#7E951D
Closest named color: Dark Yellow Green (#728F02). oklch(63% 0.14 120.5), rgb(126, 149, 29).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.20:1).
About this color
#7E951D is a medium-light, vivid yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.140 and its hue 120°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Dark Yellow Green (#728F02), ΔE 0.026 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.20:1.
| Hue family | Yellows |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.140) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Dark Yellow Green (#728F02) |
| Black text | 6.20:1 |
| White text | 3.38:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7E951D |
| RGB | rgb(126, 149, 29) |
| HSL | hsl(72, 67%, 35%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63% 0.14 120.5) |
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 #7E951D | 3.38:1 | AA large text | Lc -66.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #7E951D | 6.20:1 | AA | Lc 42.9 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #7E951D text on white | 3.38:1 | AA large text | Lc 61.2 | Content text, not long reading |
| #7E951D text on black | 6.20:1 | AA | Lc -40.5 | 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
#E8ECDE
oklch(93.6% 0.019 119.8)
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Step 200
200
#D5DDC2
oklch(88.4% 0.037 120.6)
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Step 300
300
#BAC896
oklch(80.9% 0.069 120.7)
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Step 400
400
#97AB59
oklch(70.7% 0.11 120.6)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#7E951D
oklch(63% 0.14 120.5)
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Step 600
600
#697E00
oklch(55.6% 0.133 120.6)
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Step 700
700
#586A00
oklch(49.2% 0.117 120.6)
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Step 800
800
#485700
oklch(42.9% 0.102 120.5)
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Step 900
900
#3B4800
oklch(37.7% 0.09 120.7)
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Step 950
950
#232A05
oklch(26.9% 0.057 119.6)
#7E951D 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 | 0.051 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #9C8C29 | 0.052 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #868D7F | 0.119 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #8B8B8B | 0.141 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7E951D
#7E951D
oklch(63% 0.14 120.5)
- #9873D0
#9873D0
oklch(63.1% 0.14 300.8)
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 #7E951D, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Dark Yellow Green #728F02 ΔE 0.026
- Pea Soup #929901 ΔE 0.032
- Olive Drab #6B8E23 ΔE 0.034
- Flat Green #699D4C ΔE 0.039
- Drab Green #749551 ΔE 0.044
- Mossy Green #638B27 ΔE 0.048
- Swamp Green #748500 ΔE 0.048
- Moss #769958 ΔE 0.048
Use #7E951D 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.