Dollar Bill Color

#85bb65

Dollar Bill is calm, warm-toned shade of yellow green. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with violet, mid red or blue cyan

Inverse Color #7a449a
Complementary Color #9a65bb
Color Shade: yellow green (97.67° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 56.47% (better contrasting with white)
Dollar Bill Color Sample
Dollar Bill Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #85bb65

If you're looking for a similar yellow green shade, there are some better alternatives to Dollar Bill Color. The Greengrass color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool yellow bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Off Green (#6ba353) for more calm effect. Try Unakite as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#9a65bb is the best complementary color to Dollar Bill. Violet shades generally complement the yellow green hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #85bb65 complementary color is Wisteria, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid yellow, yellow green, and mid green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Mantis are #b0bb65 and #65bb70. Thus found on the left and right of #85bb65 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Gimblet and Fern colors as they work well with Dollar Bill.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Dollar Bill palette consists of #bb65b0 and #7065bb colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9a65bb). Try Fuchsia Pink and Blue Violet colors in combination with #85bb65, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #85bb65 offers a combination of red magenta and blue cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Dollar Bill. Thus Tapestry and Ship Cove giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Dollar Bill contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Wisteria, Tradewind, and Contessa split by 90° on the color wheel. #85bb65 square combo is a palette of yellow green, mid cyan, violet and mid red shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Dollar Bill tetradic combo consists of violet complementary color (#9a65bb) and two others. The Ship Cove is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Muddy Waters – 120° from the complementary Wisteria. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6585bb and #bb9a65.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #85bb65 is made of 32% red, 44% green and 24% blue. In a HSL mode Dollar Bill has a hue angle of 97.67°, a saturation of 38.74% and a lightness of 56.47%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #85bb65 is made of 21.17% cyan, 0% magenta, 33.72% yellow and 26.67% black ink.

HEX #85bb65
RGB Decimal rgb(133,187,101)
RGB Percentage 32%, 44%, 24%
CMYK 21.17, 0, 33.72, 26.67
HSL hsl(97.67,38.74%,56.47%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(97.67,45.99%,73.33%)
CIE-LAB lab(70.5017,-33.2078,37.8799)
XYZ xyz(29.7922,41.4668,18.7456)
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