#809D09
Closest named color: Pea Soup (#929901). oklch(65% 0.156 122), rgb(128, 157, 9).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.74:1).
About this color
#809D09 is a medium-light, vivid yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 65%, its chroma 0.156 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 6.74:1.
| Hue family | Yellows |
| Lightness | medium-light (65%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.156) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Pea Soup (#929901) |
| Black text | 6.74:1 |
| White text | 3.11:1 |
Values
| HEX | #809D09 |
| RGB | rgb(128, 157, 9) |
| HSL | hsl(72, 89%, 33%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65% 0.156 122) |
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 #809D09 | 3.11:1 | AA large text | Lc -63.3 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #809D09 | 6.74:1 | AA | Lc 46.1 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #809D09 text on white | 3.11:1 | AA large text | Lc 57.9 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #809D09 text on black | 6.74:1 | AA | Lc -43.8 | 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
#F4F7EF
oklch(97.2% 0.011 123.5)
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Step 100
100
#E7ECDC
oklch(93.5% 0.022 121)
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Step 200
200
#D4DEBF
oklch(88.5% 0.043 121.8)
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Step 300
300
#B8C992
oklch(80.9% 0.076 122.1)
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Step 400
400
#94AC51
oklch(70.6% 0.121 121.8)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#809D09
oklch(65% 0.156 122)
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Step 600
600
#677F00
oklch(55.7% 0.135 121.9)
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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
#3A4900
oklch(37.9% 0.092 122)
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Step 950
950
#212B01
oklch(27% 0.064 122.4)
#809D09 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) | #A79300 | 0.061 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #A49220 | 0.062 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #889485 | 0.131 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #929292 | 0.156 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #809D09
#809D09
oklch(65% 0.156 122)
- #A175DD
#A175DD
oklch(65% 0.155 301.8)
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 #809D09, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Pea Soup #929901 ΔE 0.026
- Avocado Green #87A922 ΔE 0.035
- Leaf #71AA34 ΔE 0.037
- Pea Soup Green #94A617 ΔE 0.039
- Pea Green #8EAB12 ΔE 0.045
- Dark Yellow Green #728F02 ΔE 0.046
- Flat Green #699D4C ΔE 0.046
- Off Green #6BA353 ΔE 0.048
Use #809D09 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.