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#85BF05

#85bf05 ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#85bf05 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, 74.9% green and 1.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 30.37% cyan, 0% magenta, 97.38% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 78.71°, with 94.9% saturation and 38.43% 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 9.45:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apple Green (#8db600), ΔE 3.22.

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Web safe#99cc00
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Relative luminance0.4226

Complementary

  1. #85bf05
  2. #3f05bf

Split complementary

  1. #85bf05
  2. #0528bf
  3. #9c05bf

Analogous

  1. #bf9c05
  2. #85bf05
  3. #28bf05

Triadic

  1. #85bf05
  2. #0585bf
  3. #bf0585

Tetradic

  1. #85bf05
  2. #05bf3f
  3. #3f05bf
  4. #bf0585

Square

  1. #85bf05
  2. #05bf9c
  3. #3f05bf
  4. #bf0528

Monochromatic

  1. #1d2a01
  2. #517403
  3. #85bf05
  4. #b3f918
  5. #cbfb62

Shades

#85bf05 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #85bf05
  2. #78ac05
  3. #6a9904
  4. #5d8604
  5. #507303
  6. #436003
  7. #354c02
  8. #283902
  9. #1b2601
  10. #0d1301
  11. #000000

Tints

#85bf05 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #85bf05
  2. #91c51e
  3. #9dcc37
  4. #aad250
  5. #b6d969
  6. #c2df82
  7. #cee59b
  8. #daecb4
  9. #e7f2cd
  10. #f3f9e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#85bf05 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #85bf05
  2. #85b911
  3. #84b21e
  4. #84ac2a
  5. #83a636
  6. #83a043
  7. #82994f
  8. #82935b
  9. #818d67
  10. #818674
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aeaeae ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9fb58a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c9b000 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c1ad28 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8ab6a2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b2b600 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #acb41e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #88ba80 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-85bf05 {
  color: #85bf05;
}
Background
.bg-85bf05 {
  background-color: #85bf05;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-85bf05 {
  border: 2px solid #85bf05;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #85bf05;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 191 5;
  --color-primary-hsl: 79 95% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-85bf05 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #85bf05, #28bf05);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-85bf05 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 191 5 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 3.22 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 4.23 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 7.43 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 9.62 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 10.13 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 10.41 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 10.46 #7a40fa Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Apple Green
#85bf05  rgb(133, 191, 5)  hsl(79, 95%, 38%)  Apple Green
#3f05bf  rgb(63, 5, 191)  hsl(259, 95%, 38%)  Medium Blue
#0585bf  rgb(5, 133, 191)  hsl(199, 95%, 38%)  Steel Blue
#bf0585  rgb(191, 5, 133)  hsl(319, 95%, 38%)  Medium Violet Red