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#87BF4E

#87bf4e ≈ Pistachio

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#87bf4e is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.94% red, 74.9% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.32% cyan, 0% magenta, 59.16% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 89.73°, with 46.89% saturation and 52.75% 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 9.59:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pistachio (#93c572), ΔE 5.06.

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Web safe#99cc66
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Relative luminance0.4296

Complementary

  1. #87bf4e
  2. #864ebf

Split complementary

  1. #87bf4e
  2. #4e4fbf
  3. #bf4ebf

Analogous

  1. #bfbf4e
  2. #87bf4e
  3. #4fbf4e

Triadic

  1. #87bf4e
  2. #4e87bf
  3. #bf4e87

Tetradic

  1. #87bf4e
  2. #4ebf86
  3. #864ebf
  4. #bf4e87

Square

  1. #87bf4e
  2. #4ebfbf
  3. #864ebf
  4. #bf4e4f

Monochromatic

  1. #3a551f
  2. #618d33
  3. #87bf4e
  4. #add386
  5. #d3e8be

Shades

#87bf4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #87bf4e
  2. #7aac46
  3. #6c993e
  4. #5f8637
  5. #51732f
  6. #446027
  7. #364c1f
  8. #293917
  9. #1b2610
  10. #0e1308
  11. #000000

Tints

#87bf4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #87bf4e
  2. #93c560
  3. #9fcc71
  4. #abd283
  5. #b7d995
  6. #c3dfa7
  7. #cfe5b8
  8. #dbecca
  9. #e7f2dc
  10. #f3f9ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#87bf4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #87bf4e
  2. #86b953
  3. #86b258
  4. #85ac5d
  5. #84a662
  6. #84a067
  7. #83996c
  8. #829371
  9. #818d76
  10. #81867b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #afafaf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a1b692 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c7b242 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bfae56 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #89b8a7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b1b747 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #abb553 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #88bb8c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-87bf4e {
  color: #87bf4e;
}
Background
.bg-87bf4e {
  background-color: #87bf4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-87bf4e {
  border: 2px solid #87bf4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #87bf4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 135 191 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 90 47% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-87bf4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #87bf4e, #4fbf4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-87bf4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(135 191 78 / 0.35);
}

#93c572 Pistachio ΔE 5.06 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 5.32 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 6.24 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 6.99 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 7.06 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 7.14 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 8.79 #7840b1 Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Pistachio
#87bf4e  rgb(135, 191, 78)  hsl(90, 47%, 53%)  Pistachio
#864ebf  rgb(134, 78, 191)  hsl(270, 47%, 53%)  Royal Purple
#4e87bf  rgb(78, 135, 191)  hsl(210, 47%, 53%)  Steel Blue
#bf4e87  rgb(191, 78, 135)  hsl(330, 47%, 53%)  Mulberry