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#87DD2D

#87dd2d ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#87dd2d 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, 86.67% green and 17.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 38.91% cyan, 0% magenta, 79.64% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 89.32°, with 72.13% saturation and 52.16% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.41:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 5.19.

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Web safe#99cc33
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Relative luminance0.5705

Complementary

  1. #87dd2d
  2. #832ddd

Split complementary

  1. #87dd2d
  2. #2d2fdd
  3. #db2ddd

Analogous

  1. #dddb2d
  2. #87dd2d
  3. #2fdd2d

Triadic

  1. #87dd2d
  2. #2d87dd
  3. #dd2d87

Tetradic

  1. #87dd2d
  2. #2ddd83
  3. #832ddd
  4. #dd2d87

Square

  1. #87dd2d
  2. #2ddddb
  3. #832ddd
  4. #dd2d2f

Monochromatic

  1. #396110
  2. #60a31a
  3. #87dd2d
  4. #ade86f
  5. #d2f2b1

Shades

#87dd2d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #87dd2d
  2. #7ac729
  3. #6cb124
  4. #5f9b20
  5. #51851b
  6. #446f17
  7. #365812
  8. #29420e
  9. #1b2c09
  10. #0e1605
  11. #000000

Tints

#87dd2d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #87dd2d
  2. #93e042
  3. #9fe457
  4. #abe76c
  5. #b7eb81
  6. #c3ee96
  7. #cff1ab
  8. #dbf5c0
  9. #e7f8d5
  10. #f3fcea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#87dd2d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #87dd2d
  2. #86d435
  3. #86ca3e
  4. #85c146
  5. #84b84e
  6. #84af57
  7. #83a55f
  8. #829c67
  9. #81936f
  10. #818978
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c7c7c7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b1d0a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e6cb00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dbc541 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #87d4bd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c7d311 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bfcf3a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #87d898 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-87dd2d {
  color: #87dd2d;
}
Background
.bg-87dd2d {
  background-color: #87dd2d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-87dd2d {
  border: 2px solid #87dd2d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #87dd2d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 135 221 45;
  --color-primary-hsl: 89 72% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-87dd2d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #87dd2d, #2fdd2d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-87dd2d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(135 221 45 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 5.19 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 5.86 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 7.05 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 7.61 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 7.85 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 8.13 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 8.28 #7822d2 Inverted #c7c7c7 Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#87dd2d  rgb(135, 221, 45)  hsl(89, 72%, 52%)  Yellow Green
#832ddd  rgb(131, 45, 221)  hsl(269, 72%, 52%)  Blue Violet
#2d87dd  rgb(45, 135, 221)  hsl(209, 72%, 52%)  Bleu de France
#dd2d87  rgb(221, 45, 135)  hsl(329, 72%, 52%)  Telemagenta