Palettes / Colors / #85CD2E
#85CD2E — Green
#85CD2E 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 #85CD2E 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.
#85CD2E 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 #752ECC; it also sits naturally between #CCC42E and #36CC2E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #85CD2E |
|---|---|
| RGB | 133, 205, 46 |
| HSL | 87°, 63%, 49% |
| HSV | 87°, 78%, 80% |
| CMYK | 35%, 0%, 78%, 20% |
| XYZ | 32.00, 48.85, 10.33 |
| Yxy | 48.85, 0.3510, 0.5358 |
| CIE-Lab | 75.36, -45.95, 66.30 |
| Hunter Lab | 69.89, -37.44, 37.76 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 52% · Green 80% · Blue 18%
Cyan 35% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 78% · Key 20%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #85CD2E
.text { color: #85CD2E; }
.background { background-color: #85CD2E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #85CD2E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(133, 205, 46); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(87, 63%, 49%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #85CD2E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(133, 205, 46, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #85CD2E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(133, 205, 46, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#85CD2E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#85CD2E">Div content here</div>
Shades of #85CD2E
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Tones of #85CD2E
Color harmonies
Complementary — #752ECC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.95:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 10.77:1 AAA |
Best text color on #85CD2E: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #85CD2E
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #85CD2E: ·
How #85CD2E 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 #85CD2E rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #85CD2E?
#85CD2E is Green, a green color (RGB 133, 205, 46). Its closest standard named color is YellowGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #85CD2E?
#85CD2E is RGB 133, 205, 46 — HSL 87°, 63%, 49% — CMYK 35%, 0%, 78%, 20%.
What colors go with #85CD2E?
Its complement is #752ECC; analogous partners are #CCC42E and #36CC2E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #85CD2E for text?
Black text on #85CD2E has a contrast ratio of 10.77:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.95:1.