Avocado Green #87A922
Avocado Green is a medium-light, vivid yellow with hex code #87A922 and RGB rgb(135, 169, 34).
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Black text reads best on this color (7.72:1).
About this color
#87A922 is a medium-light, vivid yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 69%, its chroma 0.158 and its hue 123°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. It is the named color Avocado Green. Black text reads best on it, at 7.72:1.
| Hue family | Yellows |
| Lightness | medium-light (69%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.158) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Avocado Green |
| Black text | 7.72:1 |
| White text | 2.71:1 |
Colors that go with Avocado Green
Matches found by rotating Avocado Green around the OKLCH hue wheel, each labelled with the closest name in our list.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Color palettes with Avocado Green
Curated color palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.06 (OKLab) of Avocado Green, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight named colors closest to Avocado Green, with their ΔE distance.
- Pea Green #8EAB12 ΔE 0.012
- Pea Soup Green #94A617 ΔE 0.017
- Icky Green #8FAE22 ΔE 0.018
- Leaf #71AA34 ΔE 0.025
- Avocado #90B134 ΔE 0.027
- Asparagus #77AB56 ΔE 0.040
- Dark Lime #84B701 ΔE 0.042
- Pea Soup #929901 ΔE 0.043
More about Avocado Green
How to make Avocado Green
A starting recipe from common paint colors, found with a spectral paint model (the color mixer’s paint mode). Real pigments vary, so mix a small test batch and adjust.
- 4 parts yellow
- 3 parts green
- 1 part red
Recipe result: #88AC37, a difference of ΔE 0.014 from Avocado Green. That is very close: most people will not see the difference.
Codes for Avocado Green in every format
| HEX | #87A922 |
| RGB | rgb(135, 169, 34) |
| HSL | hsl(75, 67%, 40%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.5% 0.158 123.5) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #87A922 | 2.71:1 | Fails | Lc -57.7 | Large or bold text, headings |
| Black text on #87A922 | 7.72:1 | AAA | Lc 51.6 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #87A922 text on white | 2.71:1 | Fails | Lc 52.5 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #87A922 text on black | 7.72:1 | AAA | Lc -49.4 | Large or bold text, headings |
Shades and tints of Avocado Green
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 400.
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Step 50
50
#F3F7EE
oklch(97.1% 0.013 126.4)
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Step 100
100
#E6EDD9
oklch(93.5% 0.028 122.7)
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Step 200
200
#D2E0B8
oklch(88.6% 0.055 123.2)
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Step 300
300
#B4CC84
oklch(81% 0.099 123.6)
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Step 400
400 (this color)
#87A922
oklch(68.5% 0.158 123.5)
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Step 500
500
#779800
oklch(63.1% 0.156 123.6)
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Step 600
600
#647F00
oklch(55.5% 0.136 123.2)
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Step 700
700
#536B00
oklch(49% 0.121 123.6)
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Step 800
800
#445800
oklch(42.8% 0.106 123.5)
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Step 900
900
#384900
oklch(37.7% 0.093 123.4)
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Step 950
950
#202B00
oklch(26.9% 0.066 123.3)
Avocado Green with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #B39E00 | 0.064 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #AF9D30 | 0.067 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #8EA090 | 0.131 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #9D9D9D | 0.158 |
Use Avocado Green in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.