Palettes / Colors / #85BB35

#85BB35 — Green

#85BB35 is a green color we call 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 #85BB35 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.

#85BB35 is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #6A35BB; it also sits naturally between #BBAE35 and #42BB35. 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 52% · Green 73% · Blue 21%

Cyan 29% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 72% · Key 27%

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

Previews

CSS code for #85BB35

.text { color: #85BB35; }
.background { background-color: #85BB35; }
.border { border: 3px solid #85BB35; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(133, 187, 53); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(84, 56%, 47%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #85BB35; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(133, 187, 53, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #85BB35; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(133, 187, 53, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#85BB35">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#85BB35">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #6A35BB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #85BB35: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #85BB35

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 #85BB35 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 #85BB35 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

← #85BB34  ·  #85BB36 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #85BB35?

#85BB35 is Green, a green color (RGB 133, 187, 53). Its closest standard named color is YellowGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #85BB35?

#85BB35 is RGB 133, 187, 53 — HSL 84°, 56%, 47% — CMYK 29%, 0%, 72%, 27%.

What colors go with #85BB35?

Its complement is #6A35BB; analogous partners are #BBAE35 and #42BB35. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #85BB35 for text?

Black text on #85BB35 has a contrast ratio of 9.16:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.29:1.