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#86CD3E

#86cd3e ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#86cd3e 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, 80.39% green and 24.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 34.63% cyan, 0% magenta, 69.76% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 89.79°, with 58.85% 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 10.82:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 3.8.

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Web safe#99cc33
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Relative luminance0.4908

Complementary

  1. #86cd3e
  2. #853ecd

Split complementary

  1. #86cd3e
  2. #3e3ecd
  3. #cc3ecd

Analogous

  1. #cdcc3e
  2. #86cd3e
  3. #3ecd3e

Triadic

  1. #86cd3e
  2. #3e86cd
  3. #cd3e86

Tetradic

  1. #86cd3e
  2. #3ecd85
  3. #853ecd
  4. #cd3e86

Square

  1. #86cd3e
  2. #3ecdcc
  3. #853ecd
  4. #cd3e3e

Monochromatic

  1. #395b17
  2. #609727
  3. #86cd3e
  4. #acdd7b
  5. #d2ecb8

Shades

#86cd3e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #86cd3e
  2. #79b938
  3. #6ba432
  4. #5e902b
  5. #507b25
  6. #43671f
  7. #365219
  8. #283e13
  9. #1b290c
  10. #0d1506
  11. #000000

Tints

#86cd3e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #86cd3e
  2. #92d251
  3. #9ed765
  4. #aadc78
  5. #b6e18b
  6. #c3e69f
  7. #cfebb2
  8. #dbf0c5
  9. #e7f5d8
  10. #f3faec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#86cd3e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #86cd3e
  2. #85c545
  3. #85be4b
  4. #84b652
  5. #84ae58
  6. #83a75f
  7. #829f66
  8. #82976c
  9. #818f73
  10. #818879
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bababa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a8c298 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d6be27 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ccb84b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #87c5b1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bbc432 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b4c146 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #87c891 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-86cd3e {
  color: #86cd3e;
}
Background
.bg-86cd3e {
  background-color: #86cd3e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-86cd3e {
  border: 2px solid #86cd3e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #86cd3e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 134 205 62;
  --color-primary-hsl: 90 59% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-86cd3e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #86cd3e, #3ecd3e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-86cd3e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(134 205 62 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 3.80 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 7.32 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 7.36 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 7.46 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 7.67 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 7.79 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 8.16 #7932c1 Inverted #bababa Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#86cd3e  rgb(134, 205, 62)  hsl(90, 59%, 52%)  Yellow Green
#853ecd  rgb(133, 62, 205)  hsl(270, 59%, 52%)  Blue Violet
#3e86cd  rgb(62, 134, 205)  hsl(210, 59%, 52%)  Bleu de France
#cd3e86  rgb(205, 62, 134)  hsl(330, 59%, 52%)  Mulberry