Information about #86A531 color

#86A531 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#86A531 falls into the Chartreuse Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(134, 165, 49) — 52.5% red, 64.7% green, 19.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 12 / 0 / 45 / 35. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #86A531 reads as a clearly saturated yellow-green and feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Sushi (#7C9F2F). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Pomelo (#96A53C) and Icky Green (#8FAE22).

The recipe behind #86A531 is rgb(134, 165, 49), with green as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #86A531: 7.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.8:1 for white. #86A531 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#86A531 color variations

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#86A531 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 #86A531

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

Sushi color link
Sushi

#7C9F2F

Pomelo color link
Pomelo

#96A53C

Icky Green color link
Icky Green

#8FAE22

Wasabi color link
Wasabi

#849137

Lima color link
Lima

#7AAC21

Leaf color link
Leaf

#71AA34

Limelight color link
Limelight

#99AD25

Golden Lime color link
Golden Lime

#9A9739

Sycamore color link
Sycamore

#908D39

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#86A531
  • RGB134, 165, 49
  • CMYK12, 0, 45, 35
  • CSSrgb(134, 165, 49)
  • HSL76°, 54%, 42%
  • HSL Precise76.034°, 54.206%, 41.961%
  • HSV76°, 70%, 65%
  • HSB76°, 70%, 65%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.525
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.647
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.192
  • GLSLvec3(0.525, 0.647, 0.192)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.525, 0.647, 0.192, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.525, 0.647, 0.192)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB52.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB64.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB19.2%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID86A531
  • DECIMAL ID8824113
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01