HEX atlas value

#85D11A

#85D11A is a cool green HEX color close to Yellow Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 133, 209, 26, HSL 85, 78%, 46%, has luminance 0.5066, and belongs to the vibrant group.

green cool vibrant

#85D11A Sample readable text

HEX #85D11A

RGB rgb(133, 209, 26)

HSL hsl(85 78% 46%)

CMYK cmyk(36, 0, 88, 18)

Luminance 0.5066

Contrast Black 11.13:1White 1.89:1

CSS

--color-85d11a: #85D11A;
.background-85d11a { background-color: #85D11A; }
.text-85d11a { color: #85D11A; }

Luminance0.5066

Black text11.13:1AA Pass

White text1.89:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#85D11A","rgb":[133,209,26],"hsl":[85,78,46],"cmyk":[36,0,88,18],"luminance":0.5066,"contrast":{"black":11.13,"white":1.89}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":11.13,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.89,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"Lawn Green","hex":"#7CFC00","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.78,"contrastWhite":1.33,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#AFEB5C","hex":"#AFEB5C","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.86,"contrastWhite":1.41,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#89EB00","hex":"#89EB00","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.95,"contrastWhite":1.51,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Toxic Green","hex":"#61DE2A","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.99,"contrastWhite":1.75,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#D1C21A","hex":"#D1C21A","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.44,"contrastWhite":1.84,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","vibrant","vibrant green","Yellow Green adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/85d11a.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/yellow-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/toxic-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/acid-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#661AD1","analogous":["#D1C21A","#29D11A"],"triadic":["#1A85D1","#D11A85"],"tetradic":["#1AD1C2","#661AD1","#D11A29"],"splitComplementary":["#1A29D1","#C21AD1"],"monochromatic":["#AFEB5C","#85D11A","#517F10"]}

Variants

{"light":"#AFEB5C","dark":"#517F10","saturated":"#89EB00","desaturated":"#80B734","pastel":"#BDE486","neon":"#9DFF14"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"yellow-green","name":"Yellow Green","hex":"#9ACD32","distance":32.14031735997639},{"slug":"toxic-green","name":"Toxic Green","hex":"#61DE2A","distance":41.48493702538308},{"slug":"acid-green","name":"Acid Green","hex":"#B0BF1A","distance":46.61544808322666},{"slug":"peridot","name":"Peridot","hex":"#B4C424","distance":49.77951385861457},{"slug":"lawn-green","name":"Lawn Green","hex":"#7CFC00","distance":51.048996072400875}]

HEX meaning and use

About #85D11A

#85D11A is classified as a cool green value with vibrant visual character. #85D11A is visually closest to Yellow Green, a named green color with HEX #9ACD32.

The RGB channels are 133, 209, and 26, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 85deg with 78% saturation and 46% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and high-energy accents. Its luminance is 0.5066, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 32.14, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text11.13:1AA Pass

White text1.89:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #85D11A needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000011.13:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.89:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

Lawn Green#000000 text · best 15.78:1#7CFC00

#AFEB5C#000000 text · best 14.86:1#AFEB5C

#89EB00#000000 text · best 13.95:1#89EB00

Toxic Green#000000 text · best 11.99:1#61DE2A

#D1C21A#000000 text · best 11.44:1#D1C21A

Generated Palette

#85D11A#85D11A

#661AD1#661AD1

#D1C21A#D1C21A

#29D11A#29D11A

#AFEB5C#AFEB5C

#517F10#517F10

Color Harmonies

#661AD1#661AD1

#D1C21A#D1C21A

#29D11A#29D11A

#1A85D1#1A85D1

#D11A85#D11A85

Variants

#AFEB5C#AFEB5C

#517F10#517F10

#89EB00#89EB00

#80B734#80B734

#BDE486#BDE486

#9DFF14#9DFF14

Nearest Named Colors

Yellow Green#9ACD32

Toxic Green#61DE2A

Acid Green#B0BF1A

Peridot#B4C424

Lawn Green#7CFC00

#85D11A

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #85D11A

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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