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#85CD14

#85cd14 ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#85cd14 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, 80.39% green and 7.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 35.12% cyan, 0% magenta, 90.24% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 83.35°, with 82.22% saturation and 44.12% 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 10.74:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 2.97.

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Web safe#99cc00
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Relative luminance0.487

Complementary

  1. #85cd14
  2. #5c14cd

Split complementary

  1. #85cd14
  2. #1429cd
  3. #b914cd

Analogous

  1. #cdb914
  2. #85cd14
  3. #29cd14

Triadic

  1. #85cd14
  2. #1485cd
  3. #cd1485

Tetradic

  1. #85cd14
  2. #14cd5c
  3. #5c14cd
  4. #cd1485

Square

  1. #85cd14
  2. #14cdb9
  3. #5c14cd
  4. #cd1429

Monochromatic

  1. #2b4206
  2. #58870d
  3. #85cd14
  4. #aaec41
  5. #c9f387

Shades

#85cd14 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #85cd14
  2. #78b912
  3. #6aa410
  4. #5d900e
  5. #507b0c
  6. #43670a
  7. #355208
  8. #283e06
  9. #1b2904
  10. #0d1502
  11. #000000

Tints

#85cd14 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #85cd14
  2. #91d22c
  3. #9dd743
  4. #aadc5b
  5. #b6e172
  6. #c2e68a
  7. #ceeba1
  8. #daf0b9
  9. #e7f5d0
  10. #f3fae8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#85cd14 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #85cd14
  2. #85c51f
  3. #84be2a
  4. #84b634
  5. #83ae3f
  6. #83a74a
  7. #829f55
  8. #829760
  9. #818f6a
  10. #818875
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b9b9b9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a7c294 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d7bd00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cdb831 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #88c4ae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bcc300 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b5c028 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #87c88b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-85cd14 {
  color: #85cd14;
}
Background
.bg-85cd14 {
  background-color: #85cd14;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-85cd14 {
  border: 2px solid #85cd14;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #85cd14;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 205 20;
  --color-primary-hsl: 83 82% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-85cd14 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #85cd14, #29cd14);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-85cd14 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 205 20 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 2.97 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 6.70 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 7.93 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 8.35 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 8.55 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 8.60 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 10.13 #7a32eb Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#85cd14  rgb(133, 205, 20)  hsl(83, 82%, 44%)  Yellow Green
#5c14cd  rgb(92, 20, 205)  hsl(263, 82%, 44%)  Han Purple
#1485cd  rgb(20, 133, 205)  hsl(203, 82%, 44%)  Steel Blue
#cd1485  rgb(205, 20, 133)  hsl(323, 82%, 44%)  Medium Violet Red