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#85CD3B

#85cd3b ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#85cd3b 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 23.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 35.12% cyan, 0% magenta, 71.22% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 89.59°, with 59.35% 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 10.79:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 3.76.

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Web safe#99cc33
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Relative luminance0.4896

Complementary

  1. #85cd3b
  2. #833bcd

Split complementary

  1. #85cd3b
  2. #3b3ccd
  3. #cc3bcd

Analogous

  1. #cdcc3b
  2. #85cd3b
  3. #3ccd3b

Triadic

  1. #85cd3b
  2. #3b85cd
  3. #cd3b85

Tetradic

  1. #85cd3b
  2. #3bcd83
  3. #833bcd
  4. #cd3b85

Square

  1. #85cd3b
  2. #3bcdcc
  3. #833bcd
  4. #cd3b3c

Monochromatic

  1. #385817
  2. #5e9526
  3. #85cd3b
  4. #abdd78
  5. #d1ecb5

Shades

#85cd3b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #85cd3b
  2. #78b935
  3. #6aa42f
  4. #5d9029
  5. #507b23
  6. #43671e
  7. #355218
  8. #283e12
  9. #1b290c
  10. #0d1506
  11. #000000

Tints

#85cd3b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #85cd3b
  2. #91d24f
  3. #9dd762
  4. #aadc76
  5. #b6e189
  6. #c2e69d
  7. #ceebb1
  8. #daf0c4
  9. #e7f5d8
  10. #f3faeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#85cd3b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #85cd3b
  2. #85c542
  3. #84be49
  4. #84b650
  5. #83ae57
  6. #83a75e
  7. #829f64
  8. #82976b
  9. #818f72
  10. #818879
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bababa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a7c297 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d6bd22 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ccb849 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #86c5b0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bbc42e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b4c144 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #86c890 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-85cd3b {
  color: #85cd3b;
}
Background
.bg-85cd3b {
  background-color: #85cd3b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-85cd3b {
  border: 2px solid #85cd3b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #85cd3b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 205 59;
  --color-primary-hsl: 90 59% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-85cd3b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #85cd3b, #3ccd3b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-85cd3b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 205 59 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 3.76 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 7.23 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 7.31 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 7.65 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 7.71 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 7.92 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 8.21 #7a32c4 Inverted #bababa Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#85cd3b  rgb(133, 205, 59)  hsl(90, 59%, 52%)  Yellow Green
#833bcd  rgb(131, 59, 205)  hsl(270, 59%, 52%)  Blue Violet
#3b85cd  rgb(59, 133, 205)  hsl(210, 59%, 52%)  Steel Blue
#cd3b85  rgb(205, 59, 133)  hsl(330, 59%, 52%)  Mulberry