#7E9D2A
Closest named color: Pea Soup (#929901). oklch(65% 0.143 123.7), rgb(126, 157, 42).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.74:1).
About this color
#7E9D2A is a medium-light, vivid yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 65%, its chroma 0.143 and its hue 124°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Pea Soup (#929901), ΔE 0.027 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.74:1.
| Hue family | Yellows |
| Lightness | medium-light (65%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.143) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Pea Soup (#929901) |
| Black text | 6.74:1 |
| White text | 3.11:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7E9D2A |
| RGB | rgb(126, 157, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(76, 58%, 39%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65% 0.143 123.7) |
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 #7E9D2A | 3.11:1 | AA large text | Lc -63.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #7E9D2A | 6.74:1 | AA | Lc 46.0 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #7E9D2A text on white | 3.11:1 | AA large text | Lc 58.0 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #7E9D2A text on black | 6.74:1 | AA | Lc -43.7 | 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
#F4F7F0
oklch(97.2% 0.01 125.7)
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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
#B7C997
oklch(80.9% 0.07 124)
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Step 400
400
#92AC5B
oklch(70.6% 0.111 123.8)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#7E9D2A
oklch(65% 0.143 123.7)
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Step 600
600
#638000
oklch(55.7% 0.138 124)
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Step 700
700
#536B00
oklch(49% 0.121 123.6)
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Step 800
800
#445800
oklch(42.8% 0.106 123.5)
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Step 900
900
#384900
oklch(37.7% 0.093 123.4)
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Step 950
950
#212B06
oklch(27.1% 0.059 123.4)
#7E9D2A 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) | #A69315 | 0.059 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #A29234 | 0.061 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #849587 | 0.118 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #929292 | 0.143 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7E9D2A
#7E9D2A
oklch(65% 0.143 123.7)
- #A277D6
#A277D6
oklch(65.1% 0.143 303.5)
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 #7E9D2A, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Pea Soup #929901 ΔE 0.027
- Flat Green #699D4C ΔE 0.034
- Off Green #6BA353 ΔE 0.036
- Leaf #71AA34 ΔE 0.036
- Avocado Green #87A922 ΔE 0.038
- Pea Soup Green #94A617 ΔE 0.042
- Muted Green #5FA052 ΔE 0.042
- Fern #63A950 ΔE 0.042
Use #7E9D2A 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.