#7D9928
Closest named color: Pea Soup (#929901). oklch(64% 0.14 122.7), rgb(125, 153, 40).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.45:1).
About this color
#7D9928 is a medium-light, moderately saturated yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 64%, its chroma 0.140 and its hue 123°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Pea Soup (#929901), ΔE 0.029 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.45:1.
| Hue family | Yellows |
| Lightness | medium-light (64%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.140) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Pea Soup (#929901) |
| Black text | 6.45:1 |
| White text | 3.25:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7D9928 |
| RGB | rgb(125, 153, 40) |
| HSL | hsl(75, 59%, 38%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64% 0.14 122.7) |
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 #7D9928 | 3.25:1 | AA large text | Lc -65.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #7D9928 | 6.45:1 | AA | Lc 44.4 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #7D9928 text on white | 3.25:1 | AA large text | Lc 59.7 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #7D9928 text on black | 6.45:1 | AA | Lc -42.0 | 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
#D4DEC2
oklch(88.5% 0.039 123.2)
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Step 300
300
#B8C897
oklch(80.8% 0.068 122.6)
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Step 400
400
#94AC5C
oklch(70.8% 0.11 122.9)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#7D9928
oklch(64% 0.14 122.7)
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Step 600
600
#657F00
oklch(55.6% 0.136 122.8)
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Step 700
700
#556B00
oklch(49.2% 0.12 122.6)
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Step 800
800
#455700
oklch(42.6% 0.104 122.4)
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Step 900
900
#394902
oklch(37.8% 0.091 122.9)
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Step 950
950
#212B06
oklch(27.1% 0.059 123.4)
#7D9928 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) | #A28F12 | 0.056 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #9F8F32 | 0.058 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #849183 | 0.116 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #8F8F8F | 0.140 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7D9928
#7D9928
oklch(64% 0.14 122.7)
- #9D75D1
#9D75D1
oklch(64% 0.139 302.7)
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 #7D9928, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Pea Soup #929901 ΔE 0.029
- Flat Green #699D4C ΔE 0.033
- Dark Yellow Green #728F02 ΔE 0.035
- Off Green #6BA353 ΔE 0.040
- Olive Drab #6B8E23 ΔE 0.041
- Drab Green #749551 ΔE 0.042
- Muted Green #5FA052 ΔE 0.043
- Moss #769958 ΔE 0.044
Use #7D9928 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.