#809B2E

Closest named color: Pea Soup (#929901). oklch(64.7% 0.137 122.4), rgb(128, 155, 46).

Black text reads best on this color (6.64:1).

About this color

#809B2E is a medium-light, moderately saturated yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 65%, its chroma 0.137 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 0.026 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.64:1.

Hue family	Yellows
Lightness	medium-light (65%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.137)
Temperature	in between
Nearest name	Pea Soup (#929901)
Black text	6.64:1
White text	3.15:1

Values

HEX	#809B2E
RGB	rgb(128, 155, 46)
HSL	hsl(75, 54%, 39%)
OKLCH	oklch(64.7% 0.137 122.4)

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 #809B2E	3.15:1	AA large text	Lc -64.0	Content text, not long reading
Black text on #809B2E	6.64:1	AA	Lc 45.5	Large or bold text, headings
#809B2E text on white	3.15:1	AA large text	Lc 58.6	Large or bold text, headings
#809B2E text on black	6.64:1	AA	Lc -43.1	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

#E7ECDE

oklch(93.5% 0.019 122.8)
Step 200
200

#D4DEC3

oklch(88.6% 0.038 123.7)
Step 300
300

#B9C898

oklch(80.9% 0.067 122)
Step 400
400

#95AB5D

oklch(70.6% 0.107 122.1)
Step 500
500 (this color)

#809B2E

oklch(64.7% 0.137 122.4)
Step 600
600

#667F00

oklch(55.6% 0.135 122.3)
Step 700
700

#556B00

oklch(49.2% 0.12 122.6)
Step 800
800

#455700

oklch(42.6% 0.104 122.4)
Step 900
900

#394904

oklch(37.8% 0.09 123)
Step 950
950

#222B07

oklch(27.2% 0.057 122.3)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#809B2E 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)	#A4911D	0.054
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#A19137	0.056
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#879385	0.114
Achromatopsia (no color)	#919191	0.137