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#85DB2B

#85db2b ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#85db2b 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, 85.88% green and 16.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 39.27% cyan, 0% magenta, 80.37% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 89.32°, with 70.97% saturation and 51.37% 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 12.16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 4.96.

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Web safe#99cc33
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Relative luminance0.5582

Complementary

  1. #85db2b
  2. #812bdb

Split complementary

  1. #85db2b
  2. #2b2ddb
  3. #d92bdb

Analogous

  1. #dbd92b
  2. #85db2b
  3. #2ddb2b

Triadic

  1. #85db2b
  2. #2b85db
  3. #db2b85

Tetradic

  1. #85db2b
  2. #2bdb81
  3. #812bdb
  4. #db2b85

Square

  1. #85db2b
  2. #2bdbd9
  3. #812bdb
  4. #db2b2d

Monochromatic

  1. #375d10
  2. #5e9f1b
  3. #85db2b
  4. #abe66c
  5. #d0f1ae

Shades

#85db2b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #85db2b
  2. #78c527
  3. #6aaf22
  4. #5d991e
  5. #50831a
  6. #436e16
  7. #355811
  8. #28420d
  9. #1b2c09
  10. #0d1604
  11. #000000

Tints

#85db2b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #85db2b
  2. #91df40
  3. #9de255
  4. #aae66b
  5. #b6e980
  6. #c2ed95
  7. #cef1aa
  8. #daf4bf
  9. #e7f8d5
  10. #f3fbea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#85db2b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #85db2b
  2. #85d234
  3. #84c93c
  4. #84c045
  5. #83b74d
  6. #83ae56
  7. #82a45e
  8. #829b67
  9. #81926f
  10. #818978
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c5c5c5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #afce9f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e4c900 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d9c340 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #85d2bb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c5d10d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bdcd39 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #85d697 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-85db2b {
  color: #85db2b;
}
Background
.bg-85db2b {
  background-color: #85db2b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-85db2b {
  border: 2px solid #85db2b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #85db2b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 219 43;
  --color-primary-hsl: 89 71% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-85db2b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #85db2b, #2ddb2b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-85db2b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 219 43 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 4.96 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 6.24 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 7.45 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 8.03 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 8.20 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 8.29 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 8.39 #7a24d4 Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#85db2b  rgb(133, 219, 43)  hsl(89, 71%, 51%)  Yellow Green
#812bdb  rgb(129, 43, 219)  hsl(269, 71%, 51%)  Blue Violet
#2b85db  rgb(43, 133, 219)  hsl(209, 71%, 51%)  Bleu de France
#db2b85  rgb(219, 43, 133)  hsl(329, 71%, 51%)  Telemagenta