#809C42

Closest named color: Flat Green (#699D4C). oklch(65.2% 0.122 124.2), rgb(128, 156, 66).

Black text reads best on this color (6.75:1).

About this color

#809C42 is a medium-light, moderately saturated yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 65%, its chroma 0.122 and its hue 124°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Flat Green (#699D4C), ΔE 0.027 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.75:1.

Hue family	Yellows
Lightness	medium-light (65%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.122)
Temperature	in between
Nearest name	Flat Green (#699D4C)
Black text	6.75:1
White text	3.11:1

Values

HEX	#809C42
RGB	rgb(128, 156, 66)
HSL	hsl(79, 41%, 44%)
OKLCH	oklch(65.2% 0.122 124.2)

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 #809C42	3.11:1	AA large text	Lc -63.4	Content text, not long reading
Black text on #809C42	6.75:1	AA	Lc 46.0	Large or bold text, headings
#809C42 text on white	3.11:1	AA large text	Lc 58.0	Large or bold text, headings
#809C42 text on black	6.75:1	AA	Lc -43.7	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.

Step 50
50

#F4F6F1

oklch(97% 0.007 124.4)
Step 100
100

#E7ECE0

oklch(93.6% 0.017 125.3)
Step 200
200

#D4DDC6

oklch(88.4% 0.032 124.5)
Step 300
300

#B8C89E

oklch(81% 0.06 124.7)
Step 400
400

#94AB67

oklch(70.7% 0.096 124.1)
Step 500
500 (this color)

#809C42

oklch(65.2% 0.122 124.2)
Step 600
600

#637F11

oklch(55.5% 0.132 124.1)
Step 700
700

#526B00

oklch(49% 0.122 124.1)
Step 800
800

#435808

oklch(42.8% 0.102 124.5)
Step 900
900

#394813

oklch(37.6% 0.078 123.7)
Step 950
950

#212A0D

oklch(26.8% 0.049 124.1)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#809C42 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)	#A49339	0.053
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#A09248	0.054
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#859588	0.099
Achromatopsia (no color)	#929292	0.122