Sushi Color
Sushi is a olive color with hex code #87AB39. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with sushi, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Sushi Color Values
What Does Sushi Mean?
Sushi belongs to the olive family of colors. Yellow is the brightest thing in daylight, which makes it impossible to ignore and easy to overdo. School buses and hazard tape exist to exploit that visibility. In artwork, small amounts of yellow energize a piece; large fields of it tire the eye surprisingly fast. Sushi sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Sushi is classified as a yellow (nearest centroid: strong yellow green, #7E9F2E).
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Sushi
Sushi and #5E39AC are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #AC9739 and #4EAC39, which sit beside sushi on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair sushi with triadic partners #3988AC and #AC3988. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Avocado —
#90B134(Delta E 5) - Booger —
#9BB53C(Delta E 7) - Avocado Green —
#87A922(Delta E 8) - Leaf —
#71AA34(Delta E 9) - Icky Green —
#8FAE22(Delta E 10)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #87AB39; }
.background { background-color: #87AB39; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87AB39; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #87AB3940; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for sushi?
Sushi has the hex code #87AB39. In RGB notation it is rgb(135, 171, 57), in HSL it is hsl(79, 50%, 45%), and its OKLCH value is 0.692, 0.146, 125.2.
What does the color sushi mean?
Olive-family colors like sushi carry distinct psychological associations. Sushi belongs to the olive family of colors. Yellow is the brightest thing in daylight, which makes it impossible to ignore and easy to overdo. School buses and hazard tape exist to exploit that visibility. In artwork, small amounts of yellow energize a piece; large fields of it tire the eye surprisingly fast. Sushi sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
What colors go with sushi?
Sushi has three easy routes: its complement #5E39AC for punch, its neighbors #AC9739 and #4EAC39 for something calmer, or triadic partners #3988AC and #AC3988 when you want energy.
Is sushi a standard web color?
No — Sushi is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #87AB39 or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make sushi lighter or darker?
To lighten sushi, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #ECF4DD (lightest tint) to #181F0A (darkest shade).
About Sushi
Sushi is classified as a Yellow in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Olive hue family. It has The color is recognized by Resene.
Use our Color Converter to convert #87AB39 to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.