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#87BF3A

#87bf3a ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#87bf3a 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 22.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.32% cyan, 0% magenta, 69.63% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 85.26°, with 53.41% saturation and 48.82% 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 9.54:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 4.65.

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Web safe#99cc33
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Relative luminance0.4272

Complementary

  1. #87bf3a
  2. #723abf

Split complementary

  1. #87bf3a
  2. #3a45bf
  3. #b43abf

Analogous

  1. #bfb43a
  2. #87bf3a
  3. #45bf3a

Triadic

  1. #87bf3a
  2. #3a87bf
  3. #bf3a87

Tetradic

  1. #87bf3a
  2. #3abf72
  3. #723abf
  4. #bf3a87

Square

  1. #87bf3a
  2. #3abfb4
  3. #723abf
  4. #bf3a45

Monochromatic

  1. #344a16
  2. #5e8428
  3. #87bf3a
  4. #abd471
  5. #cee6ac

Shades

#87bf3a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #87bf3a
  2. #7aac34
  3. #6c992e
  4. #5f8629
  5. #517323
  6. #44601d
  7. #364c17
  8. #293911
  9. #1b260c
  10. #0e1306
  11. #000000

Tints

#87bf3a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #87bf3a
  2. #93c54e
  3. #9fcc61
  4. #abd275
  5. #b7d989
  6. #c3df9d
  7. #cfe5b0
  8. #dbecc4
  9. #e7f2d8
  10. #f3f9eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#87bf3a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #87bf3a
  2. #86b941
  3. #86b248
  4. #85ac4f
  5. #84a656
  6. #84a05d
  7. #839964
  8. #82936b
  9. #818d72
  10. #818679
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #afafaf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a0b58f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c8b125 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c0ad46 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8bb7a5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b2b72f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #acb541 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #89ba87 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-87bf3a {
  color: #87bf3a;
}
Background
.bg-87bf3a {
  background-color: #87bf3a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-87bf3a {
  border: 2px solid #87bf3a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #87bf3a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 135 191 58;
  --color-primary-hsl: 85 53% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-87bf3a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #87bf3a, #45bf3a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-87bf3a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(135 191 58 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 4.65 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 5.05 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 6.71 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 7.31 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 7.47 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 8.87 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 9.02 #7840c5 Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#87bf3a  rgb(135, 191, 58)  hsl(85, 53%, 49%)  Yellow Green
#723abf  rgb(114, 58, 191)  hsl(265, 53%, 49%)  Purple Heart
#3a87bf  rgb(58, 135, 191)  hsl(205, 53%, 49%)  Steel Blue
#bf3a87  rgb(191, 58, 135)  hsl(325, 53%, 49%)  Medium Violet Red