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#87BF05

#87bf05 ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#87bf05 is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.94% red, 74.9% green and 1.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.32% cyan, 0% magenta, 97.38% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 78.06°, with 94.9% saturation and 38.43% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.48:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apple Green (#8db600), ΔE 3.01.

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Web safe#99cc00
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Relative luminance0.4242

Complementary

  1. #87bf05
  2. #3d05bf

Split complementary

  1. #87bf05
  2. #052abf
  3. #9a05bf

Analogous

  1. #bf9a05
  2. #87bf05
  3. #2abf05

Triadic

  1. #87bf05
  2. #0587bf
  3. #bf0587

Tetradic

  1. #87bf05
  2. #05bf3d
  3. #3d05bf
  4. #bf0587

Square

  1. #87bf05
  2. #05bf9a
  3. #3d05bf
  4. #bf052a

Monochromatic

  1. #1e2a01
  2. #527403
  3. #87bf05
  4. #b5f918
  5. #cdfb62

Shades

#87bf05 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #87bf05
  2. #7aac05
  3. #6c9904
  4. #5f8604
  5. #517303
  6. #446003
  7. #364c02
  8. #293902
  9. #1b2601
  10. #0e1301
  11. #000000

Tints

#87bf05 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #87bf05
  2. #93c51e
  3. #9fcc37
  4. #abd250
  5. #b7d969
  6. #c3df82
  7. #cfe59b
  8. #dbecb4
  9. #e7f2cd
  10. #f3f9e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#87bf05 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #87bf05
  2. #86b911
  3. #86b21e
  4. #85ac2a
  5. #84a636
  6. #84a043
  7. #83994f
  8. #82935b
  9. #818d67
  10. #818674
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aeaeae ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a0b58a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c9b100 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c2ad28 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8cb6a2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b2b700 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #adb51e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8aba81 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-87bf05 {
  color: #87bf05;
}
Background
.bg-87bf05 {
  background-color: #87bf05;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-87bf05 {
  border: 2px solid #87bf05;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #87bf05;
  --color-primary-rgb: 135 191 5;
  --color-primary-hsl: 78 95% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-87bf05 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #87bf05, #2abf05);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-87bf05 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(135 191 5 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 3.01 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 4.12 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 7.75 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 9.44 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 10.43 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 10.48 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 10.65 #7840fa Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Apple Green
#87bf05  rgb(135, 191, 5)  hsl(78, 95%, 38%)  Apple Green
#3d05bf  rgb(61, 5, 191)  hsl(258, 95%, 38%)  Medium Blue
#0587bf  rgb(5, 135, 191)  hsl(198, 95%, 38%)  Steel Blue
#bf0587  rgb(191, 5, 135)  hsl(318, 95%, 38%)  Medium Violet Red