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#87CA3F

#87ca3f ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#87ca3f 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, 79.22% green and 24.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 33.17% cyan, 0% magenta, 68.81% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 88.92°, with 56.73% saturation and 51.96% 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 10.55:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 3.74.

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Web safe#99cc33
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Relative luminance0.4775

Complementary

  1. #87ca3f
  2. #823fca

Split complementary

  1. #87ca3f
  2. #3f42ca
  3. #c73fca

Analogous

  1. #cac73f
  2. #87ca3f
  3. #42ca3f

Triadic

  1. #87ca3f
  2. #3f87ca
  3. #ca3f87

Tetradic

  1. #87ca3f
  2. #3fca82
  3. #823fca
  4. #ca3f87

Square

  1. #87ca3f
  2. #3fcac7
  3. #823fca
  4. #ca3f42

Monochromatic

  1. #395818
  2. #609429
  3. #87ca3f
  4. #acdb7b
  5. #d2ebb7

Shades

#87ca3f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #87ca3f
  2. #7ab639
  3. #6ca232
  4. #5f8d2c
  5. #517926
  6. #446520
  7. #365119
  8. #293d13
  9. #1b280d
  10. #0e1406
  11. #000000

Tints

#87ca3f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #87ca3f
  2. #93cf52
  3. #9fd565
  4. #abda79
  5. #b7df8c
  6. #c3e59f
  7. #cfeab2
  8. #dbefc5
  9. #e7f4d9
  10. #f3faec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#87ca3f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #87ca3f
  2. #86c346
  3. #86bb4c
  4. #85b453
  5. #84ac59
  6. #84a560
  7. #839e66
  8. #82966d
  9. #818f73
  10. #81877a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b8b8b8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a6bf96 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d3bb2a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c9b64b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #89c2ae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b9c133 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b3be47 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #88c58f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-87ca3f {
  color: #87ca3f;
}
Background
.bg-87ca3f {
  background-color: #87ca3f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-87ca3f {
  border: 2px solid #87ca3f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #87ca3f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 135 202 63;
  --color-primary-hsl: 89 57% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-87ca3f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #87ca3f, #42ca3f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-87ca3f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(135 202 63 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 3.74 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 7.11 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 7.19 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 7.20 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 7.28 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 7.64 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 8.42 #7835c0 Inverted #b8b8b8 Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#87ca3f  rgb(135, 202, 63)  hsl(89, 57%, 52%)  Yellow Green
#823fca  rgb(130, 63, 202)  hsl(269, 57%, 52%)  Blue Violet
#3f87ca  rgb(63, 135, 202)  hsl(209, 57%, 52%)  Steel Blue
#ca3f87  rgb(202, 63, 135)  hsl(329, 57%, 52%)  Mulberry