What color is #85E221?

#85E221 is a medium, vivid green. In RGB it is rgb(133, 226, 33), and in HSL hsl(89, 77%, 51%).

Is #85E221 accessible as text?

On white, #85E221 has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 (fails WCAG AA for body text); on black it is 12.90:1 (passes). For text placed on #85E221, use black for the best readability.

What is the closest Tailwind color to #85E221?

The nearest Tailwind CSS token is lime-400 (#9AE600).

What colors go well with #85E221?

#85E221 pairs cleanly with neutrals — cream, taupe, charcoal and cool grays — and with its complementary #7F22E2. In UI, a softer accent is often easier to use than the exact complement. Explore the harmonies, shades, tints and ready-made palettes for #85E221 below.

Is #85E221 good for buttons?

#85E221 works well for buttons and highlights, but use black text on #85E221 — white text only reaches 1.63:1, below the 4.5:1 needed for normal-size labels.

Is #85E221 the same as CSS yellowgreen?

No — #85E221 is not the CSS named color yellowgreen, but yellowgreen (#9ACD32) is the closest CSS named color.

#85E221 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, Palette & Shades

Palettes built on #85E221

Not just a swatch — here's how #85E221 works with other colors. Named schemes with #85E221 in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.

Sunset Warmth Glow · 5 colors

Glow #85E221 Secondary #E27632 Accent #DBA524 Anchor #5F3949 Surface #F2EAD6

Yellow Green glows at the center of this sunset palette, joined by coral and gold, deepened by a plum anchor and cooled with cream.

Japanese Sand Base · 5 colors

Base #85E221 Surface #EEE9DC Highlight #F5F1E7 Secondary #B7B09F Ink #2B2723

Yellow Green sets a calm, sun-bleached base here, wrapped in bone and paper off-whites and a soft greige, with a single ink accent for wabi-sabi restraint.

Warm Autumn Interior Dominant · 5 colors

Dominant #85E221 Secondary #AE6B00 Accent #6A7B4B Surface #F2ECDD Anchor #3A2B1E

This palette keeps Yellow Green as the dominant warm neutral, balanced by muted terracotta and olive earth tones and grounded by a deep espresso anchor.

Minimal Editorial Surface · 5 colors

Surface #F7F4EF Accent #85E221 Secondary #DEFFC9 Support #999286 Ink #17140F

Yellow Green is the single accent in this high-contrast editorial system — set on near-white paper against near-black ink, with a warm grey and a desaturated tint of Yellow Green carrying the quiet middle.

Luxury Packaging Feature · 5 colors

Feature #85E221 Anchor #141210 Accent #C2A54B Secondary #252B21 Surface #F2EDE3

Yellow Green carries the depth in this luxury scheme, offset by a brass accent and near-black and held together by a deep neutral and an off-white surface.

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Color Lab

How #85E221 actually behaves in design work — read from its OKLCH lightness, chroma and hue, not just its raw numbers. Ten signals to help you decide where this color earns its place.

Warmth 56/100

Neutral

Balanced temperature — flexible, sits between warm and cool schemes.

Softness 46/100

Moderate

Middle-weight — neither delicate nor heavy.

Depth 19/100

Very low

Airy and open — recedes, leaves the composition light.

Naturalness 18/100

Very low

Reads engineered rather than organic — synthetic, digital.

Vintage feel 13/100

Very low

Clean and current — no dusty, aged cast.

Luxury 22/100

Low

Playful and accessible rather than exclusive.

Brand distinctiveness 87/100

Very high

Bold and ownable — memorable as a primary brand color.

UI accent fit 17/100

Very low

Weak as an action color — too pale, too dark or too muted to signal.

Surface fit 38/100

Low

Usable as a tinted surface in measured doses.

Print safety 50/100

Moderate

Prints close, with a slight loss of vibrancy.

Pairs with #85E221

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For branding

For interior

For fashion

People also use #85E221 with

Citrine Malachite Blue Violet Platinum Army Green

UI roles & guardrails

Primary action Safe as a filled button with near-black label. AAA

Body text Do not use for body copy on light surfaces. Avoid

Large display Only on dark surfaces. Avoid

Background Pair with #141310 text at 11.4:1. Use

Subtle surface Use #E6F4D8 for cards and hover fills. Tint 80

Avoid beside #45E222 — the hue gap is too small to read as intentional. Clash

In real applications

Not a swatch to memorise — a color to build with. Here is #85E221 at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.

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:root {
  --color-base: #85E221;
  --color-base-rgb: 133 226 33;
  --color-base-oklch: oklch(82.3% 0.225 133.5);
  --color-50: #F8FEF1;
  --color-100: #EBFBDA;
  --color-200: #D7F5B7;
  --color-300: #B9E986;
  --color-400: #9BD959;
  --color-500: #7DBE37;
  --color-600: #629131;
  --color-700: #486628;
  --color-800: #31431E;
  --color-900: #1F2914;
  --color-on-base: #141310;
}

// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
  yellow-green: {
    50: '#F8FEF1',
    100: '#EBFBDA',
    200: '#D7F5B7',
    300: '#B9E986',
    400: '#9BD959',
    500: '#7DBE37',
    600: '#629131',
    700: '#486628',
    800: '#31431E',
    900: '#1F2914',
  },
}

$base: #85E221;
$base-ink: #141310;
$base-50: #F8FEF1;
$base-100: #EBFBDA;
$base-200: #D7F5B7;
$base-300: #B9E986;
$base-400: #9BD959;
$base-500: #7DBE37;
$base-600: #629131;
$base-700: #486628;
$base-800: #31431E;
$base-900: #1F2914;
$base-hover: #6BB818;
$base-subtle: #DAEFC4;

{
    "color": {
        "base": {
            "value": "#85E221",
            "type": "color"
        },
        "onBase": {
            "value": "#141310",
            "type": "color"
        },
        "scale": {
            "50": {
                "value": "#F8FEF1",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "100": {
                "value": "#EBFBDA",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "200": {
                "value": "#D7F5B7",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "300": {
                "value": "#B9E986",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "400": {
                "value": "#9BD959",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "500": {
                "value": "#7DBE37",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "600": {
                "value": "#629131",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "700": {
                "value": "#486628",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "800": {
                "value": "#31431E",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "900": {
                "value": "#1F2914",
                "type": "color"
            }
        }
    }
}

Palettes built on #85E221

Color Lab

Pairs with #85E221

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