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#87DF2A

#87df2a ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#87df2a 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, 87.45% green and 16.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 39.46% cyan, 0% magenta, 81.17% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 89.17°, with 73.88% 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 12.62:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 5.55.

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Web safe#99cc33
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Relative luminance0.5809

Complementary

  1. #87df2a
  2. #822adf

Split complementary

  1. #87df2a
  2. #2a2cdf
  3. #dc2adf

Analogous

  1. #dfdc2a
  2. #87df2a
  3. #2cdf2a

Triadic

  1. #87df2a
  2. #2a87df
  3. #df2a87

Tetradic

  1. #87df2a
  2. #2adf82
  3. #822adf
  4. #df2a87

Square

  1. #87df2a
  2. #2adfdc
  3. #822adf
  4. #df2a2c

Monochromatic

  1. #39610f
  2. #60a419
  3. #87df2a
  4. #ace96d
  5. #d2f3af

Shades

#87df2a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #87df2a
  2. #7ac926
  3. #6cb222
  4. #5f9c1d
  5. #518619
  6. #447015
  7. #365911
  8. #29430d
  9. #1b2d08
  10. #0e1604
  11. #000000

Tints

#87df2a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #87df2a
  2. #93e23f
  3. #9fe555
  4. #abe96a
  5. #b7ec7f
  6. #c3ef95
  7. #cff2aa
  8. #dbf5bf
  9. #e7f9d4
  10. #f3fcea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#87df2a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #87df2a
  2. #86d633
  3. #86cc3b
  4. #85c344
  5. #84b94c
  6. #84b055
  7. #83a65e
  8. #829d66
  9. #81936f
  10. #818a77
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c9c9c9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b2d2a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e8cd00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dcc640 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #87d6bf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c9d407 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c0d138 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #87da99 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-87df2a {
  color: #87df2a;
}
Background
.bg-87df2a {
  background-color: #87df2a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-87df2a {
  border: 2px solid #87df2a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #87df2a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 135 223 42;
  --color-primary-hsl: 89 74% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-87df2a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #87df2a, #2cdf2a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-87df2a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(135 223 42 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 5.55 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 5.74 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 6.56 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 7.12 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 7.39 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 7.68 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 8.41 #7820d5 Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#87df2a  rgb(135, 223, 42)  hsl(89, 74%, 52%)  Yellow Green
#822adf  rgb(130, 42, 223)  hsl(269, 74%, 52%)  Blue Violet
#2a87df  rgb(42, 135, 223)  hsl(209, 74%, 52%)  Bleu de France
#df2a87  rgb(223, 42, 135)  hsl(329, 74%, 52%)  Telemagenta