#7F970B
Closest named color: Pea Soup (#929901). oklch(63.5% 0.149 120.4), rgb(127, 151, 11).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.33:1).
About this color
#7F970B is a medium-light, vivid yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 64%, its chroma 0.149 and its hue 120°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Pea Soup (#929901), ΔE 0.028 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.33:1.
| Hue family | Yellows |
| Lightness | medium-light (64%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.149) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Pea Soup (#929901) |
| Black text | 6.33:1 |
| White text | 3.31:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7F970B |
| RGB | rgb(127, 151, 11) |
| HSL | hsl(70, 86%, 32%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.5% 0.149 120.4) |
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 #7F970B | 3.31:1 | AA large text | Lc -65.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #7F970B | 6.33:1 | AA | Lc 43.7 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #7F970B text on white | 3.31:1 | AA large text | Lc 60.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| #7F970B text on black | 6.33:1 | AA | Lc -41.3 | 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
#F4F6EF
oklch(97% 0.009 119.6)
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Step 100
100
#E8ECDD
oklch(93.6% 0.02 118.9)
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Step 200
200
#D5DEC0
oklch(88.6% 0.041 120.8)
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Step 300
300
#BAC893
oklch(80.9% 0.073 120.1)
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Step 400
400
#97AB54
oklch(70.7% 0.115 120.1)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#7F970B
oklch(63.5% 0.149 120.4)
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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
#222B02
oklch(27.1% 0.063 121.4)
#7F970B 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) | #A18D00 | 0.055 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #9E8D1F | 0.055 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #878E80 | 0.127 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #8D8D8D | 0.149 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7F970B
#7F970B
oklch(63.5% 0.149 120.4)
- #9A73D6
#9A73D6
oklch(63.6% 0.148 300.4)
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 #7F970B, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Pea Soup #929901 ΔE 0.028
- Dark Yellow Green #728F02 ΔE 0.030
- Olive Drab #6B8E23 ΔE 0.040
- Flat Green #699D4C ΔE 0.043
- Off Green #6BA353 ΔE 0.051
- Leaf #71AA34 ΔE 0.051
- Avocado Green #87A922 ΔE 0.052
- Drab Green #749551 ΔE 0.052
Use #7F970B 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.