Color
#87b210
#87b210rgb(135, 178, 16)hsl(76, 84%, 38%)oklch(0.706 0.175 125.3)Colors that go with #87b210
Taupe, Orchid and Cornflower Blue lead the list. Each partner is a real named colour with the reason it works — a wheel relationship, a neutral that carries it, or a pairing lifted from a palette or brand system that actually shipped — and every pair opens in the palette tool.
Taupe #483c32
shippedTaupe is paired with #87b210 in 11 real palettes, including Acer's brand system and Meadow, as the text colour against it.
Orchid #da70d6
complementaryOrchid sits directly opposite #87b210 on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Cornflower Blue #6495ed
split-complementshippedCornflower Blue is a split-complement of #87b210: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Blue #0000ff
shipped3 real palettes, including Minecraft's brand system and Spotify's brand system put Blue beside #87b210, as the accent.
Charcoal #36454f
neutralshippedCharcoal is the body-text near-black for #87b210: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy.
Dark Olive Green #556b2f
shippedDark Olive Green shows up next to #87b210 in 3 real palettes, including Undergrowth and Forest Floor, as the supporting colour.
Dark Orange #ff8c00
shippedDark Orange shows up next to #87b210 in 3 real palettes, including Citrus Grove and Learning App, as the lead colour.
Dodger Blue #1e90ff
shippedDesigners have shipped Dodger Blue with #87b210: 3 real palettes, including Playground and Unity's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Real palettes that use #87b210
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #87b210 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 2.5:1 | fail | fail | fail | |
Aaon black | 8.41:1 | pass | pass | pass | Passes AAA — no fix needed. |
Fixes keep hue and saturation and move lightness only, so the suggestion stays on-brand. Ratios are symmetric: the same numbers apply with #87b210 as the background.
Brands using this color
Point any MCP client at the shared colors endpoint and your agent gets the same engine as this page — direct_palette, edit_direction, check_palette, check_contrast — read-only, no key. Every direction it proposes comes with a /colors/d/… link: open it, lock what you like, paste the link back, and the agent edits rather than re-rolls.
https://mcp.brandsweets.com/colors/mcpclaude mcp add --transport http brandsweets-colors https://mcp.brandsweets.com/colors/mcp
›analyze #87b210 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/87b210-b3bea2-4e6edf-232d1f-f1efe9?lock=0&style=vibrantWant the agent to remember your picks and write them into a living brand? Create a free BrandSweets workspace.
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