#809918
Closest named color: Pea Soup (#929901). oklch(64.1% 0.147 120.9), rgb(128, 153, 24).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.48:1).
About this color
#809918 is a medium-light, vivid yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 64%, its chroma 0.147 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 0.024 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.48:1.
| Hue family | Yellows |
| Lightness | medium-light (64%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.147) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Pea Soup (#929901) |
| Black text | 6.48:1 |
| White text | 3.23:1 |
Values
| HEX | #809918 |
| RGB | rgb(128, 153, 24) |
| HSL | hsl(72, 73%, 35%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.1% 0.147 120.9) |
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 #809918 | 3.23:1 | AA large text | Lc -64.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #809918 | 6.48:1 | AA | Lc 44.6 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #809918 text on white | 3.23:1 | AA large text | Lc 59.5 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #809918 text on black | 6.48:1 | AA | Lc -42.2 | 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
#E7ECDD
oklch(93.5% 0.021 121.8)
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Step 200
200
#D5DEC1
oklch(88.6% 0.04 121.2)
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Step 300
300
#B9C894
oklch(80.8% 0.072 121.1)
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Step 400
400
#96AB56
oklch(70.6% 0.114 120.8)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#809918
oklch(64.1% 0.147 120.9)
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Step 600
600
#687E00
oklch(55.5% 0.133 121.1)
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Step 700
700
#576A00
oklch(49.1% 0.118 121.1)
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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
#222B03
oklch(27.1% 0.061 121.6)
#809918 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) | #A38F00 | 0.054 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #A08F27 | 0.056 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #889082 | 0.125 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #8F8F8F | 0.147 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #809918
#809918
oklch(64.1% 0.147 120.9)
- #9C75D7
#9C75D7
oklch(64.2% 0.146 300.7)
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 #809918, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Pea Soup #929901 ΔE 0.024
- Dark Yellow Green #728F02 ΔE 0.036
- Flat Green #699D4C ΔE 0.040
- Olive Drab #6B8E23 ΔE 0.045
- Off Green #6BA353 ΔE 0.046
- Avocado Green #87A922 ΔE 0.046
- Leaf #71AA34 ΔE 0.046
- Pea Soup Green #94A617 ΔE 0.048
Use #809918 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.