#879418
Closest named color: Pea Soup (#929901). oklch(63.5% 0.138 116), rgb(135, 148, 24).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.27:1).
About this color
#879418 is a medium-light, moderately saturated yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.138 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 0.023 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.27:1.
| Hue family | Yellows |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.138) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Pea Soup (#929901) |
| Black text | 6.27:1 |
| White text | 3.34:1 |
Values
| HEX | #879418 |
| RGB | rgb(135, 148, 24) |
| HSL | hsl(66, 72%, 34%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.5% 0.138 116) |
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 #879418 | 3.34:1 | AA large text | Lc -66.2 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #879418 | 6.27:1 | AA | Lc 43.3 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #879418 text on white | 3.34:1 | AA large text | Lc 60.7 | Content text, not long reading |
| #879418 text on black | 6.27:1 | AA | Lc -41.0 | 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
#E9ECDD
oklch(93.7% 0.02 116)
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Step 200
200
#D7DDC1
oklch(88.5% 0.038 117)
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Step 300
300
#BEC795
oklch(81% 0.068 116.2)
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Step 400
400
#9DA957
oklch(70.7% 0.108 116.1)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#879418
oklch(63.5% 0.138 116)
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Step 600
600
#707C00
oklch(55.7% 0.128 116.3)
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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
#252A04
oklch(27.1% 0.057 116.8)
#879418 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 | 0.039 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #9E8D25 | 0.041 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #908B7E | 0.121 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #8C8C8C | 0.138 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #879418
#879418
oklch(63.5% 0.138 116)
- #9377D4
#9377D4
oklch(63.5% 0.138 296.1)
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 #879418, 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 0.035
- Olive Drab #6B8E23 ΔE 0.043
- Flat Green #699D4C ΔE 0.047
- Drab Green #749551 ΔE 0.047
- Camo #7F8F4E ΔE 0.049
- Moss #769958 ΔE 0.051
- Swamp Green #748500 ΔE 0.053
Use #879418 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.