#78981F
Closest named color: Dark Yellow Green (#728F02). oklch(63.3% 0.146 124), rgb(120, 152, 31).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.30:1).
About this color
#78981F is a medium-light, vivid yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.146 and its hue 124°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Dark Yellow Green (#728F02), ΔE 0.028 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.30:1.
| Hue family | Yellows |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.146) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Dark Yellow Green (#728F02) |
| Black text | 6.30:1 |
| White text | 3.32:1 |
Values
| HEX | #78981F |
| RGB | rgb(120, 152, 31) |
| HSL | hsl(76, 66%, 36%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.3% 0.146 124) |
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 #78981F | 3.32:1 | AA large text | Lc -66.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #78981F | 6.30:1 | AA | Lc 43.5 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #78981F text on white | 3.32:1 | AA large text | Lc 60.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| #78981F text on black | 6.30:1 | AA | Lc -41.2 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
Tints and shades
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 500.
-
Step 50
50
#F4F7F0
oklch(97.2% 0.01 125.7)
-
Step 100
100
#E7ECDE
oklch(93.5% 0.019 122.8)
-
Step 200
200
#D3DEC2
oklch(88.5% 0.039 124.7)
-
Step 300
300
#B7C996
oklch(80.9% 0.072 123.8)
-
Step 400
400
#92AD59
oklch(70.8% 0.115 124)
-
Step 500
500 (this color)
#78981F
oklch(63.3% 0.146 124)
-
Step 600
600
#638000
oklch(55.7% 0.138 124)
-
Step 700
700
#536B00
oklch(49% 0.121 123.6)
-
Step 800
800
#435800
oklch(42.7% 0.106 124.1)
-
Step 900
900
#374900
oklch(37.6% 0.094 124.1)
-
Step 950
950
#202B05
oklch(27% 0.06 124.3)
#78981F 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) | #A18E00 | 0.061 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #9D8D2B | 0.062 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #7E9082 | 0.121 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #8D8D8D | 0.146 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #78981F
#78981F
oklch(63.3% 0.146 124)
- #9E71D1
#9E71D1
oklch(63.4% 0.146 304.2)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #78981F, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Dark Yellow Green #728F02 ΔE 0.028
- Flat Green #699D4C ΔE 0.035
- Olive Drab #6B8E23 ΔE 0.035
- Pea Soup #929901 ΔE 0.035
- Muted Green #5FA052 ΔE 0.044
- Off Green #6BA353 ΔE 0.044
- Drab Green #749551 ΔE 0.046
- Leaf #71AA34 ΔE 0.048
Use #78981F 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.