#87940C
Closest named color: Pea Soup (#929901). oklch(63.4% 0.142 115.9), rgb(135, 148, 12).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.27:1).
About this color
#87940C is a medium-light, vivid yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.142 and its hue 116°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Pea Soup (#929901), ΔE 0.022 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.27:1.
| Hue family | Yellows |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.142) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Pea Soup (#929901) |
| Black text | 6.27:1 |
| White text | 3.34:1 |
Values
| HEX | #87940C |
| RGB | rgb(135, 148, 12) |
| HSL | hsl(66, 85%, 31%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.4% 0.142 115.9) |
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 #87940C | 3.34:1 | AA large text | Lc -66.2 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #87940C | 6.27:1 | AA | Lc 43.3 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #87940C text on white | 3.34:1 | AA large text | Lc 60.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| #87940C text on black | 6.27:1 | 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
#F5F6EF
oklch(97% 0.009 113.2)
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Step 100
100
#E9ECDD
oklch(93.7% 0.02 116)
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Step 200
200
#D7DDC0
oklch(88.5% 0.039 116.7)
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Step 300
300
#BEC793
oklch(81% 0.07 116)
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Step 400
400
#9DA954
oklch(70.7% 0.111 115.9)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#87940C
oklch(63.4% 0.142 115.9)
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Step 600
600
#707B00
oklch(55.5% 0.127 115.8)
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Step 700
700
#5E6800
oklch(49.2% 0.113 116.2)
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Step 800
800
#4D5500
oklch(42.8% 0.098 115.9)
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Step 900
900
#404700
oklch(37.8% 0.086 116)
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Step 950
950
#252A02
oklch(27.1% 0.06 116.6)
#87940C 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 | 0.040 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #9E8D1F | 0.042 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #908B7E | 0.125 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #8C8C8C | 0.142 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #87940C
#87940C
oklch(63.4% 0.142 115.9)
- #9376D6
#9376D6
oklch(63.5% 0.142 296)
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 #87940C, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Pea Soup #929901 ΔE 0.022
- Dark Yellow Green #728F02 ΔE 0.034
- Olive Drab #6B8E23 ΔE 0.043
- Flat Green #699D4C ΔE 0.049
- Drab Green #749551 ΔE 0.050
- Swamp Green #748500 ΔE 0.053
- Camo #7F8F4E ΔE 0.053
- Moss #769958 ΔE 0.054
Use #87940C 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.