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#87BF2C

#87bf2c ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#87bf2c 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, 74.9% green and 17.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.32% cyan, 0% magenta, 76.96% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 82.86°, with 62.55% saturation and 46.08% 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 9.52:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apple Green (#8db600), ΔE 4.04.

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Relative luminance0.4259

Complementary

  1. #87bf2c
  2. #642cbf

Split complementary

  1. #87bf2c
  2. #2c3dbf
  3. #ae2cbf

Analogous

  1. #bfae2c
  2. #87bf2c
  3. #3dbf2c

Triadic

  1. #87bf2c
  2. #2c87bf
  3. #bf2c87

Tetradic

  1. #87bf2c
  2. #2cbf64
  3. #642cbf
  4. #bf2c87

Square

  1. #87bf2c
  2. #2cbfae
  3. #642cbf
  4. #bf2c3d

Monochromatic

  1. #2f430f
  2. #5b811e
  3. #87bf2c
  4. #abda5e
  5. #cbe89c

Shades

#87bf2c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #87bf2c
  2. #7aac28
  3. #6c9923
  4. #5f861f
  5. #51731a
  6. #446016
  7. #364c12
  8. #29390d
  9. #1b2609
  10. #0e1304
  11. #000000

Tints

#87bf2c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #87bf2c
  2. #93c541
  3. #9fcc56
  4. #abd26b
  5. #b7d980
  6. #c3df96
  7. #cfe5ab
  8. #dbecc0
  9. #e7f2d5
  10. #f3f9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#87bf2c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #87bf2c
  2. #86b934
  3. #86b23d
  4. #85ac45
  5. #84a64e
  6. #84a056
  7. #83995e
  8. #829367
  9. #818d6f
  10. #818678
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aeaeae ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a0b58d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c8b102 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c1ad3b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8bb6a4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b2b71a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #adb536 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8aba84 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-87bf2c {
  color: #87bf2c;
}
Background
.bg-87bf2c {
  background-color: #87bf2c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-87bf2c {
  border: 2px solid #87bf2c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #87bf2c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 135 191 44;
  --color-primary-hsl: 83 63% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-87bf2c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #87bf2c, #3dbf2c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-87bf2c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(135 191 44 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 4.04 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 4.13 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 6.92 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 8.57 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 8.72 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 9.29 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 9.44 #7840d3 Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Apple Green
#87bf2c  rgb(135, 191, 44)  hsl(83, 63%, 46%)  Apple Green
#642cbf  rgb(100, 44, 191)  hsl(263, 63%, 46%)  Purple Heart
#2c87bf  rgb(44, 135, 191)  hsl(203, 63%, 46%)  Steel Blue
#bf2c87  rgb(191, 44, 135)  hsl(323, 63%, 46%)  Medium Violet Red