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#87BF2D

#87bf2d ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#87bf2d 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 17.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.32% cyan, 0% magenta, 76.44% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 83.01°, with 61.86% saturation and 46.27% 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 4.1.

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Web safe#99cc33
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Relative luminance0.426

Complementary

  1. #87bf2d
  2. #652dbf

Split complementary

  1. #87bf2d
  2. #2d3ebf
  3. #ae2dbf

Analogous

  1. #bfae2d
  2. #87bf2d
  3. #3ebf2d

Triadic

  1. #87bf2d
  2. #2d87bf
  3. #bf2d87

Tetradic

  1. #87bf2d
  2. #2dbf65
  3. #652dbf
  4. #bf2d87

Square

  1. #87bf2d
  2. #2dbfae
  3. #652dbf
  4. #bf2d3e

Monochromatic

  1. #2f4310
  2. #5b811e
  3. #87bf2d
  4. #aad95f
  5. #cbe89d

Shades

#87bf2d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #87bf2d
  2. #7aac29
  3. #6c9924
  4. #5f8620
  5. #51731b
  6. #446017
  7. #364c12
  8. #29390e
  9. #1b2609
  10. #0e1305
  11. #000000

Tints

#87bf2d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #87bf2d
  2. #93c542
  3. #9fcc57
  4. #abd26c
  5. #b7d981
  6. #c3df96
  7. #cfe5ab
  8. #dbecc0
  9. #e7f2d5
  10. #f3f9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#87bf2d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #87bf2d
  2. #86b935
  3. #86b23e
  4. #85ac46
  5. #84a64e
  6. #84a057
  7. #83995f
  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 #afafaf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a0b58d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c8b105 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c1ad3c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8bb6a4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b2b71c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #adb536 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8aba84 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-87bf2d {
  color: #87bf2d;
}
Background
.bg-87bf2d {
  background-color: #87bf2d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-87bf2d {
  border: 2px solid #87bf2d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #87bf2d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 135 191 45;
  --color-primary-hsl: 83 62% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-87bf2d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #87bf2d, #3ebf2d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-87bf2d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(135 191 45 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 4.10 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 4.15 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 6.90 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 8.49 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 8.64 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 9.29 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 9.41 #7840d2 Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Apple Green
#87bf2d  rgb(135, 191, 45)  hsl(83, 62%, 46%)  Apple Green
#652dbf  rgb(101, 45, 191)  hsl(263, 62%, 46%)  Purple Heart
#2d87bf  rgb(45, 135, 191)  hsl(203, 62%, 46%)  Steel Blue
#bf2d87  rgb(191, 45, 135)  hsl(323, 62%, 46%)  Medium Violet Red