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#87C42E

#87c42e ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#87c42e 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, 76.86% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 31.12% cyan, 0% magenta, 76.53% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 84.4°, with 61.98% saturation and 47.45% 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 9.97:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 3.34.

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Web safe#99cc33
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Relative luminance0.4483

Complementary

  1. #87c42e
  2. #6b2ec4

Split complementary

  1. #87c42e
  2. #2e3cc4
  3. #b62ec4

Analogous

  1. #c4b62e
  2. #87c42e
  3. #3cc42e

Triadic

  1. #87c42e
  2. #2e87c4
  3. #c42e87

Tetradic

  1. #87c42e
  2. #2ec46b
  3. #6b2ec4
  4. #c42e87

Square

  1. #87c42e
  2. #2ec4b6
  3. #6b2ec4
  4. #c42e3c

Monochromatic

  1. #324811
  2. #5c861f
  3. #87c42e
  4. #aadb64
  5. #cce9a2

Shades

#87c42e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #87c42e
  2. #7ab029
  3. #6c9d25
  4. #5f8920
  5. #51761c
  6. #446217
  7. #364e12
  8. #293b0e
  9. #1b2709
  10. #0e1405
  11. #000000

Tints

#87c42e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #87c42e
  2. #93ca43
  3. #9fd058
  4. #abd66d
  5. #b7dc82
  6. #c3e297
  7. #cfe7ab
  8. #dbedc0
  9. #e7f3d5
  10. #f3f9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#87c42e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #87c42e
  2. #86bd36
  3. #86b63e
  4. #85b047
  5. #84a94f
  6. #84a257
  7. #839b5f
  8. #829467
  9. #818e70
  10. #818778
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b3b3b3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a3ba90 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cdb504 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c5b13d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8bbba8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b5bb1c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b0b938 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #89bf88 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-87c42e {
  color: #87c42e;
}
Background
.bg-87c42e {
  background-color: #87c42e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-87c42e {
  border: 2px solid #87c42e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #87c42e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 135 196 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 84 62% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-87c42e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #87c42e, #3cc42e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-87c42e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(135 196 46 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 3.34 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 5.10 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 6.93 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 8.43 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 8.48 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 8.71 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 8.73 #783bd1 Inverted #b3b3b3 Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#87c42e  rgb(135, 196, 46)  hsl(84, 62%, 47%)  Yellow Green
#6b2ec4  rgb(107, 46, 196)  hsl(264, 62%, 47%)  Purple Heart
#2e87c4  rgb(46, 135, 196)  hsl(204, 62%, 47%)  Steel Blue
#c42e87  rgb(196, 46, 135)  hsl(324, 62%, 47%)  Medium Violet Red