#849600
Closest named color: Pea Soup (#929901). oklch(63.6% 0.148 117.9), rgb(132, 150, 0).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.34:1).
About this color
#849600 is a medium-light, vivid yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 64%, its chroma 0.148 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 0.023 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.34:1.
| Hue family | Yellows |
| Lightness | medium-light (64%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.148) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Pea Soup (#929901) |
| Black text | 6.34:1 |
| White text | 3.31:1 |
Values
| HEX | #849600 |
| RGB | rgb(132, 150, 0) |
| HSL | hsl(67, 100%, 29%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.6% 0.148 117.9) |
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 #849600 | 3.31:1 | AA large text | Lc -65.7 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #849600 | 6.34:1 | AA | Lc 43.8 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #849600 text on white | 3.31:1 | AA large text | Lc 60.3 | Content text, not long reading |
| #849600 text on black | 6.34:1 | AA | Lc -41.4 | 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
#BCC792
oklch(80.8% 0.072 117.6)
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Step 400
400
#9AAA52
oklch(70.6% 0.115 118)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#849600
oklch(63.6% 0.148 117.9)
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Step 600
600
#6D7D00
oklch(55.7% 0.13 118.3)
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Step 700
700
#5C6900
oklch(49.2% 0.114 117.9)
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Step 800
800
#4B5600
oklch(42.8% 0.1 117.9)
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Step 900
900
#3E4700
oklch(37.7% 0.087 117.6)
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Step 950
950
#242A01
oklch(27% 0.061 117.8)
#849600 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) | #A18D00 | 0.048 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #9F8E1A | 0.048 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #8D8D7F | 0.128 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #8D8D8D | 0.148 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #849600
#849600
oklch(63.6% 0.148 117.9)
- #9774D8
#9774D8
oklch(63.6% 0.148 298.2)
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 #849600, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Pea Soup #929901 ΔE 0.023
- Dark Yellow Green #728F02 ΔE 0.033
- Olive Drab #6B8E23 ΔE 0.044
- Flat Green #699D4C ΔE 0.048
- Pea Soup Green #94A617 ΔE 0.051
- Avocado Green #87A922 ΔE 0.052
- Drab Green #749551 ΔE 0.054
- Off Green #6BA353 ΔE 0.055
Use #849600 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.