#849400
Closest named color: Pea Soup (#929901). oklch(63.2% 0.146 117.1), rgb(132, 148, 0).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.21:1).
About this color
#849400 is a medium-light, vivid yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.146 and its hue 117°. 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 6.21:1.
| Hue family | Yellows |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.146) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Pea Soup (#929901) |
| Black text | 6.21:1 |
| White text | 3.37:1 |
Values
| HEX | #849400 |
| RGB | rgb(132, 148, 0) |
| HSL | hsl(66, 100%, 29%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.2% 0.146 117.1) |
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 #849400 | 3.37:1 | AA large text | Lc -66.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #849400 | 6.21:1 | AA | Lc 43.0 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #849400 text on white | 3.37:1 | AA large text | Lc 61.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| #849400 text on black | 6.21:1 | 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
#D7DDC0
oklch(88.5% 0.039 116.7)
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Step 300
300
#BDC793
oklch(80.9% 0.071 116.9)
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Step 400
400
#9BAA52
oklch(70.7% 0.115 117.4)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#849400
oklch(63.2% 0.146 117.1)
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Step 600
600
#6E7C00
oklch(55.5% 0.128 117.3)
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Step 700
700
#5D6800
oklch(49.1% 0.113 116.8)
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Step 800
800
#4B5500
oklch(42.6% 0.098 117.3)
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Step 900
900
#3F4700
oklch(37.7% 0.087 116.8)
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Step 950
950
#242A02
oklch(27% 0.06 117.9)
#849400 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 | 0.046 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #9E8C19 | 0.047 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #8D8B7D | 0.126 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #8C8C8C | 0.146 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #849400
#849400
oklch(63.2% 0.146 117.1)
- #9474D6
#9474D6
oklch(63.2% 0.145 297.1)
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 #849400, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Pea Soup #929901 ΔE 0.026
- Dark Yellow Green #728F02 ΔE 0.030
- Olive Drab #6B8E23 ΔE 0.040
- Flat Green #699D4C ΔE 0.048
- Swamp Green #748500 ΔE 0.050
- Drab Green #749551 ΔE 0.052
- Mossy Green #638B27 ΔE 0.054
- Camo #7F8F4E ΔE 0.056
Use #849400 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.