#7C951E
Closest named color: Dark Yellow Green (#728F02). oklch(62.9% 0.141 121.4), rgb(124, 149, 30).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.17:1).
About this color
#7C951E is a medium-light, vivid yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.141 and its hue 121°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Dark Yellow Green (#728F02), ΔE 0.024 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.17:1.
| Hue family | Yellows |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.141) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Dark Yellow Green (#728F02) |
| Black text | 6.17:1 |
| White text | 3.40:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7C951E |
| RGB | rgb(124, 149, 30) |
| HSL | hsl(73, 66%, 35%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.9% 0.141 121.4) |
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 #7C951E | 3.40:1 | AA large text | Lc -66.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #7C951E | 6.17:1 | AA | Lc 42.7 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #7C951E text on white | 3.40:1 | AA large text | Lc 61.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| #7C951E text on black | 6.17:1 | AA | Lc -40.3 | 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.
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Step 50
50
#F4F6F0
oklch(97% 0.008 121.6)
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Step 100
100
#E7ECDE
oklch(93.5% 0.019 122.8)
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Step 200
200
#D5DDC2
oklch(88.4% 0.037 120.6)
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Step 300
300
#B9C896
oklch(80.9% 0.069 121.5)
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Step 400
400
#96AB5A
oklch(70.7% 0.11 121.2)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#7C951E
oklch(62.9% 0.141 121.4)
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Step 600
600
#687E00
oklch(55.5% 0.133 121.1)
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Step 700
700
#576A00
oklch(49.1% 0.118 121.1)
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Step 800
800
#475700
oklch(42.8% 0.103 121.1)
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Step 900
900
#3A4800
oklch(37.6% 0.091 121.4)
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Step 950
950
#222B05
oklch(27.1% 0.059 122)
#7C951E 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) | #9F8C00 | 0.053 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #9B8B2A | 0.055 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #838D7F | 0.118 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #8B8B8B | 0.141 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7C951E
#7C951E
oklch(62.9% 0.141 121.4)
- #9872CF
#9872CF
oklch(62.8% 0.14 301.3)
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 #7C951E, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Dark Yellow Green #728F02 ΔE 0.024
- Olive Drab #6B8E23 ΔE 0.032
- Pea Soup #929901 ΔE 0.034
- Flat Green #699D4C ΔE 0.038
- Drab Green #749551 ΔE 0.043
- Mossy Green #638B27 ΔE 0.046
- Swamp Green #748500 ΔE 0.047
- Muted Green #5FA052 ΔE 0.048
Use #7C951E 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.