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#87BC16

#87bc16 ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#87bc16 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.94% red, 73.73% green and 8.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.19% cyan, 0% magenta, 88.3% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 79.16°, with 79.05% saturation and 41.18% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with freshness, growth and vitality. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.24:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apple Green (#8db600), ΔE 2.54.

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Web safe#99cc00
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Relative luminance0.4118

Complementary

  1. #87bc16
  2. #4b16bc

Split complementary

  1. #87bc16
  2. #1634bc
  3. #9e16bc

Analogous

  1. #bc9e16
  2. #87bc16
  3. #34bc16

Triadic

  1. #87bc16
  2. #1687bc
  3. #bc1687

Tetradic

  1. #87bc16
  2. #16bc4b
  3. #4b16bc
  4. #bc1687

Square

  1. #87bc16
  2. #16bc9e
  3. #4b16bc
  4. #bc1634

Monochromatic

  1. #253306
  2. #56780e
  3. #87bc16
  4. #afe837
  5. #cbf07b

Shades

#87bc16 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #87bc16
  2. #7aa914
  3. #6c9612
  4. #5f840f
  5. #51710d
  6. #445e0b
  7. #364b09
  8. #293807
  9. #1b2604
  10. #0e1302
  11. #000000

Tints

#87bc16 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #87bc16
  2. #93c32d
  3. #9fc945
  4. #abd05c
  5. #b7d773
  6. #c3de8b
  7. #cfe4a2
  8. #dbebb9
  9. #e7f2d0
  10. #f3f8e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#87bc16 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #87bc16
  2. #86b621
  3. #86b02b
  4. #85aa36
  5. #84a440
  6. #849e4b
  7. #839856
  8. #829260
  9. #818c6b
  10. #818675
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #acacac ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9eb389 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c6ae00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bfab2d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8cb3a0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b0b400 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #abb226 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8ab77f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-87bc16 {
  color: #87bc16;
}
Background
.bg-87bc16 {
  background-color: #87bc16;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-87bc16 {
  border: 2px solid #87bc16;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #87bc16;
  --color-primary-rgb: 135 188 22;
  --color-primary-hsl: 79 79% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-87bc16 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #87bc16, #34bc16);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-87bc16 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(135 188 22 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 2.54 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 4.65 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 7.56 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 9.78 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 10.05 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 10.26 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 10.56 #7843e9 Inverted #acacac Grayscale 

Apple Green
#87bc16  rgb(135, 188, 22)  hsl(79, 79%, 41%)  Apple Green
#4b16bc  rgb(75, 22, 188)  hsl(259, 79%, 41%)  Medium Blue
#1687bc  rgb(22, 135, 188)  hsl(199, 79%, 41%)  Steel Blue
#bc1687  rgb(188, 22, 135)  hsl(319, 79%, 41%)  Medium Violet Red