Palettes / Colors / #85FFBD

#85FFBD — Light Vivid Green

#85FFBD is a green color we call Light Vivid Green, closest to the named color Aquamarine (#7FFFD4). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: aquamarine (#7FFFD4) — not an exact match. CSS aquamarine gives you #7FFFD4, a different color; use #85FFBD 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.

#85FFBD 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 #FF85C6; it also sits naturally between #89FF85 and #85FFFB. 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 74%

Cyan 48% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 26% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #85FFBD

.text { color: #85FFBD; }
.background { background-color: #85FFBD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #85FFBD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(133, 255, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(148, 100%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #85FFBD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(133, 255, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #85FFBD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(133, 255, 189, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FF85C6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #85FFBD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #85FFBD

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 #85FFBD 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 #85FFBD 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 #85FFBD?

#85FFBD is Light Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 133, 255, 189). Its closest standard named color is Aquamarine.

What is the RGB and HSL of #85FFBD?

#85FFBD is RGB 133, 255, 189 — HSL 148°, 100%, 76% — CMYK 48%, 0%, 26%, 0%.

What colors go with #85FFBD?

Its complement is #FF85C6; analogous partners are #89FF85 and #85FFFB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #85FFBD for text?

Black text on #85FFBD has a contrast ratio of 17.04:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.23:1.