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#87BF2F

#87bf2f ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#87bf2f 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 18.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.32% cyan, 0% magenta, 75.39% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 83.33°, with 60.5% saturation and 46.67% 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 Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 4.2.

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Web safe#99cc33
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Relative luminance0.4262

Complementary

  1. #87bf2f
  2. #672fbf

Split complementary

  1. #87bf2f
  2. #2f3fbf
  3. #af2fbf

Analogous

  1. #bfaf2f
  2. #87bf2f
  3. #3fbf2f

Triadic

  1. #87bf2f
  2. #2f87bf
  3. #bf2f87

Tetradic

  1. #87bf2f
  2. #2fbf67
  3. #672fbf
  4. #bf2f87

Square

  1. #87bf2f
  2. #2fbfaf
  3. #672fbf
  4. #bf2f3f

Monochromatic

  1. #304411
  2. #5c8220
  3. #87bf2f
  4. #aad862
  5. #cce8a0

Shades

#87bf2f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #87bf2f
  2. #7aac2a
  3. #6c9926
  4. #5f8621
  5. #51731c
  6. #446018
  7. #364c13
  8. #29390e
  9. #1b2609
  10. #0e1305
  11. #000000

Tints

#87bf2f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #87bf2f
  2. #93c544
  3. #9fcc59
  4. #abd26d
  5. #b7d982
  6. #c3df97
  7. #cfe5ac
  8. #dbecc1
  9. #e7f2d5
  10. #f3f9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#87bf2f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #87bf2f
  2. #86b937
  3. #86b23f
  4. #85ac47
  5. #84a64f
  6. #84a058
  7. #839960
  8. #829368
  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 #c8b10d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c1ad3d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8bb6a4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b2b71f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #adb538 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8aba85 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-87bf2f {
  color: #87bf2f;
}
Background
.bg-87bf2f {
  background-color: #87bf2f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-87bf2f {
  border: 2px solid #87bf2f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #87bf2f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 135 191 47;
  --color-primary-hsl: 83 61% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-87bf2f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #87bf2f, #3fbf2f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-87bf2f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(135 191 47 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 4.20 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 4.22 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 6.86 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 8.33 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 8.48 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 9.30 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 9.35 #7840d0 Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#87bf2f  rgb(135, 191, 47)  hsl(83, 61%, 47%)  Yellow Green
#672fbf  rgb(103, 47, 191)  hsl(263, 61%, 47%)  Purple Heart
#2f87bf  rgb(47, 135, 191)  hsl(203, 61%, 47%)  Steel Blue
#bf2f87  rgb(191, 47, 135)  hsl(323, 61%, 47%)  Medium Violet Red