#80981D
Closest named color: Pea Soup (#929901). oklch(63.9% 0.143 120.7), rgb(128, 152, 29).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.42:1).
About this color
#80981D is a medium-light, vivid yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 64%, its chroma 0.143 and its hue 121°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Pea Soup (#929901), ΔE 0.025 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.42:1.
| Hue family | Yellows |
| Lightness | medium-light (64%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.143) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Pea Soup (#929901) |
| Black text | 6.42:1 |
| White text | 3.26:1 |
Values
| HEX | #80981D |
| RGB | rgb(128, 152, 29) |
| HSL | hsl(72, 68%, 35%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.9% 0.143 120.7) |
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 #80981D | 3.26:1 | AA large text | Lc -65.3 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #80981D | 6.42:1 | AA | Lc 44.2 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #80981D text on white | 3.26:1 | AA large text | Lc 59.8 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #80981D text on black | 6.42:1 | AA | Lc -41.9 | 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
#D5DDC1
oklch(88.4% 0.038 120.2)
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Step 300
300
#BAC895
oklch(80.9% 0.07 120.5)
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Step 400
400
#97AB58
oklch(70.7% 0.111 120.5)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#80981D
oklch(63.9% 0.143 120.7)
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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)
#80981D 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) | #A28F00 | 0.052 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #9F8E2A | 0.055 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #889082 | 0.121 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #8E8E8E | 0.143 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #80981D
#80981D
oklch(63.9% 0.143 120.7)
- #9B75D4
#9B75D4
oklch(63.9% 0.142 300.9)
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 #80981D, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Pea Soup #929901 ΔE 0.025
- Dark Yellow Green #728F02 ΔE 0.034
- Flat Green #699D4C ΔE 0.039
- Olive Drab #6B8E23 ΔE 0.042
- Off Green #6BA353 ΔE 0.046
- Drab Green #749551 ΔE 0.047
- Muted Green #5FA052 ΔE 0.049
- Leaf #71AA34 ΔE 0.049
Use #80981D 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.