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#86BF33

#86bf33 ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#86bf33 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.55% red, 74.9% green and 20% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.84% cyan, 0% magenta, 73.3% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 84.43°, with 57.85% saturation and 47.45% 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 9.51:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 4.42.

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Web safe#99cc33
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Relative luminance0.4257

Complementary

  1. #86bf33
  2. #6c33bf

Split complementary

  1. #86bf33
  2. #3340bf
  3. #b233bf

Analogous

  1. #bfb233
  2. #86bf33
  3. #40bf33

Triadic

  1. #86bf33
  2. #3386bf
  3. #bf3386

Tetradic

  1. #86bf33
  2. #33bf6c
  3. #6c33bf
  4. #bf3386

Square

  1. #86bf33
  2. #33bfb2
  3. #6c33bf
  4. #bf3340

Monochromatic

  1. #314613
  2. #5c8323
  3. #86bf33
  4. #aad768
  5. #cce7a4

Shades

#86bf33 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #86bf33
  2. #79ac2e
  3. #6b9929
  4. #5e8624
  5. #50731f
  6. #43601a
  7. #364c14
  8. #28390f
  9. #1b260a
  10. #0d1305
  11. #000000

Tints

#86bf33 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #86bf33
  2. #92c547
  3. #9ecc5c
  4. #aad270
  5. #b6d985
  6. #c3df99
  7. #cfe5ad
  8. #dbecc2
  9. #e7f2d6
  10. #f3f9eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#86bf33 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #86bf33
  2. #85b93b
  3. #85b242
  4. #84ac4a
  5. #84a652
  6. #83a05a
  7. #829961
  8. #829369
  9. #818d71
  10. #818678
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aeaeae ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a0b58e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c8b117 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c0ad40 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8ab7a4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b1b725 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #acb53b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #88ba85 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-86bf33 {
  color: #86bf33;
}
Background
.bg-86bf33 {
  background-color: #86bf33;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-86bf33 {
  border: 2px solid #86bf33;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #86bf33;
  --color-primary-rgb: 134 191 51;
  --color-primary-hsl: 84 58% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-86bf33 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #86bf33, #40bf33);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-86bf33 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(134 191 51 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 4.42 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 4.61 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 6.63 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 7.95 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 8.02 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 9.07 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 9.44 #7940cc Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#86bf33  rgb(134, 191, 51)  hsl(84, 58%, 47%)  Yellow Green
#6c33bf  rgb(108, 51, 191)  hsl(264, 58%, 47%)  Purple Heart
#3386bf  rgb(51, 134, 191)  hsl(204, 58%, 47%)  Steel Blue
#bf3386  rgb(191, 51, 134)  hsl(324, 58%, 47%)  Medium Violet Red