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#87CD0A

#87cd0a ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#87cd0a 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, 80.39% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 34.15% cyan, 0% magenta, 95.12% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 81.54°, with 90.7% saturation and 42.16% 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 10.77:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 2.8.

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Web safe#99cc00
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Relative luminance0.4884

Complementary

  1. #87cd0a
  2. #500acd

Split complementary

  1. #87cd0a
  2. #0a25cd
  3. #b20acd

Analogous

  1. #cdb20a
  2. #87cd0a
  3. #25cd0a

Triadic

  1. #87cd0a
  2. #0a87cd
  3. #cd0a87

Tetradic

  1. #87cd0a
  2. #0acd50
  3. #500acd
  4. #cd0a87

Square

  1. #87cd0a
  2. #0acdb2
  3. #500acd
  4. #cd0a25

Monochromatic

  1. #273b03
  2. #578406
  3. #87cd0a
  4. #aef52f
  5. #caf878

Shades

#87cd0a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #87cd0a
  2. #7ab909
  3. #6ca408
  4. #5f9007
  5. #517b06
  6. #446705
  7. #365204
  8. #293e03
  9. #1b2902
  10. #0e1501
  11. #000000

Tints

#87cd0a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #87cd0a
  2. #93d223
  3. #9fd73b
  4. #abdc54
  5. #b7e16c
  6. #c3e685
  7. #cfeb9d
  8. #dbf0b6
  9. #e7f5ce
  10. #f3fae7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#87cd0a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #87cd0a
  2. #86c516
  3. #86be22
  4. #85b62d
  5. #84ae39
  6. #84a745
  7. #839f51
  8. #82975d
  9. #818f68
  10. #818874
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bababa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a8c294 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d7bd00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cdb82d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8bc4ae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bcc400 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b6c123 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #89c78a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-87cd0a {
  color: #87cd0a;
}
Background
.bg-87cd0a {
  background-color: #87cd0a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-87cd0a {
  border: 2px solid #87cd0a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #87cd0a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 135 205 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 82 91% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-87cd0a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #87cd0a, #25cd0a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-87cd0a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(135 205 10 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 2.80 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 6.51 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 8.18 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 8.31 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 8.56 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 9.08 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 10.57 #7832f5 Inverted #bababa Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#87cd0a  rgb(135, 205, 10)  hsl(82, 91%, 42%)  Yellow Green
#500acd  rgb(80, 10, 205)  hsl(262, 91%, 42%)  Medium Blue
#0a87cd  rgb(10, 135, 205)  hsl(202, 91%, 42%)  Steel Blue
#cd0a87  rgb(205, 10, 135)  hsl(322, 91%, 42%)  Medium Violet Red