Information about #85AD14 color

#85AD14 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #85AD14 is classified in the Register under the Chartreuse Color Family, with High Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(133, 173, 20) — 52.2% red, 67.8% green, 7.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 16 / 0 / 60 / 32. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A strongly colored zesty chartreuse, #85AD14 holds a balanced mid-tone. Designers typically reach for tones like this for bold branding moments and attention-grabbing details. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Pea Green (#8EAB12). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Pea Soup Green (#94A617) and Lima (#7AAC21).

In RGB terms — rgb(133, 173, 20) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #85AD14 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 8.0:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.6:1. No one has named #85AD14 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#85AD14 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#85AD14 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #85AD14

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Pea Green color link
Pea Green

#8EAB12

Lima color link
Lima

#7AAC21

Icky Green color link
Icky Green

#8FAE22

Sickly Green color link
Sickly Green

#94B21C

Vomit Green color link
Vomit Green

#89A203

Dark Lime color link
Dark Lime

#84B701

Christi color link
Christi

#71A91D

Apple Green color link
Apple Green

#8DB600

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#85AD14
  • RGB133, 173, 20
  • CMYK16, 0, 60, 32
  • CSSrgb(133, 173, 20)
  • HSL76°, 79%, 38%
  • HSL Precise75.686°, 79.275%, 37.843%
  • HSV76°, 88%, 68%
  • HSB76°, 88%, 68%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.522
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.078
  • GLSLvec3(0.522, 0.678, 0.078)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.522, 0.678, 0.078, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.522, 0.678, 0.078)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB52.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB67.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB7.8%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID85AD14
  • DECIMAL ID8760596
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01