#819720
Closest named color: Pea Soup (#929901). oklch(63.8% 0.14 120), rgb(129, 151, 32).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.38:1).
About this color
#819720 is a medium-light, vivid yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 64%, its chroma 0.140 and its hue 120°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Pea Soup (#929901), ΔE 0.025 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.38:1.
| Hue family | Yellows |
| Lightness | medium-light (64%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.140) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Pea Soup (#929901) |
| Black text | 6.38:1 |
| White text | 3.29:1 |
Values
| HEX | #819720 |
| RGB | rgb(129, 151, 32) |
| HSL | hsl(71, 65%, 36%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.8% 0.14 120) |
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 #819720 | 3.29:1 | AA large text | Lc -65.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #819720 | 6.38:1 | AA | Lc 43.9 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #819720 text on white | 3.29:1 | AA large text | Lc 60.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| #819720 text on black | 6.38:1 | AA | Lc -41.6 | 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
#E8ECDE
oklch(93.6% 0.019 119.8)
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Step 200
200
#D5DDC2
oklch(88.4% 0.037 120.6)
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Step 300
300
#BAC896
oklch(80.9% 0.069 120.7)
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Step 400
400
#98AB59
oklch(70.8% 0.11 120)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#819720
oklch(63.8% 0.14 120)
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Step 600
600
#6A7E00
oklch(55.7% 0.132 120.1)
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Step 700
700
#596A00
oklch(49.3% 0.117 120.1)
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Step 800
800
#485600
oklch(42.6% 0.101 120)
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Step 900
900
#3C4800
oklch(37.7% 0.09 119.9)
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Step 950
950
#232A05
oklch(26.9% 0.057 119.6)
#819720 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) | #A18E00 | 0.049 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #9E8E2C | 0.051 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #898F81 | 0.119 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #8E8E8E | 0.140 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #819720
#819720
oklch(63.8% 0.14 120)
- #9975D3
#9975D3
oklch(63.7% 0.141 300.1)
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 #819720, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Pea Soup #929901 ΔE 0.025
- Dark Yellow Green #728F02 ΔE 0.034
- Flat Green #699D4C ΔE 0.039
- Olive Drab #6B8E23 ΔE 0.041
- Drab Green #749551 ΔE 0.045
- Off Green #6BA353 ΔE 0.046
- Moss #769958 ΔE 0.047
- Muted Green #5FA052 ΔE 0.049
Use #819720 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.