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#85BF37

#85bf37 ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#85bf37 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.16% red, 74.9% green and 21.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 30.37% cyan, 0% magenta, 71.2% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 85.59°, with 55.28% saturation and 48.24% 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 9.5:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 4.69.

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Web safe#99cc33
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Relative luminance0.4252

Complementary

  1. #85bf37
  2. #7137bf

Split complementary

  1. #85bf37
  2. #3741bf
  3. #b537bf

Analogous

  1. #bfb537
  2. #85bf37
  3. #41bf37

Triadic

  1. #85bf37
  2. #3785bf
  3. #bf3785

Tetradic

  1. #85bf37
  2. #37bf71
  3. #7137bf
  4. #bf3785

Square

  1. #85bf37
  2. #37bfb5
  3. #7137bf
  4. #bf3741

Monochromatic

  1. #324815
  2. #5c8426
  3. #85bf37
  4. #a9d56d
  5. #cce6a9

Shades

#85bf37 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #85bf37
  2. #78ac32
  3. #6a992c
  4. #5d8627
  5. #507321
  6. #43601c
  7. #354c16
  8. #283911
  9. #1b260b
  10. #0d1306
  11. #000000

Tints

#85bf37 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #85bf37
  2. #91c54b
  3. #9dcc5f
  4. #aad273
  5. #b6d987
  6. #c2df9b
  7. #cee5af
  8. #daecc3
  9. #e7f2d7
  10. #f3f9eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#85bf37 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #85bf37
  2. #85b93e
  3. #84b246
  4. #84ac4d
  5. #83a654
  6. #83a05c
  7. #829963
  8. #82936a
  9. #818d71
  10. #818679
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aeaeae ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9fb58e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c8b120 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c0ad43 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #88b7a4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b1b72b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #abb43f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #87ba86 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-85bf37 {
  color: #85bf37;
}
Background
.bg-85bf37 {
  background-color: #85bf37;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-85bf37 {
  border: 2px solid #85bf37;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #85bf37;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 191 55;
  --color-primary-hsl: 86 55% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-85bf37 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #85bf37, #41bf37);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-85bf37 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 191 55 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 4.69 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 5.03 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 6.42 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 7.54 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 7.55 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 8.80 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 9.17 #7a40c8 Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#85bf37  rgb(133, 191, 55)  hsl(86, 55%, 48%)  Yellow Green
#7137bf  rgb(113, 55, 191)  hsl(266, 55%, 48%)  Purple Heart
#3785bf  rgb(55, 133, 191)  hsl(206, 55%, 48%)  Steel Blue
#bf3785  rgb(191, 55, 133)  hsl(326, 55%, 48%)  Medium Violet Red