Information about #87B51C color
Basic facts about this digital color
#87B51C is a vivid, lively chartreuse that sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. In practice it works well for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Dark Lemon Lime (#8BBE1B). Nearby in the Register you will also find Icky Green (#8FAE22) and Sickly Green (#94B21C).
Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(135, 181, 28)), which gives #87B51C its character. On this background, black text reaches a 8.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.4:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#87B51C color variations
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#87B51C color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#87B51C color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#87B51C color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#87B51C color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#87B51C 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 #87B51C color
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Nearest named colors to #87B51C
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#8BBE1B
#8FAE22
#94B21C
#8EAB12
#7AAC21
#94A617
#9BB123
#99AD25
#71A91D
#8B9C15
#81CA2B
#9FA91F
#87B51C color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#87B51C
- RGB135, 181, 28
- CMYK18, 0, 60, 29
- CSSrgb(135, 181, 28)
- HSL78°, 73%, 41%
- HSL Precise78.039°, 73.206%, 40.98%
- HSV78°, 85%, 71%
- HSB78°, 85%, 71%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.529
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.710
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.110
- GLSLvec3(0.529, 0.710, 0.110)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.529, 0.710, 0.110, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.529, 0.710, 0.110)
- Percentage of Red in RGB52.9%
- Percentage of Green in RGB71%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB11%
- Color FamilyChartreuse
- Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX ID87B51C
- DECIMAL ID8893724
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers12 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
