#809735

Closest named color: Flat Green (#699D4C). oklch(63.8% 0.126 121.3), rgb(128, 151, 53).

Black text reads best on this color (6.39:1).

About this color

#809735 is a medium-light, moderately saturated yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 64%, its chroma 0.126 and its hue 121°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Flat Green (#699D4C), ΔE 0.031 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.39:1.

Hue family	Yellows
Lightness	medium-light (64%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.126)
Temperature	in between
Nearest name	Flat Green (#699D4C)
Black text	6.39:1
White text	3.28:1

Values

HEX	#809735
RGB	rgb(128, 151, 53)
HSL	hsl(74, 48%, 40%)
OKLCH	oklch(63.8% 0.126 121.3)

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 #809735	3.28:1	AA large text	Lc -65.5	Content text, not long reading
Black text on #809735	6.39:1	AA	Lc 44.0	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#809735 text on white	3.28:1	AA large text	Lc 60.1	Content text, not long reading
#809735 text on black	6.39:1	AA	Lc -41.6	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.

Step 50
50

#F4F6F0

oklch(97% 0.008 121.6)
Step 100
100

#E8ECDF

oklch(93.6% 0.018 120.7)
Step 200
200

#D5DDC4

oklch(88.5% 0.035 121.6)
Step 300
300

#BAC79B

oklch(80.8% 0.061 121.1)
Step 400
400

#97AA62

oklch(70.6% 0.099 121.1)
Step 500
500 (this color)

#809735

oklch(63.8% 0.126 121.3)
Step 600
600

#687E00

oklch(55.5% 0.133 121.1)
Step 700
700

#576A00

oklch(49.1% 0.118 121.1)
Step 800
800

#475700

oklch(42.8% 0.103 121.1)
Step 900
900

#3B480C

oklch(37.7% 0.083 121.4)
Step 950
950

#222A0A

oklch(26.9% 0.052 121.9)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#809735 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)	#A08E29	0.049
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#9D8E3C	0.050
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#878F83	0.107
Achromatopsia (no color)	#8E8E8E	0.127