Information about #86AD38 color

#86AD38 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#86AD38 falls into the Chartreuse Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(134, 173, 56) — 52.5% red, 67.8% green, 22% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 15 / 0 / 46 / 32. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#86AD38 is a clearly saturated zesty chartreuse that feels open and friendly. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Pomelo (#96A53C). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Moderate Spring Bud (#85A84A) and Sushi (#7C9F2F).

The recipe behind #86AD38 is rgb(134, 173, 56), with green as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #86AD38: 8.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.6:1 for white. #86AD38 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#86AD38 color variations

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

#86AD38 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 #86AD38

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

Pomelo color link
Pomelo

#96A53C

Sushi color link
Sushi

#7C9F2F

Leaf color link
Leaf

#71AA34

Booger color link
Booger

#9BB53C

Nasty Green color link
Nasty Green

#70B23F

Icky Green color link
Icky Green

#8FAE22

Asda Green color link
Asda Green

#7DC242

Go color link
Go

#76AD4C

Lima color link
Lima

#7AAC21

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#86AD38
  • RGB134, 173, 56
  • CMYK15, 0, 46, 32
  • CSSrgb(134, 173, 56)
  • HSL80°, 51%, 45%
  • HSL Precise80°, 51.092%, 44.902%
  • HSV80°, 68%, 68%
  • HSB80°, 68%, 68%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.525
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.220
  • GLSLvec3(0.525, 0.678, 0.220)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.525, 0.678, 0.220, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.525, 0.678, 0.220)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB52.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB67.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB22%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID86AD38
  • DECIMAL ID8826168
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01