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Spring Frost (#87FF2A)

The hex code for Spring Frost is #87FF2A. It is rgb(135, 255, 42) in RGB, hsl(94, 100%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(47%, 0%, 84%, 0%) in CMYK — a mid-tone green. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#87FF2A
HEX#87FF2A
RGBrgb(135, 255, 42)
HSLhsl(94, 100%, 58%)
HSVhsv(94, 84%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(47%, 0%, 84%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(89.4% 0.253 135.8)
LABlab(90.42% -58.61 79.20)
LCHlch(90.42% 98.53 126.50)

Colors Closest to Spring Frost

Spring Frost is a registered color name. These are the named colors nearest to it, measured as CIE76 distance in CIELAB — a perceptual scale, so the ordering matches what the eye sees rather than how close the raw RGB numbers happen to sit.

Lawn Green#7CFC00ΔE 4.9Chartreuse#7FFF00ΔE 5.49Mango Green#96FF00ΔE 7.08French Lime#9EFD38ΔE 8.56Bright Green#66FF00ΔE 9.88Spring Bud#A7FC00ΔE 12.33

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#87FF2A Channel Values

How Spring Frost breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 135 · G 255 · B 428-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 94° · S 100% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 94° · S 84% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 47% · M 0% · Y 84% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.28:1 vs white · 16.37:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Spring Frost background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text1.28:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗
TextBlack text16.37:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

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Colors That Go With Spring Frost

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite Spring Frost; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#87FF2A
Complementary
#A229FF
Analogous
#F1FF29
Analogous
#29FF37
Triadic
#2986FF
Triadic
#FF2986
Split comp.
#3729FF
Split comp.
#FF29F1

Tints & Shades of Spring Frost

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#97FF47
#A5FF61
#B7FF80
#C8FF9E
#D9FFBD
#E8FFD6

Shades

#6EFF00
#5FDB00
#4DB300
#3C8A00
#2A6100
#1B3D00

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #87FF2A.

How Spring Frost Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#87FF2A
Protanopia#F0F02D
Protanomaly#CEF62C
Deuteranopia#E1E13B
Deuteranomaly#C3ED35
Tritanopia#A3F1F1
Tritanomaly#99F7C1
Achromatopsia#E3E3E3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #87FF2A in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--spring-frost: #87FF2A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #87FF2A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'spring-frost': '#87FF2A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 1.000, blue: 0.165)
Android XML<color name="spring_frost">#87FF2A</color>
SVG fillfill="#87FF2A"

More Green Colors

Spring Frost sits in the greenfamily. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

88d7ac87b42d88d8c086c8bc88e28885ff858a9a5b84db008aae4c84b12b8aff8a7fffd49ab973adffe0ccff00e4ecd4004f3b009e6000ffcd17961729ff9438ff384ed44e66cdaa

#87FF2A Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Spring Frost?

The hex code for Spring Frost is #87FF2A. That is rgb(135, 255, 42) in RGB, hsl(94, 100%, 58%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(47%, 0%, 84%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #87FF2A?

#87FF2A is rgb(135, 255, 42) — red 135, green 255, and blue 42 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #87FF2A?

#87FF2A converts to approximately cmyk(47%, 0%, 84%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #87FF2A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #87FF2A scores 1.28:1 against white and 16.37:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #87FF2A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #87FF2A is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is lawngreen (#7CFC00) at a CIE76 distance of 4.9, which is very hard to tell apart.

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