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#86CA48

#86ca48 ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#86ca48 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, 79.22% green and 28.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 33.66% cyan, 0% magenta, 64.36% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 91.38°, with 55.08% saturation and 53.73% 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 10.56:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 4.62.

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Web safe#99cc33
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Relative luminance0.4778

Complementary

  1. #86ca48
  2. #8c48ca

Split complementary

  1. #86ca48
  2. #4b48ca
  3. #ca48c7

Analogous

  1. #c7ca48
  2. #86ca48
  3. #48ca4b

Triadic

  1. #86ca48
  2. #4886ca
  3. #ca4886

Tetradic

  1. #86ca48
  2. #48ca8c
  3. #8c48ca
  4. #ca4886

Square

  1. #86ca48
  2. #48c7ca
  3. #8c48ca
  4. #ca4b48

Monochromatic

  1. #3b5e1b
  2. #60992c
  3. #86ca48
  4. #addb83
  5. #d4ecbf

Shades

#86ca48 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #86ca48
  2. #79b641
  3. #6ba23a
  4. #5e8d32
  5. #50792b
  6. #436524
  7. #36511d
  8. #283d16
  9. #1b280e
  10. #0d1407
  11. #000000

Tints

#86ca48 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #86ca48
  2. #92cf5a
  3. #9ed56d
  4. #aada7f
  5. #b6df91
  6. #c3e5a4
  7. #cfeab6
  8. #dbefc8
  9. #e7f4da
  10. #f3faed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#86ca48 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #86ca48
  2. #85c34e
  3. #85bb53
  4. #84b459
  5. #84ac5e
  6. #83a564
  7. #829e6a
  8. #82966f
  9. #818f75
  10. #81877a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b8b8b8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a6bf98 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d2bb37 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c9b652 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #87c2af ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b8c13f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b2be4e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #87c591 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-86ca48 {
  color: #86ca48;
}
Background
.bg-86ca48 {
  background-color: #86ca48;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-86ca48 {
  border: 2px solid #86ca48;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #86ca48;
  --color-primary-rgb: 134 202 72;
  --color-primary-hsl: 91 55% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-86ca48 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #86ca48, #48ca4b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-86ca48 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(134 202 72 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 4.62 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 6.18 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 6.38 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 7.07 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 7.31 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 7.93 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 8.00 #7935b7 Inverted #b8b8b8 Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#86ca48  rgb(134, 202, 72)  hsl(91, 55%, 54%)  Yellow Green
#8c48ca  rgb(140, 72, 202)  hsl(271, 55%, 54%)  Dark Orchid
#4886ca  rgb(72, 134, 202)  hsl(211, 55%, 54%)  Tufts Blue
#ca4886  rgb(202, 72, 134)  hsl(331, 55%, 54%)  Mulberry