#839400
Closest named color: Pea Soup (#929901). oklch(63.1% 0.146 117.6), rgb(131, 148, 0).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.20:1).
About this color
#839400 is a medium-light, vivid yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.146 and its hue 118°. 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 6.20:1.
| Hue family | Yellows |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.146) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Pea Soup (#929901) |
| Black text | 6.20:1 |
| White text | 3.38:1 |
Values
| HEX | #839400 |
| RGB | rgb(131, 148, 0) |
| HSL | hsl(67, 100%, 29%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.1% 0.146 117.6) |
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 #839400 | 3.38:1 | AA large text | Lc -66.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #839400 | 6.20:1 | AA | Lc 42.9 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #839400 text on white | 3.38:1 | AA large text | Lc 61.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| #839400 text on black | 6.20:1 | AA | Lc -40.6 | 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
#F5F6EF
oklch(97% 0.009 113.2)
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Step 100
100
#E8ECDD
oklch(93.6% 0.02 118.9)
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Step 200
200
#D6DDC0
oklch(88.4% 0.04 118.2)
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Step 300
300
#BCC793
oklch(80.8% 0.071 117.7)
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Step 400
400
#9BAA52
oklch(70.7% 0.115 117.4)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#839400
oklch(63.1% 0.146 117.6)
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Step 600
600
#6E7C00
oklch(55.5% 0.128 117.3)
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Step 700
700
#5C6800
oklch(49% 0.113 117.4)
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Step 800
800
#4B5500
oklch(42.6% 0.098 117.3)
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Step 900
900
#3E4700
oklch(37.7% 0.087 117.6)
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Step 950
950
#242A02
oklch(27% 0.06 117.9)
#839400 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) | #9F8B00 | 0.047 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #9D8C1A | 0.047 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #8C8B7D | 0.127 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #8B8B8B | 0.146 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #839400
#839400
oklch(63.1% 0.146 117.6)
- #9473D6
#9473D6
oklch(63% 0.147 297.4)
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 #839400, 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 0.029
- Olive Drab #6B8E23 ΔE 0.039
- Flat Green #699D4C ΔE 0.048
- Swamp Green #748500 ΔE 0.050
- Drab Green #749551 ΔE 0.052
- Mossy Green #638B27 ΔE 0.053
- Camo #7F8F4E ΔE 0.056
Use #839400 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.