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#85CA3E

#85ca3e ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#85ca3e 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 24.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 34.16% cyan, 0% magenta, 69.31% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 89.57°, with 56.91% saturation and 51.76% 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 10.52:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 3.95.

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Web safe#99cc33
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Relative luminance0.4758

Complementary

  1. #85ca3e
  2. #833eca

Split complementary

  1. #85ca3e
  2. #3e3fca
  3. #c93eca

Analogous

  1. #cac93e
  2. #85ca3e
  3. #3fca3e

Triadic

  1. #85ca3e
  2. #3e85ca
  3. #ca3e85

Tetradic

  1. #85ca3e
  2. #3eca83
  3. #833eca
  4. #ca3e85

Square

  1. #85ca3e
  2. #3ecac9
  3. #833eca
  4. #ca3e3f

Monochromatic

  1. #385718
  2. #5f9328
  3. #85ca3e
  4. #abda7a
  5. #d1ebb6

Shades

#85ca3e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #85ca3e
  2. #78b638
  3. #6aa232
  4. #5d8d2b
  5. #507925
  6. #43651f
  7. #355119
  8. #283d13
  9. #1b280c
  10. #0d1406
  11. #000000

Tints

#85ca3e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #85ca3e
  2. #91cf51
  3. #9dd565
  4. #aada78
  5. #b6df8b
  6. #c2e59f
  7. #ceeab2
  8. #daefc5
  9. #e7f4d8
  10. #f3faec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#85ca3e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #85ca3e
  2. #85c345
  3. #84bb4b
  4. #84b452
  5. #83ac58
  6. #83a55f
  7. #829e66
  8. #82966c
  9. #818f73
  10. #818779
  11. #808080

Readable text 2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b7b7b7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a6bf96 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d2bb28 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c9b64a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #87c2ae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b9c132 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b2be46 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #86c58f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-85ca3e {
  color: #85ca3e;
}
Background
.bg-85ca3e {
  background-color: #85ca3e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-85ca3e {
  border: 2px solid #85ca3e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #85ca3e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 202 62;
  --color-primary-hsl: 90 57% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-85ca3e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #85ca3e, #3fca3e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-85ca3e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 202 62 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 3.95 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 6.89 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 7.11 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 7.32 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 7.36 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 7.38 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 8.66 #7a35c1 Inverted #b7b7b7 Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#85ca3e  rgb(133, 202, 62)  hsl(90, 57%, 52%)  Yellow Green
#833eca  rgb(131, 62, 202)  hsl(270, 57%, 52%)  Blue Violet
#3e85ca  rgb(62, 133, 202)  hsl(210, 57%, 52%)  Steel Blue
#ca3e85  rgb(202, 62, 133)  hsl(330, 57%, 52%)  Mulberry