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#87BF2E

#87bf2e ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#87bf2e 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 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.32% cyan, 0% magenta, 75.92% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 83.17°, with 61.18% saturation and 46.47% 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 4.16.

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Relative luminance0.4261

Complementary

  1. #87bf2e
  2. #662ebf

Split complementary

  1. #87bf2e
  2. #2e3fbf
  3. #ae2ebf

Analogous

  1. #bfae2e
  2. #87bf2e
  3. #3fbf2e

Triadic

  1. #87bf2e
  2. #2e87bf
  3. #bf2e87

Tetradic

  1. #87bf2e
  2. #2ebf66
  3. #662ebf
  4. #bf2e87

Square

  1. #87bf2e
  2. #2ebfae
  3. #662ebf
  4. #bf2e3f

Monochromatic

  1. #304410
  2. #5b811f
  3. #87bf2e
  4. #aad961
  5. #cbe89e

Shades

#87bf2e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #87bf2e
  2. #7aac29
  3. #6c9925
  4. #5f8620
  5. #51731c
  6. #446017
  7. #364c12
  8. #29390e
  9. #1b2609
  10. #0e1305
  11. #000000

Tints

#87bf2e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #87bf2e
  2. #93c543
  3. #9fcc58
  4. #abd26d
  5. #b7d982
  6. #c3df97
  7. #cfe5ab
  8. #dbecc0
  9. #e7f2d5
  10. #f3f9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#87bf2e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #87bf2e
  2. #86b936
  3. #86b23e
  4. #85ac47
  5. #84a64f
  6. #84a057
  7. #83995f
  8. #829367
  9. #818d70
  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 #c8b109 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c1ad3d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8bb6a4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b2b71d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #adb537 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8aba85 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-87bf2e {
  color: #87bf2e;
}
Background
.bg-87bf2e {
  background-color: #87bf2e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-87bf2e {
  border: 2px solid #87bf2e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #87bf2e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 135 191 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 83 61% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-87bf2e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #87bf2e, #3fbf2e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-87bf2e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(135 191 46 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 4.16 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 4.17 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 6.88 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 8.41 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 8.56 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 9.30 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 9.38 #7840d1 Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Apple Green
#87bf2e  rgb(135, 191, 46)  hsl(83, 61%, 46%)  Apple Green
#662ebf  rgb(102, 46, 191)  hsl(263, 61%, 46%)  Purple Heart
#2e87bf  rgb(46, 135, 191)  hsl(203, 61%, 46%)  Steel Blue
#bf2e87  rgb(191, 46, 135)  hsl(323, 61%, 46%)  Medium Violet Red