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#87CA09

#87ca09 ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#87ca09 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.94% red, 79.22% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 33.17% cyan, 0% magenta, 95.54% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 80.83°, with 91.47% saturation and 41.37% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.48:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 2.76.

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Web safe#99cc00
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Relative luminance0.4741

Complementary

  1. #87ca09
  2. #4c09ca

Split complementary

  1. #87ca09
  2. #0926ca
  3. #ac09ca

Analogous

  1. #caac09
  2. #87ca09
  3. #26ca09

Triadic

  1. #87ca09
  2. #0987ca
  3. #ca0987

Tetradic

  1. #87ca09
  2. #09ca4c
  3. #4c09ca
  4. #ca0987

Square

  1. #87ca09
  2. #09caac
  3. #4c09ca
  4. #ca0926

Monochromatic

  1. #253802
  2. #568106
  3. #87ca09
  4. #aff62a
  5. #caf973

Shades

#87ca09 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #87ca09
  2. #7ab608
  3. #6ca207
  4. #5f8d06
  5. #517905
  6. #446505
  7. #365104
  8. #293d03
  9. #1b2802
  10. #0e1401
  11. #000000

Tints

#87ca09 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #87ca09
  2. #93cf22
  3. #9fd53a
  4. #abda53
  5. #b7df6b
  6. #c3e584
  7. #cfea9d
  8. #dbefb5
  9. #e7f4ce
  10. #f3fae6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#87ca09 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #87ca09
  2. #86c315
  3. #86bb21
  4. #85b42d
  5. #84ac39
  6. #84a545
  7. #839e50
  8. #82965c
  9. #818f68
  10. #818774
  11. #808080

Readable text 2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b7b7b7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a6bf92 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d4ba00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cbb62c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8bc1ac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bac100 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b4be22 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #89c488 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-87ca09 {
  color: #87ca09;
}
Background
.bg-87ca09 {
  background-color: #87ca09;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-87ca09 {
  border: 2px solid #87ca09;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #87ca09;
  --color-primary-rgb: 135 202 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 81 91% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-87ca09 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #87ca09, #26ca09);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-87ca09 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(135 202 9 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 2.76 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 5.77 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 8.05 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 8.34 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 9.12 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 9.25 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 10.46 #7835f6 Inverted #b7b7b7 Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#87ca09  rgb(135, 202, 9)  hsl(81, 91%, 41%)  Yellow Green
#4c09ca  rgb(76, 9, 202)  hsl(261, 91%, 41%)  Medium Blue
#0987ca  rgb(9, 135, 202)  hsl(201, 91%, 41%)  Steel Blue
#ca0987  rgb(202, 9, 135)  hsl(321, 91%, 41%)  Medium Violet Red