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#87C321

#87c321 ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#87c321 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, 76.47% green and 12.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 30.77% cyan, 0% magenta, 83.08% yellow and 23.53% black. Its hue angle is 82.22°, with 71.05% saturation and 44.71% 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 9.86:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 3.29.

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Web safe#99cc33
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Relative luminance0.4429

Complementary

  1. #87c321
  2. #5d21c3

Split complementary

  1. #87c321
  2. #2136c3
  3. #ae21c3

Analogous

  1. #c3ae21
  2. #87c321
  3. #36c321

Triadic

  1. #87c321
  2. #2187c3
  3. #c32187

Tetradic

  1. #87c321
  2. #21c35d
  3. #5d21c3
  4. #c32187

Square

  1. #87c321
  2. #21c3ae
  3. #5d21c3
  4. #c32136

Monochromatic

  1. #2c400b
  2. #5a8216
  3. #87c321
  4. #abe14f
  5. #caec91

Shades

#87c321 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #87c321
  2. #7ab01e
  3. #6c9c1a
  4. #5f8917
  5. #517514
  6. #446211
  7. #364e0d
  8. #293b0a
  9. #1b2707
  10. #0e1403
  11. #000000

Tints

#87c321 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #87c321
  2. #93c937
  3. #9fcf4d
  4. #abd564
  5. #b7db7a
  6. #c3e190
  7. #cfe7a6
  8. #dbedbc
  9. #e7f3d3
  10. #f3f9e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#87c321 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #87c321
  2. #86bc2b
  3. #86b634
  4. #85af3e
  5. #84a847
  6. #84a251
  7. #839b5a
  8. #829464
  9. #818d6d
  10. #818777
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b2b2b2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a2b98e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cdb400 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c5b035 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8bbaa6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b5ba00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #afb82e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8abe85 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-87c321 {
  color: #87c321;
}
Background
.bg-87c321 {
  background-color: #87c321;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-87c321 {
  border: 2px solid #87c321;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #87c321;
  --color-primary-rgb: 135 195 33;
  --color-primary-hsl: 82 71% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-87c321 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #87c321, #36c321);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-87c321 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(135 195 33 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 3.29 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 4.40 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 7.21 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 8.82 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 9.28 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 9.32 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 9.41 #783cde Inverted #b2b2b2 Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#87c321  rgb(135, 195, 33)  hsl(82, 71%, 45%)  Yellow Green
#5d21c3  rgb(93, 33, 195)  hsl(262, 71%, 45%)  Han Purple
#2187c3  rgb(33, 135, 195)  hsl(202, 71%, 45%)  Steel Blue
#c32187  rgb(195, 33, 135)  hsl(322, 71%, 45%)  Medium Violet Red