What color is #85EA00?

#85EA00 is a medium, vivid green. In RGB it is rgb(133, 234, 0), and in HSL hsl(86, 100%, 46%).

Is #85EA00 accessible as text?

On white, #85EA00 has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 (fails WCAG AA for body text); on black it is 13.77:1 (passes). For text placed on #85EA00, use black for the best readability.

What is the closest Tailwind color to #85EA00?

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

What colors go well with #85EA00?

#85EA00 pairs cleanly with neutrals — cream, taupe, charcoal and cool grays — and with its complementary #6600EB. In UI, a softer accent is often easier to use than the exact complement. Explore the harmonies, shades, tints and ready-made palettes for #85EA00 below.

Is #85EA00 good for buttons?

#85EA00 works well for buttons and highlights, but use black text on #85EA00 — white text only reaches 1.53:1, below the 4.5:1 needed for normal-size labels.

Is #85EA00 the same as CSS lawngreen?

No — #85EA00 is not the CSS named color lawngreen, but lawngreen (#7CFC00) is the closest CSS named color.

#85EA00 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, Palette & Shades

Palettes built on #85EA00

Not just a swatch — here's how #85EA00 works with other colors. Named schemes with #85EA00 in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.

Sunset Warmth Glow · 5 colors

Glow #85EA00 Secondary #E27632 Accent #DBA524 Anchor #5F3949 Surface #F2EAD6

Lawn 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 #85EA00 Surface #EEE9DC Highlight #F5F1E7 Secondary #B7B09F Ink #2B2723

Lawn 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 #85EA00 Secondary #AE6B00 Accent #6A7B4B Surface #F2ECDD Anchor #3A2B1E

This palette keeps Lawn 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 #85EA00 Secondary #E2FFCC Support #999286 Ink #17140F

Lawn 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 Lawn Green carrying the quiet middle.

Luxury Packaging Feature · 5 colors

Feature #85EA00 Anchor #141210 Accent #C2A54B Secondary #252B21 Surface #F2EDE3

Lawn 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 #85EA00 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 44/100

Moderate

Middle-weight — neither delicate nor heavy.

Depth 17/100

Very low

Airy and open — recedes, leaves the composition light.

Naturalness 11/100

Very low

Reads engineered rather than organic — synthetic, digital.

Vintage feel 8/100

Very low

Clean and current — no dusty, aged cast.

Luxury 19/100

Very low

Playful and accessible rather than exclusive.

Brand distinctiveness 93/100

Very high

Bold and ownable — memorable as a primary brand color.

UI accent fit 12/100

Very low

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

Surface fit 40/100

Low

Usable as a tinted surface in measured doses.

Print safety 47/100

Moderate

Prints close, with a slight loss of vibrancy.

Pairs with #85EA00

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People also use #85EA00 with

Golden Yellow Lime Grape 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 12.2:1. Use

Subtle surface Use #E6F7D0 for cards and hover fills. Tint 80

Avoid beside #37EB00 — 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 #85EA00 at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.

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:root {
  --color-base: #85EA00;
  --color-base-rgb: 133 234 0;
  --color-base-oklch: oklch(84.2% 0.240 133.7);
  --color-50: #F8FEF0;
  --color-100: #EDFDD8;
  --color-200: #DBFCB1;
  --color-300: #C0F877;
  --color-400: #A4EC46;
  --color-500: #86D222;
  --color-600: #699F23;
  --color-700: #4D701F;
  --color-800: #344818;
  --color-900: #202C11;
  --color-on-base: #141310;
}

// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
  lawn-green: {
    50: '#F8FEF0',
    100: '#EDFDD8',
    200: '#DBFCB1',
    300: '#C0F877',
    400: '#A4EC46',
    500: '#86D222',
    600: '#699F23',
    700: '#4D701F',
    800: '#344818',
    900: '#202C11',
  },
}

$base: #85EA00;
$base-ink: #141310;
$base-50: #F8FEF0;
$base-100: #EDFDD8;
$base-200: #DBFCB1;
$base-300: #C0F877;
$base-400: #A4EC46;
$base-500: #86D222;
$base-600: #699F23;
$base-700: #4D701F;
$base-800: #344818;
$base-900: #202C11;
$base-hover: #6ABC00;
$base-subtle: #DAF5B6;

{
    "color": {
        "base": {
            "value": "#85EA00",
            "type": "color"
        },
        "onBase": {
            "value": "#141310",
            "type": "color"
        },
        "scale": {
            "50": {
                "value": "#F8FEF0",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "100": {
                "value": "#EDFDD8",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "200": {
                "value": "#DBFCB1",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "300": {
                "value": "#C0F877",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "400": {
                "value": "#A4EC46",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "500": {
                "value": "#86D222",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "600": {
                "value": "#699F23",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "700": {
                "value": "#4D701F",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "800": {
                "value": "#344818",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "900": {
                "value": "#202C11",
                "type": "color"
            }
        }
    }
}

Palettes built on #85EA00

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Pairs with #85EA00

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