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#87DE28

#87de28 ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#87de28 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, 87.06% green and 15.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 39.19% cyan, 0% magenta, 81.98% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 88.68°, with 73.39% saturation and 51.37% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.51:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 5.34.

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Web safe#99cc33
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Relative luminance0.5755

Complementary

  1. #87de28
  2. #7f28de

Split complementary

  1. #87de28
  2. #282cde
  3. #da28de

Analogous

  1. #deda28
  2. #87de28
  3. #2cde28

Triadic

  1. #87de28
  2. #2887de
  3. #de2887

Tetradic

  1. #87de28
  2. #28de7f
  3. #7f28de
  4. #de2887

Square

  1. #87de28
  2. #28deda
  3. #7f28de
  4. #de282c

Monochromatic

  1. #385e0f
  2. #60a119
  3. #87de28
  4. #ace86a
  5. #d1f2ad

Shades

#87de28 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #87de28
  2. #7ac824
  3. #6cb220
  4. #5f9b1c
  5. #518518
  6. #446f14
  7. #365910
  8. #29430c
  9. #1b2c08
  10. #0e1604
  11. #000000

Tints

#87de28 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #87de28
  2. #93e13e
  3. #9fe553
  4. #abe869
  5. #b7eb7e
  6. #c3ef94
  7. #cff2a9
  8. #dbf5bf
  9. #e7f8d4
  10. #f3fcea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#87de28 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #87de28
  2. #86d531
  3. #86cb3a
  4. #85c242
  5. #84b84b
  6. #84af54
  7. #83a65d
  8. #829c66
  9. #81936e
  10. #818977
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c8c8c8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b1d1a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e7cc00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dcc53f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #88d5be ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c8d301 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c0d037 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #87d998 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-87de28 {
  color: #87de28;
}
Background
.bg-87de28 {
  background-color: #87de28;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-87de28 {
  border: 2px solid #87de28;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #87de28;
  --color-primary-rgb: 135 222 40;
  --color-primary-hsl: 89 73% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-87de28 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #87de28, #2cde28);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-87de28 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(135 222 40 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 5.34 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 5.85 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 6.76 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 7.32 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 7.52 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 7.84 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 8.34 #7821d7 Inverted #c8c8c8 Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#87de28  rgb(135, 222, 40)  hsl(89, 73%, 51%)  Yellow Green
#7f28de  rgb(127, 40, 222)  hsl(269, 73%, 51%)  Blue Violet
#2887de  rgb(40, 135, 222)  hsl(209, 73%, 51%)  Bleu de France
#de2887  rgb(222, 40, 135)  hsl(329, 73%, 51%)  Telemagenta