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#85DD2E

#85dd2e ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#85dd2e 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, 86.67% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 39.82% cyan, 0% magenta, 79.19% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 90.17°, with 72.02% saturation and 52.35% 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 12.38:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 5.36.

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Web safe#99cc33
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Relative luminance0.569

Complementary

  1. #85dd2e
  2. #862edd

Split complementary

  1. #85dd2e
  2. #2e2edd
  3. #dd2edd

Analogous

  1. #dddd2e
  2. #85dd2e
  3. #2edd2e

Triadic

  1. #85dd2e
  2. #2e85dd
  3. #dd2e85

Tetradic

  1. #85dd2e
  2. #2edd86
  3. #862edd
  4. #dd2e85

Square

  1. #85dd2e
  2. #2edddd
  3. #862edd
  4. #dd2e2e

Monochromatic

  1. #396210
  2. #5fa41b
  3. #85dd2e
  4. #abe870
  5. #d2f2b2

Shades

#85dd2e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #85dd2e
  2. #78c729
  3. #6ab125
  4. #5d9b20
  5. #50851c
  6. #436f17
  7. #355812
  8. #28420e
  9. #1b2c09
  10. #0d1605
  11. #000000

Tints

#85dd2e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #85dd2e
  2. #91e043
  3. #9de458
  4. #aae76d
  5. #b6eb82
  6. #c2ee97
  7. #cef1ab
  8. #daf5c0
  9. #e7f8d5
  10. #f3fcea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#85dd2e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #85dd2e
  2. #85d436
  3. #84ca3e
  4. #84c147
  5. #83b84f
  6. #83af57
  7. #82a55f
  8. #829c67
  9. #819370
  10. #818978
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c7c7c7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b0d0a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e6cb00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dac442 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #85d4bd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c7d314 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #becf3b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #85d899 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-85dd2e {
  color: #85dd2e;
}
Background
.bg-85dd2e {
  background-color: #85dd2e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-85dd2e {
  border: 2px solid #85dd2e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #85dd2e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 221 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 90 72% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-85dd2e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #85dd2e, #2edd2e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-85dd2e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 221 46 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 5.36 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 6.00 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 7.04 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 7.61 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 8.00 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 8.26 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 8.27 #7a22d1 Inverted #c7c7c7 Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#85dd2e  rgb(133, 221, 46)  hsl(90, 72%, 52%)  Yellow Green
#862edd  rgb(134, 46, 221)  hsl(270, 72%, 52%)  Blue Violet
#2e85dd  rgb(46, 133, 221)  hsl(210, 72%, 52%)  Bleu de France
#dd2e85  rgb(221, 46, 133)  hsl(330, 72%, 52%)  Telemagenta