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#87BF2B

#87bf2b ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#87bf2b 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 16.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.32% cyan, 0% magenta, 77.49% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 82.7°, with 63.25% saturation and 45.88% 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 3.98.

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Relative luminance0.4259

Complementary

  1. #87bf2b
  2. #632bbf

Split complementary

  1. #87bf2b
  2. #2b3dbf
  3. #ad2bbf

Analogous

  1. #bfad2b
  2. #87bf2b
  3. #3dbf2b

Triadic

  1. #87bf2b
  2. #2b87bf
  3. #bf2b87

Tetradic

  1. #87bf2b
  2. #2bbf63
  3. #632bbf
  4. #bf2b87

Square

  1. #87bf2b
  2. #2bbfad
  3. #632bbf
  4. #bf2b3d

Monochromatic

  1. #2f420f
  2. #5b811d
  3. #87bf2b
  4. #abda5c
  5. #cbe89b

Shades

#87bf2b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #87bf2b
  2. #7aac27
  3. #6c9922
  4. #5f861e
  5. #51731a
  6. #446016
  7. #364c11
  8. #29390d
  9. #1b2609
  10. #0e1304
  11. #000000

Tints

#87bf2b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #87bf2b
  2. #93c540
  3. #9fcc55
  4. #abd26b
  5. #b7d980
  6. #c3df95
  7. #cfe5aa
  8. #dbecbf
  9. #e7f2d5
  10. #f3f9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#87bf2b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #87bf2b
  2. #86b934
  3. #86b23c
  4. #85ac45
  5. #84a64d
  6. #84a056
  7. #83995e
  8. #829367
  9. #818d6f
  10. #818678
  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 #b2b718 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #adb535 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8aba84 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-87bf2b {
  color: #87bf2b;
}
Background
.bg-87bf2b {
  background-color: #87bf2b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-87bf2b {
  border: 2px solid #87bf2b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #87bf2b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 135 191 43;
  --color-primary-hsl: 83 63% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-87bf2b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #87bf2b, #3dbf2b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-87bf2b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(135 191 43 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 3.98 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 4.11 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 6.94 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 8.65 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 8.80 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 9.29 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 9.48 #7840d4 Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Apple Green
#87bf2b  rgb(135, 191, 43)  hsl(83, 63%, 46%)  Apple Green
#632bbf  rgb(99, 43, 191)  hsl(263, 63%, 46%)  Purple Heart
#2b87bf  rgb(43, 135, 191)  hsl(203, 63%, 46%)  Steel Blue
#bf2b87  rgb(191, 43, 135)  hsl(323, 63%, 46%)  Medium Violet Red