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#86CD4E

#86cd4e ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#86cd4e is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.55% red, 80.39% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 34.63% cyan, 0% magenta, 61.95% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 93.54°, with 55.95% saturation and 55.49% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with freshness, growth and vitality. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.86:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 5.15.

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Web safe#99cc66
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Relative luminance0.4928

Complementary

  1. #86cd4e
  2. #954ecd

Split complementary

  1. #86cd4e
  2. #554ecd
  3. #cd4ec6

Analogous

  1. #c6cd4e
  2. #86cd4e
  3. #4ecd55

Triadic

  1. #86cd4e
  2. #4e86cd
  3. #cd4e86

Tetradic

  1. #86cd4e
  2. #4ecd95
  3. #954ecd
  4. #cd4e86

Square

  1. #86cd4e
  2. #4ec6cd
  3. #954ecd
  4. #cd554e

Monochromatic

  1. #3d651d
  2. #60a12d
  3. #86cd4e
  4. #afde8a
  5. #d8efc5

Shades

#86cd4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #86cd4e
  2. #79b946
  3. #6ba43e
  4. #5e9037
  5. #507b2f
  6. #436727
  7. #36521f
  8. #283e17
  9. #1b2910
  10. #0d1508
  11. #000000

Tints

#86cd4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #86cd4e
  2. #92d260
  3. #9ed771
  4. #aadc83
  5. #b6e195
  6. #c3e6a7
  7. #cfebb8
  8. #dbf0ca
  9. #e7f5dc
  10. #f3faed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#86cd4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #86cd4e
  2. #85c553
  3. #85be58
  4. #84b65d
  5. #84ae62
  6. #83a767
  7. #829f6c
  8. #829771
  9. #818f76
  10. #81887b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bababa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a8c29b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d5be3f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cbb858 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #86c5b2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bac446 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b3c154 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #86c894 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-86cd4e {
  color: #86cd4e;
}
Background
.bg-86cd4e {
  background-color: #86cd4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-86cd4e {
  border: 2px solid #86cd4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #86cd4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 134 205 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 94 56% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-86cd4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #86cd4e, #4ecd55);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-86cd4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(134 205 78 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 5.15 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 5.87 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 6.15 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 7.07 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 7.08 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 7.49 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 8.44 #7932b1 Inverted #bababa Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#86cd4e  rgb(134, 205, 78)  hsl(94, 56%, 55%)  Yellow Green
#954ecd  rgb(149, 78, 205)  hsl(274, 56%, 55%)  Dark Orchid
#4e86cd  rgb(78, 134, 205)  hsl(214, 56%, 55%)  Tufts Blue
#cd4e86  rgb(205, 78, 134)  hsl(334, 56%, 55%)  Mulberry