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#85CA36

#85ca36 ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#85ca36 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, 79.22% green and 21.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 34.16% cyan, 0% magenta, 73.27% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 87.97°, with 58.27% saturation and 50.2% 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 10.5:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 3.47.

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Web safe#99cc33
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Relative luminance0.4749

Complementary

  1. #85ca36
  2. #7b36ca

Split complementary

  1. #85ca36
  2. #363bca
  3. #c536ca

Analogous

  1. #cac536
  2. #85ca36
  3. #3bca36

Triadic

  1. #85ca36
  2. #3685ca
  3. #ca3685

Tetradic

  1. #85ca36
  2. #36ca7b
  3. #7b36ca
  4. #ca3685

Square

  1. #85ca36
  2. #36cac5
  3. #7b36ca
  4. #ca363b

Monochromatic

  1. #365215
  2. #5d8e25
  3. #85ca36
  4. #aada73
  5. #cfeaaf

Shades

#85ca36 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #85ca36
  2. #78b631
  3. #6aa22b
  4. #5d8d26
  5. #507920
  6. #43651b
  7. #355116
  8. #283d10
  9. #1b280b
  10. #0d1405
  11. #000000

Tints

#85ca36 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #85ca36
  2. #91cf4a
  3. #9dd55e
  4. #aada72
  5. #b6df86
  6. #c2e59b
  7. #ceeaaf
  8. #daefc3
  9. #e7f4d7
  10. #f3faeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#85ca36 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #85ca36
  2. #85c33d
  3. #84bb45
  4. #84b44c
  5. #83ac54
  6. #83a55b
  7. #829e62
  8. #82966a
  9. #818f71
  10. #818779
  11. #808080

Readable text 2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b7b7b7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a5bf95 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d3bb19 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c9b544 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #87c2ae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b9c127 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b2be3f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #86c58d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-85ca36 {
  color: #85ca36;
}
Background
.bg-85ca36 {
  background-color: #85ca36;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-85ca36 {
  border: 2px solid #85ca36;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #85ca36;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 202 54;
  --color-primary-hsl: 88 58% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-85ca36 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #85ca36, #3bca36);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-85ca36 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 202 54 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 3.47 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 6.88 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 6.95 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 7.63 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 7.84 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 8.06 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 8.53 #7a35c9 Inverted #b7b7b7 Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#85ca36  rgb(133, 202, 54)  hsl(88, 58%, 50%)  Yellow Green
#7b36ca  rgb(123, 54, 202)  hsl(268, 58%, 50%)  Blue Violet
#3685ca  rgb(54, 133, 202)  hsl(208, 58%, 50%)  Steel Blue
#ca3685  rgb(202, 54, 133)  hsl(328, 58%, 50%)  Mulberry