#85BB65Dollar Bill (#85BB65) is a light, soft green with an OKLCH hue of 135°, lightness 0.73 and chroma 0.13. It sits on the transitional side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #85BB65 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(133, 187, 101) |
| HSL | hsl(98, 39%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(98, 46%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(29%, 0%, 46%, 27%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(70.5 -33.2 37.9) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.734 0.130 135) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Dollar Bill shifts subtly: drifts toward yellow-green; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.6), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#8fb65c — ΔE 1.6, shifts subtly: drifts toward yellow-green#8cbc62 — ΔE 0.9, shifts subtly: drifts toward yellow-green#85bb65 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#85bc67 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Dollar Bill in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 2.26:1 and against black 9.29:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#daffc7 · #a8db8c · #85bb65 · #5d8c3f · #3d6620 · #1e4200
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#8ae5c1 · #82d195 · #85bb65 · #8fa144 · #91872c · #8c6e1f
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#85bb65 · #5a9791 · #507b35 · #005e58 · #1d4100 · #002421
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#dcfbcb · #c1d2b9 · #85bb65 · #a36cbb · #39512c · #22311a
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f6eefa · #85bb65 · #879181 · #58535b · #1c2617 · #020103
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#f6eff9 · #cdc5d1 · #a198a6 · #281d2e · #07010b · #85bb65
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#f9edff · #85bb65 · #a57ab9 · #6f3a86 · #350846 · #000200
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#f9edff · #85bb65 · #8784ca · #843165 · #211354 · #080003
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e9f3ff · #85bb65 · #6190cb · #8f2e3e · #490012 · #00051c
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e0f6ff · #85bb65 · #369abd · #6f3a86 · #3f1300 · #040009
#96C67B · #A7D090 · #B8DBA4 · #C9E6B9 · #DAF0CE
#6A9A4D · #507A35 · #375C1E · #1F3F05 · #0D2400
#8DB876 · #95B485 · #9DB093
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.