#829518
Closest named color: Pea Soup (#929901). oklch(63.3% 0.141 118.6), rgb(130, 149, 24).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.26:1).
About this color
#829518 is a medium-light, vivid yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.141 and its hue 119°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Pea Soup (#929901), ΔE 0.027 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.26:1.
| Hue family | Yellows |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.141) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Pea Soup (#929901) |
| Black text | 6.26:1 |
| White text | 3.35:1 |
Values
| HEX | #829518 |
| RGB | rgb(130, 149, 24) |
| HSL | hsl(69, 72%, 34%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.3% 0.141 118.6) |
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 #829518 | 3.35:1 | AA large text | Lc -66.3 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #829518 | 6.26:1 | AA | Lc 43.2 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #829518 text on white | 3.35:1 | AA large text | Lc 60.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| #829518 text on black | 6.26:1 | AA | Lc -40.9 | 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
#F5F6F0
oklch(97.1% 0.008 114.2)
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Step 100
100
#E8ECDD
oklch(93.6% 0.02 118.9)
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Step 200
200
#D6DDC1
oklch(88.5% 0.038 118.6)
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Step 300
300
#BCC795
oklch(80.9% 0.068 118)
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Step 400
400
#9AAA57
oklch(70.7% 0.11 118.3)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#829518
oklch(63.3% 0.141 118.6)
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Step 600
600
#6C7D00
oklch(55.6% 0.13 118.8)
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Step 700
700
#5B6900
oklch(49.2% 0.115 118.5)
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Step 800
800
#4A5600
oklch(42.8% 0.1 118.6)
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Step 900
900
#3D4700
oklch(37.6% 0.088 118.5)
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Step 950
950
#242A04
oklch(27% 0.058 118.2)
#829518 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) | #9F8C00 | 0.046 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #9D8D26 | 0.047 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #8A8C7F | 0.122 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #8C8C8C | 0.141 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #829518
#829518
oklch(63.3% 0.141 118.6)
- #9675D3
#9675D3
oklch(63.4% 0.14 298.5)
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 #829518, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Pea Soup #929901 ΔE 0.027
- Dark Yellow Green #728F02 ΔE 0.030
- Olive Drab #6B8E23 ΔE 0.039
- Flat Green #699D4C ΔE 0.043
- Drab Green #749551 ΔE 0.046
- Moss #769958 ΔE 0.050
- Swamp Green #748500 ΔE 0.051
- Camo #7F8F4E ΔE 0.051
Use #829518 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.