #85be09, #2abe09);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-85be09 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 190 9 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 3.02 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 4.40 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 7.39 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 9.74 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 10.21 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 10.34 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 10.40 #7a41f6 Inverted #adadad Grayscale 

Apple Green
#85be09  rgb(133, 190, 9)  hsl(79, 91%, 39%)  Apple Green
#4209be  rgb(66, 9, 190)  hsl(259, 91%, 39%)  Medium Blue
#0985be  rgb(9, 133, 190)  hsl(199, 91%, 39%)  Steel Blue
#be0985  rgb(190, 9, 133)  hsl(319, 91%, 39%)  Medium Violet Red