#809A21
Closest named color: Pea Soup (#929901). oklch(64.4% 0.144 121.5), rgb(128, 154, 33).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.56:1).
About this color
#809A21 is a medium-light, vivid yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 64%, its chroma 0.144 and its hue 122°. 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 6.56:1.
| Hue family | Yellows |
| Lightness | medium-light (64%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.144) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Pea Soup (#929901) |
| Black text | 6.56:1 |
| White text | 3.20:1 |
Values
| HEX | #809A21 |
| RGB | rgb(128, 154, 33) |
| HSL | hsl(73, 65%, 37%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.4% 0.144 121.5) |
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 #809A21 | 3.20:1 | AA large text | Lc -64.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #809A21 | 6.56:1 | AA | Lc 45.0 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #809A21 text on white | 3.20:1 | AA large text | Lc 59.1 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #809A21 text on black | 6.56:1 | AA | Lc -42.7 | 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
#F4F6F0
oklch(97% 0.008 121.6)
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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
#B9C896
oklch(80.9% 0.069 121.5)
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Step 400
400
#95AB58
oklch(70.6% 0.112 121.5)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#809A21
oklch(64.4% 0.144 121.5)
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Step 600
600
#677E00
oklch(55.5% 0.134 121.5)
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Step 700
700
#566A00
oklch(49% 0.118 121.7)
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Step 800
800
#465700
oklch(42.7% 0.103 121.8)
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Step 900
900
#3A4800
oklch(37.6% 0.091 121.4)
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Step 950
950
#222B04
oklch(27.1% 0.06 121.8)
#809A21 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) | #A49000 | 0.055 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #A0902D | 0.055 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #879284 | 0.121 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #909090 | 0.144 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #809A21
#809A21
oklch(64.4% 0.144 121.5)
- #9D76D6
#9D76D6
oklch(64.4% 0.144 301.2)
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 #809A21, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Pea Soup #929901 ΔE 0.024
- Flat Green #699D4C ΔE 0.038
- Dark Yellow Green #728F02 ΔE 0.039
- Off Green #6BA353 ΔE 0.042
- Leaf #71AA34 ΔE 0.044
- Avocado Green #87A922 ΔE 0.044
- Pea Soup Green #94A617 ΔE 0.046
- Olive Drab #6B8E23 ΔE 0.047
Use #809A21 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.