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#87BF2A

#87bf2a ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#87bf2a 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, 74.9% green and 16.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.32% cyan, 0% magenta, 78.01% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 82.55°, with 63.95% saturation and 45.69% 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 9.52:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apple Green (#8db600), ΔE 3.93.

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Relative luminance0.4258

Complementary

  1. #87bf2a
  2. #622abf

Split complementary

  1. #87bf2a
  2. #2a3dbf
  3. #ad2abf

Analogous

  1. #bfad2a
  2. #87bf2a
  3. #3dbf2a

Triadic

  1. #87bf2a
  2. #2a87bf
  3. #bf2a87

Tetradic

  1. #87bf2a
  2. #2abf62
  3. #622abf
  4. #bf2a87

Square

  1. #87bf2a
  2. #2abfad
  3. #622abf
  4. #bf2a3d

Monochromatic

  1. #2e420e
  2. #5b801c
  3. #87bf2a
  4. #abdb5b
  5. #cbe999

Shades

#87bf2a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #87bf2a
  2. #7aac26
  3. #6c9922
  4. #5f861d
  5. #517319
  6. #446015
  7. #364c11
  8. #29390d
  9. #1b2608
  10. #0e1304
  11. #000000

Tints

#87bf2a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #87bf2a
  2. #93c53f
  3. #9fcc55
  4. #abd26a
  5. #b7d97f
  6. #c3df95
  7. #cfe5aa
  8. #dbecbf
  9. #e7f2d4
  10. #f3f9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#87bf2a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #87bf2a
  2. #86b933
  3. #86b23b
  4. #85ac44
  5. #84a64c
  6. #84a055
  7. #83995e
  8. #829366
  9. #818d6f
  10. #818677
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aeaeae ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a0b58d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c8b100 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c1ad3a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8bb6a3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b2b716 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #adb534 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8aba84 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-87bf2a {
  color: #87bf2a;
}
Background
.bg-87bf2a {
  background-color: #87bf2a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-87bf2a {
  border: 2px solid #87bf2a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #87bf2a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 135 191 42;
  --color-primary-hsl: 83 64% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-87bf2a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #87bf2a, #3dbf2a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-87bf2a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(135 191 42 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 3.93 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 4.09 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 6.97 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 8.73 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 8.88 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 9.29 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 9.51 #7840d5 Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Apple Green
#87bf2a  rgb(135, 191, 42)  hsl(83, 64%, 46%)  Apple Green
#622abf  rgb(98, 42, 191)  hsl(263, 64%, 46%)  Purple Heart
#2a87bf  rgb(42, 135, 191)  hsl(203, 64%, 46%)  Steel Blue
#bf2a87  rgb(191, 42, 135)  hsl(323, 64%, 46%)  Medium Violet Red