Palettes / Colors / #83C511

#83C511 — Vivid Green

#83C511 is a green color we call Vivid Green, closest to the named color YellowGreen (#9ACD32). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: yellowgreen (#9ACD32) — not an exact match. CSS yellowgreen gives you #9ACD32, a different color; use #83C511 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#83C511 is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #5311C5; it also sits naturally between #C5AD11 and #29C511. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 51% · Green 77% · Blue 7%

Cyan 34% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 91% · Key 23%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #83C511

.text { color: #83C511; }
.background { background-color: #83C511; }
.border { border: 3px solid #83C511; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(131, 197, 17); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(82, 84%, 42%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #83C511; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(131, 197, 17, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #83C511; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(131, 197, 17, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#83C511">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#83C511">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #5311C5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #83C511: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #83C511

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #83C511 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #83C511 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #83C511?

#83C511 is Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 131, 197, 17). Its closest standard named color is YellowGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #83C511?

#83C511 is RGB 131, 197, 17 — HSL 82°, 84%, 42% — CMYK 34%, 0%, 91%, 23%.

What colors go with #83C511?

Its complement is #5311C5; analogous partners are #C5AD11 and #29C511. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #83C511 for text?

Black text on #83C511 has a contrast ratio of 9.96:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.11:1.