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#87CD20

#87cd20 ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#87cd20 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, 80.39% green and 12.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 34.15% cyan, 0% magenta, 84.39% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 84.28°, with 73% saturation and 46.47% 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 10.78:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 2.71.

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Web safe#99cc33
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Relative luminance0.4892

Complementary

  1. #87cd20
  2. #6620cd

Split complementary

  1. #87cd20
  2. #2030cd
  3. #bd20cd

Analogous

  1. #cdbd20
  2. #87cd20
  3. #30cd20

Triadic

  1. #87cd20
  2. #2087cd
  3. #cd2087

Tetradic

  1. #87cd20
  2. #20cd66
  3. #6620cd
  4. #cd2087

Square

  1. #87cd20
  2. #20cdbd
  3. #6620cd
  4. #cd2030

Monochromatic

  1. #30490b
  2. #5b8b16
  3. #87cd20
  4. #aae455
  5. #cbef97

Shades

#87cd20 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #87cd20
  2. #7ab91d
  3. #6ca41a
  4. #5f9016
  5. #517b13
  6. #446710
  7. #36520d
  8. #293e0a
  9. #1b2906
  10. #0e1503
  11. #000000

Tints

#87cd20 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #87cd20
  2. #93d236
  3. #9fd74d
  4. #abdc63
  5. #b7e179
  6. #c3e690
  7. #cfeba6
  8. #dbf0bc
  9. #e7f5d2
  10. #f3fae9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#87cd20 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #87cd20
  2. #86c52a
  3. #86be33
  4. #85b63d
  5. #84ae46
  6. #84a750
  7. #839f5a
  8. #829763
  9. #818f6d
  10. #818876
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bababa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a8c295 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d7bd00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cdb836 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8ac4af ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bcc400 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b5c12f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #89c88c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-87cd20 {
  color: #87cd20;
}
Background
.bg-87cd20 {
  background-color: #87cd20;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-87cd20 {
  border: 2px solid #87cd20;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #87cd20;
  --color-primary-rgb: 135 205 32;
  --color-primary-hsl: 84 73% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-87cd20 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #87cd20, #30cd20);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-87cd20 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(135 205 32 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 2.71 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 6.71 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 7.93 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 8.08 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 8.31 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 8.55 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 9.74 #7832df Inverted #bababa Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#87cd20  rgb(135, 205, 32)  hsl(84, 73%, 46%)  Yellow Green
#6620cd  rgb(102, 32, 205)  hsl(264, 73%, 46%)  Han Purple
#2087cd  rgb(32, 135, 205)  hsl(204, 73%, 46%)  Steel Blue
#cd2087  rgb(205, 32, 135)  hsl(324, 73%, 46%)  Medium Violet Red