Palettes / Colors / #85FF33

#85FF33 — Vivid Green

#85FF33 is a green color we call Vivid Green, closest to the named color GreenYellow (#ADFF2F). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: greenyellow (#ADFF2F) — not an exact match. CSS greenyellow gives you #ADFF2F, a different color; use #85FF33 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.

#85FF33 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 #AD33FF; it also sits naturally between #EBFF33 and #33FF47. 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 100% · Blue 20%

Cyan 48% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 80% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #85FF33

.text { color: #85FF33; }
.background { background-color: #85FF33; }
.border { border: 3px solid #85FF33; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(133, 255, 51); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(96, 100%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #85FF33; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(133, 255, 51, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #85FF33; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(133, 255, 51, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#85FF33">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#85FF33">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #AD33FF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #85FF33: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #85FF33

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 #85FF33 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 #85FF33 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 #85FF33?

#85FF33 is Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 133, 255, 51). Its closest standard named color is GreenYellow.

What is the RGB and HSL of #85FF33?

#85FF33 is RGB 133, 255, 51 — HSL 96°, 100%, 60% — CMYK 48%, 0%, 80%, 0%.

What colors go with #85FF33?

Its complement is #AD33FF; analogous partners are #EBFF33 and #33FF47. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #85FF33 for text?

Black text on #85FF33 has a contrast ratio of 16.35:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.28:1.