#7E9617
Closest named color: Dark Yellow Green (#728F02). oklch(63.2% 0.144 120.7), rgb(126, 150, 23).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.26:1).
About this color
#7E9617 is a medium-light, vivid yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.144 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 0.028 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.26:1.
| Hue family | Yellows |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.144) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Dark Yellow Green (#728F02) |
| Black text | 6.26:1 |
| White text | 3.35:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7E9617 |
| RGB | rgb(126, 150, 23) |
| HSL | hsl(71, 73%, 34%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.2% 0.144 120.7) |
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 #7E9617 | 3.35:1 | AA large text | Lc -66.3 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #7E9617 | 6.26:1 | AA | Lc 43.2 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #7E9617 text on white | 3.35:1 | AA large text | Lc 60.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| #7E9617 text on black | 6.26:1 | AA | Lc -40.9 | 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
#E8ECDD
oklch(93.6% 0.02 118.9)
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Step 200
200
#D5DEC1
oklch(88.6% 0.04 121.2)
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Step 300
300
#BAC895
oklch(80.9% 0.07 120.5)
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Step 400
400
#97AB57
oklch(70.7% 0.112 120.4)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#7E9617
oklch(63.2% 0.144 120.7)
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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
#475700
oklch(42.8% 0.103 121.1)
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Step 900
900
#3B4800
oklch(37.7% 0.09 120.7)
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Step 950
950
#222A04
oklch(26.8% 0.059 120.8)
#7E9617 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) | #A08D00 | 0.052 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #9D8C25 | 0.055 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #868E80 | 0.122 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #8C8C8C | 0.144 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7E9617
#7E9617
oklch(63.2% 0.144 120.7)
- #9973D3
#9973D3
oklch(63.3% 0.144 300.6)
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 #7E9617, 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
- Pea Soup #929901 ΔE 0.030
- Olive Drab #6B8E23 ΔE 0.036
- Flat Green #699D4C ΔE 0.040
- Drab Green #749551 ΔE 0.047
- Off Green #6BA353 ΔE 0.049
- Muted Green #5FA052 ΔE 0.050
- Mossy Green #638B27 ΔE 0.051
Use #7E9617 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.