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#87BF55

#87bf55 ≈ Pistachio

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#87bf55 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.94% red, 74.9% green and 33.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.32% cyan, 0% magenta, 55.5% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 91.7°, with 45.3% saturation and 54.12% 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 9.61:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pistachio (#93c572), ΔE 4.18.

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Web safe#99cc66
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Relative luminance0.4307

Complementary

  1. #87bf55
  2. #8d55bf

Split complementary

  1. #87bf55
  2. #5855bf
  3. #bf55bc

Analogous

  1. #bcbf55
  2. #87bf55
  3. #55bf58

Triadic

  1. #87bf55
  2. #5587bf
  3. #bf5587

Tetradic

  1. #87bf55
  2. #55bf8d
  3. #8d55bf
  4. #bf5587

Square

  1. #87bf55
  2. #55bcbf
  3. #8d55bf
  4. #bf5855

Monochromatic

  1. #3c5922
  2. #619137
  3. #87bf55
  4. #aed48d
  5. #d5e9c4

Shades

#87bf55 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #87bf55
  2. #7aac4d
  3. #6c9944
  4. #5f863c
  5. #517333
  6. #44602b
  7. #364c22
  8. #29391a
  9. #1b2611
  10. #0e1309
  11. #000000

Tints

#87bf55 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #87bf55
  2. #93c566
  3. #9fcc77
  4. #abd288
  5. #b7d999
  6. #c3dfaa
  7. #cfe5bb
  8. #dbeccc
  9. #e7f2dd
  10. #f3f9ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#87bf55 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #87bf55
  2. #86b959
  3. #86b25e
  4. #85ac62
  5. #84a666
  6. #84a06b
  7. #83996f
  8. #829373
  9. #818d77
  10. #81867c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #afafaf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a1b694 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c6b24b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #beae5c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #88b8a7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b1b74f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #abb559 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #88bb8e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-87bf55 {
  color: #87bf55;
}
Background
.bg-87bf55 {
  background-color: #87bf55;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-87bf55 {
  border: 2px solid #87bf55;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #87bf55;
  --color-primary-rgb: 135 191 85;
  --color-primary-hsl: 92 45% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-87bf55 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #87bf55, #55bf58);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-87bf55 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(135 191 85 / 0.35);
}

#93c572 Pistachio ΔE 4.18 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 4.54 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 6.30 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 7.03 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 7.45 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 8.03 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 8.76 #7840aa Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Pistachio
#87bf55  rgb(135, 191, 85)  hsl(92, 45%, 54%)  Pistachio
#8d55bf  rgb(141, 85, 191)  hsl(272, 45%, 54%)  Purpureus
#5587bf  rgb(85, 135, 191)  hsl(212, 45%, 54%)  Steel Blue
#bf5587  rgb(191, 85, 135)  hsl(332, 45%, 54%)  Mulberry