What color is #87FA15?

#87FA15 is a medium, vivid green. In RGB it is rgb(135, 250, 21), and in HSL hsl(90, 96%, 53%).

Is #87FA15 accessible as text?

On white, #87FA15 has a contrast ratio of 1.34:1 (fails WCAG AA for body text); on black it is 15.72:1 (passes). For text placed on #87FA15, use black for the best readability.

What is the closest Tailwind color to #87FA15?

The nearest Tailwind CSS token is lime-400 (#9AE600).

What colors go well with #87FA15?

#87FA15 pairs cleanly with neutrals — cream, taupe, charcoal and cool grays — and with its complementary #8714FA. In UI, a softer accent is often easier to use than the exact complement. Explore the harmonies, shades, tints and ready-made palettes for #87FA15 below.

Is #87FA15 good for buttons?

#87FA15 works well for buttons and highlights, but use black text on #87FA15 — white text only reaches 1.34:1, below the 4.5:1 needed for normal-size labels.

Is #87FA15 the same as CSS lawngreen?

No — #87FA15 is not the CSS named color lawngreen, but lawngreen (#7CFC00) is the closest CSS named color.

#87FA15 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, Palette & Shades

Palettes built on #87FA15

Not just a swatch — here's how #87FA15 works with other colors. Named schemes with #87FA15 in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.

Tech Product Signal · 5 colors

Signal #87FA15 Surface #13161A Highlight #F4F6F8 Secondary #576770 Accent #B3FF6E

Lawn Green is the vivid signal in this product UI — on a near-black surface with cool white, a slate grey and a lighter tint of Lawn Green.

Japanese Sand Base · 5 colors

Base #87FA15 Surface #EEE9DC Highlight #F5F1E7 Secondary #B7B09F Ink #2B2723

Lawn Green sets a calm, sun-bleached base here, wrapped in bone and paper off-whites and a soft greige, with a single ink accent for wabi-sabi restraint.

Botanical Studio Lead · 5 colors

Lead #87FA15 Secondary #4E6B3A Accent #AE6B00 Surface #EFEAD6 Anchor #3D2F21

Lawn Green leads this botanical set among foliage greens and a terracotta accent, softened by cream and grounded in bark brown.

Minimal Editorial Surface · 5 colors

Surface #F7F4EF Accent #87FA15 Secondary #E1FFCC Support #999286 Ink #17140F

Lawn Green is the single accent in this high-contrast editorial system — set on near-white paper against near-black ink, with a warm grey and a desaturated tint of Lawn Green carrying the quiet middle.

Coastal Morning Lead · 5 colors

Lead #87FA15 Accent #A8C4B9 Surface #E2D9BE Secondary #9AA09F Anchor #193648

Lawn Green opens this coastal palette with sea-glass and warm sand alongside it, grounded by driftwood grey and a deep-navy anchor.

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Color Lab

How #87FA15 actually behaves in design work — read from its OKLCH lightness, chroma and hue, not just its raw numbers. Ten signals to help you decide where this color earns its place.

Warmth 54/100

Neutral

Balanced temperature — flexible, sits between warm and cool schemes.

Softness 43/100

Moderate

Middle-weight — neither delicate nor heavy.

Depth 13/100

Very low

Airy and open — recedes, leaves the composition light.

Naturalness 7/100

Very low

Reads engineered rather than organic — synthetic, digital.

Vintage feel 5/100

Very low

Clean and current — no dusty, aged cast.

Luxury 15/100

Very low

Playful and accessible rather than exclusive.

Brand distinctiveness 98/100

Very high

Bold and ownable — memorable as a primary brand color.

UI accent fit 7/100

Very low

Weak as an action color — too pale, too dark or too muted to signal.

Surface fit 44/100

Moderate

Usable as a tinted surface in measured doses.

Print safety 44/100

Moderate

Shifts noticeably in CMYK — expect it to dull on press.

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Canary Yellow Lime Blue Violet Platinum Army Green

UI roles & guardrails

Primary action Safe as a filled button with near-black label. AAA

Body text Do not use for body copy on light surfaces. Avoid

Large display Only on dark surfaces. Avoid

Background Pair with #141310 text at 13.9:1. Use

Subtle surface Use #E7F8D6 for cards and hover fills. Tint 80

Avoid beside #3AFA14 — the hue gap is too small to read as intentional. Clash

In real applications

Not a swatch to memorise — a color to build with. Here is #87FA15 at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.

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:root {
  --color-base: #87FA15;
  --color-base-rgb: 135 250 21;
  --color-base-oklch: oklch(88.2% 0.253 134.9);
  --color-50: #F7FEF0;
  --color-100: #EBFDD8;
  --color-200: #D6FCB1;
  --color-300: #B8F67A;
  --color-400: #99E84A;
  --color-500: #7ACF26;
  --color-600: #619D25;
  --color-700: #476E21;
  --color-800: #304819;
  --color-900: #1F2C12;
  --color-on-base: #141310;
}

// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
  lawn-green: {
    50: '#F7FEF0',
    100: '#EBFDD8',
    200: '#D6FCB1',
    300: '#B8F67A',
    400: '#99E84A',
    500: '#7ACF26',
    600: '#619D25',
    700: '#476E21',
    800: '#304819',
    900: '#1F2C12',
  },
}

$base: #87FA15;
$base-ink: #141310;
$base-50: #F7FEF0;
$base-100: #EBFDD8;
$base-200: #D6FCB1;
$base-300: #B8F67A;
$base-400: #99E84A;
$base-500: #7ACF26;
$base-600: #619D25;
$base-700: #476E21;
$base-800: #304819;
$base-900: #1F2C12;
$base-hover: #6CD404;
$base-subtle: #DBF5C1;

{
    "color": {
        "base": {
            "value": "#87FA15",
            "type": "color"
        },
        "onBase": {
            "value": "#141310",
            "type": "color"
        },
        "scale": {
            "50": {
                "value": "#F7FEF0",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "100": {
                "value": "#EBFDD8",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "200": {
                "value": "#D6FCB1",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "300": {
                "value": "#B8F67A",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "400": {
                "value": "#99E84A",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "500": {
                "value": "#7ACF26",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "600": {
                "value": "#619D25",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "700": {
                "value": "#476E21",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "800": {
                "value": "#304819",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "900": {
                "value": "#1F2C12",
                "type": "color"
            }
        }
    }
}

Palettes built on #87FA15

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Pairs with #87FA15

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