#87AC38#87AC38
#87AC38 is a light, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.349; OKLCH L 69.4% C 0.148 H 125.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #87AC38 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(135, 172, 56) |
| HSL | hsl(79, 51%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(79, 67%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(21.5%, 0%, 67.4%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.70, -29.86, 53.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.70, 61.08, 119.27°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.42% -0.0858 0.1209) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.42% 0.148 125.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.4581, 34.9412, 9.1437) |
| Luminance | 0.3494 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Avocado (survey)
#90B134
ΔE00 2.26
Avocado Green
#87A922
ΔE00 2.41
Icky Green
#8FAE22
ΔE00 3.22
Leaf
#71AA34
ΔE00 3.87
Booger
#9BB53C
ΔE00 4.09
Pea Green
#8EAB12
ΔE00 4.11
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#87AC38 #5D38AC
analogous
#AC9738 #87AC38 #4DAC38
triadic
#87AC38 #3887AC #AC3887
tetradic
#87AC38 #38AC97 #5D38AC #AC384D
square
#87AC38 #38AC97 #5D38AC #AC384D
split-complementary
#87AC38 #384DAC #9738AC
monochromatic
#3F501A #637E29 #87AC38 #A5C958 #BED887
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.63
#87AC38 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.99
#87AC38 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #87AC38
7.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##87AC38 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##87AC38 | 1.00 | 2.63 | 7.99 | 7.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B5A128
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B09F41
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8DA495
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #87ac38; /* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 172, 56); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.4% 0.148 125.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#adc575',
500: '#87ac38',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #87ac38; $custom-light: #adc575; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#87ac38",
"rgb": {
"r": 135,
"g": 172,
"b": 56
},
"hsl": {
"h": 79.138,
"s": 50.877,
"l": 44.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69415,
"c": 0.1482,
"h": 125.4
},
"luminance": 0.34941
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#87AC38
secondary
#947EC2
accent
#4DDA7A
background
#FAFCF7
surface
#F5F8ED
border
#CFD1C8
text
#111209
muted
#80817B