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#87C331

#87c331 ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#87c331 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, 76.47% green and 19.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 30.77% cyan, 0% magenta, 74.87% yellow and 23.53% black. Its hue angle is 84.66°, with 59.84% saturation and 47.84% 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 9.88:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 3.58.

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Web safe#99cc33
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Relative luminance0.444

Complementary

  1. #87c331
  2. #6d31c3

Split complementary

  1. #87c331
  2. #313ec3
  3. #b631c3

Analogous

  1. #c3b631
  2. #87c331
  3. #3ec331

Triadic

  1. #87c331
  2. #3187c3
  3. #c33187

Tetradic

  1. #87c331
  2. #31c36d
  3. #6d31c3
  4. #c33187

Square

  1. #87c331
  2. #31c3b6
  3. #6d31c3
  4. #c3313e

Monochromatic

  1. #324912
  2. #5d8622
  3. #87c331
  4. #aad968
  5. #cde8a5

Shades

#87c331 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #87c331
  2. #7ab02c
  3. #6c9c27
  4. #5f8922
  5. #51751d
  6. #446219
  7. #364e14
  8. #293b0f
  9. #1b270a
  10. #0e1405
  11. #000000

Tints

#87c331 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #87c331
  2. #93c946
  3. #9fcf5a
  4. #abd56f
  5. #b7db83
  6. #c3e198
  7. #cfe7ad
  8. #dbedc1
  9. #e7f3d6
  10. #f3f9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#87c331 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #87c331
  2. #86bc39
  3. #86b641
  4. #85af49
  5. #84a851
  6. #84a259
  7. #839b60
  8. #829468
  9. #818d70
  10. #818778
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b2b2b2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a2b990 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ccb510 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c4b03f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8bbaa7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b5bb21 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #afb83a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #89be88 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-87c331 {
  color: #87c331;
}
Background
.bg-87c331 {
  background-color: #87c331;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-87c331 {
  border: 2px solid #87c331;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #87c331;
  --color-primary-rgb: 135 195 49;
  --color-primary-hsl: 85 60% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-87c331 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #87c331, #3ec331);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-87c331 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(135 195 49 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 3.58 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 5.06 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 6.84 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 8.16 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 8.23 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 8.74 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 8.83 #783cce Inverted #b2b2b2 Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#87c331  rgb(135, 195, 49)  hsl(85, 60%, 48%)  Yellow Green
#6d31c3  rgb(109, 49, 195)  hsl(265, 60%, 48%)  Blue Violet
#3187c3  rgb(49, 135, 195)  hsl(205, 60%, 48%)  Steel Blue
#c33187  rgb(195, 49, 135)  hsl(325, 60%, 48%)  Medium Violet Red