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#85CE35

#85ce35 ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#85ce35 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, 80.78% green and 20.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 35.44% cyan, 0% magenta, 74.27% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 88.63°, with 60.96% saturation and 50.78% 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 10.88:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 3.49.

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Web safe#99cc33
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Relative luminance0.4939

Complementary

  1. #85ce35
  2. #7e35ce

Split complementary

  1. #85ce35
  2. #3538ce
  3. #cb35ce

Analogous

  1. #cecb35
  2. #85ce35
  3. #38ce35

Triadic

  1. #85ce35
  2. #3585ce
  3. #ce3585

Tetradic

  1. #85ce35
  2. #35ce7e
  3. #7e35ce
  4. #ce3585

Square

  1. #85ce35
  2. #35cecb
  3. #7e35ce
  4. #ce3538

Monochromatic

  1. #365515
  2. #5e9324
  3. #85ce35
  4. #aadd73
  5. #cfecb0

Shades

#85ce35 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #85ce35
  2. #78b930
  3. #6aa52a
  4. #5d9025
  5. #507c20
  6. #43671b
  7. #355215
  8. #283e10
  9. #1b290b
  10. #0d1505
  11. #000000

Tints

#85ce35 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #85ce35
  2. #91d349
  3. #9dd85d
  4. #aadd72
  5. #b6e286
  6. #c2e79a
  7. #ceebae
  8. #daf0c2
  9. #e7f5d7
  10. #f3faeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#85ce35 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #85ce35
  2. #85c63d
  3. #84be44
  4. #84b74c
  5. #83af53
  6. #83a75b
  7. #829f62
  8. #82976a
  9. #819071
  10. #818879
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bababa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a8c397 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d7be14 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cdb944 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #87c5b1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bcc525 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b5c13f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #86c990 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-85ce35 {
  color: #85ce35;
}
Background
.bg-85ce35 {
  background-color: #85ce35;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-85ce35 {
  border: 2px solid #85ce35;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #85ce35;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 206 53;
  --color-primary-hsl: 89 61% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-85ce35 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #85ce35, #38ce35);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-85ce35 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 206 53 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 3.49 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 7.43 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 7.49 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 7.64 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 8.03 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 8.25 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 8.33 #7a31ca Inverted #bababa Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#85ce35  rgb(133, 206, 53)  hsl(89, 61%, 51%)  Yellow Green
#7e35ce  rgb(126, 53, 206)  hsl(269, 61%, 51%)  Blue Violet
#3585ce  rgb(53, 133, 206)  hsl(209, 61%, 51%)  Steel Blue
#ce3585  rgb(206, 53, 133)  hsl(329, 61%, 51%)  Mulberry