#80A504
Closest named color: Avocado Green (#87A922). oklch(67% 0.166 124.2), rgb(128, 165, 4).
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Black text reads best on this color (7.30:1).
About this color
#80A504 is a medium-light, vivid yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 67%, its chroma 0.166 and its hue 124°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Avocado Green (#87A922), ΔE 0.018 away. Black text reads best on it, at 7.30:1.
| Hue family | Yellows |
| Lightness | medium-light (67%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.166) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Avocado Green (#87A922) |
| Black text | 7.30:1 |
| White text | 2.87:1 |
Values
| HEX | #80A504 |
| RGB | rgb(128, 165, 4) |
| HSL | hsl(74, 95%, 33%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67% 0.166 124.2) |
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 #80A504 | 2.87:1 | Fails | Lc -60.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #80A504 | 7.30:1 | AAA | Lc 49.3 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #80A504 text on white | 2.87:1 | Fails | Lc 54.8 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #80A504 text on black | 7.30:1 | AAA | Lc -47.1 | Large or bold text, headings |
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 400.
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Step 50
50
#F3F7ED
oklch(97% 0.014 124.6)
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Step 100
100
#E5EED8
oklch(93.6% 0.031 125.2)
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Step 200
200
#D1E0B7
oklch(88.5% 0.057 123.9)
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Step 300
300
#B2CC81
oklch(80.8% 0.103 124.2)
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Step 400
400 (this color)
#80A504
oklch(67% 0.166 124.2)
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Step 500
500
#769800
oklch(63.1% 0.157 124)
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Step 600
600
#628000
oklch(55.6% 0.139 124.4)
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Step 700
700
#526B00
oklch(49% 0.122 124.1)
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Step 800
800
#435800
oklch(42.7% 0.106 124.1)
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Step 900
900
#374900
oklch(37.6% 0.094 124.1)
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Step 950
950
#202B00
oklch(26.9% 0.066 123.3)
#80A504 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) | #AF9900 | 0.072 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #AA9820 | 0.071 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #879C8C | 0.137 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #989898 | 0.166 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #80A504
#80A504
oklch(67% 0.166 124.2)
- #AC77E7
#AC77E7
oklch(67% 0.167 304.1)
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 #80A504, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Avocado Green #87A922 ΔE 0.018
- Leaf #71AA34 ΔE 0.023
- Pea Green #8EAB12 ΔE 0.026
- Pea Soup Green #94A617 ΔE 0.029
- Icky Green #8FAE22 ΔE 0.034
- Grass #5CAC2D ΔE 0.039
- Pea Soup #929901 ΔE 0.039
- Leaf Green #5CA904 ΔE 0.040
Use #80A504 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.