Palettes / Colors / #85CA44

#85CA44 — Green

#85CA44 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 #85CA44 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.

#85CA44 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 #8944CA; it also sits naturally between #C8CA44 and #44CA46. 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 79% · Blue 27%

Cyan 34% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 66% · Key 21%

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

Previews

CSS code for #85CA44

.text { color: #85CA44; }
.background { background-color: #85CA44; }
.border { border: 3px solid #85CA44; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(133, 202, 68); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(91, 56%, 53%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #85CA44; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(133, 202, 68, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #85CA44; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(133, 202, 68, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#85CA44">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#85CA44">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8944CA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #85CA44: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #85CA44

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 #85CA44 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 #85CA44 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 #85CA44?

#85CA44 is Green, a green color (RGB 133, 202, 68). Its closest standard named color is YellowGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #85CA44?

#85CA44 is RGB 133, 202, 68 — HSL 91°, 56%, 53% — CMYK 34%, 0%, 66%, 21%.

What colors go with #85CA44?

Its complement is #8944CA; analogous partners are #C8CA44 and #44CA46. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #85CA44 for text?

Black text on #85CA44 has a contrast ratio of 10.53:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.99:1.