Information about #87AB1C color
Basic facts about this digital color
#87AB1C presents itself as a vivid, lively yellow-green — one that sits comfortably between light and dark. In practice it works well for bold branding moments and attention-grabbing details. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Icky Green (#8FAE22). Nearby in the Register you will also find Pea Green (#8EAB12) and Lima (#7AAC21).
Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(135, 171, 28)), which gives #87AB1C its character. If you plan to put text on a #87AB1C background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 7.9:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.7:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #87AB1C is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#87AB1C color variations
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#87AB1C color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#87AB1C color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#87AB1C color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#87AB1C color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#87AB1C color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #87AB1C color
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Nearest named colors to #87AB1C
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#8FAE22
#8EAB12
#7AAC21
#94B21C
#94A617
#8B9C15
#8BBE1B
#99AD25
#9BB123
#71A91D
#9FA91F
#7C9F2F
#87AB1C color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#87AB1C
- RGB135, 171, 28
- CMYK14, 0, 56, 33
- CSSrgb(135, 171, 28)
- HSL75°, 72%, 39%
- HSL Precise75.105°, 71.859%, 39.02%
- HSV75°, 84%, 67%
- HSB75°, 84%, 67%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.529
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.671
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.110
- GLSLvec3(0.529, 0.671, 0.110)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.529, 0.671, 0.110, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.529, 0.671, 0.110)
- Percentage of Red in RGB52.9%
- Percentage of Green in RGB67.1%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB11%
- Color FamilyChartreuse
- Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID87AB1C
- DECIMAL ID8891164
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers16 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
