#87994B

Closest named color: Moss (#769958). oklch(65.1% 0.106 120.2), rgb(135, 153, 75).

Black text reads best on this color (6.68:1).

About this color

#87994B is a medium-light, moderately saturated yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 65%, its chroma 0.106 and its hue 120°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Moss (#769958), ΔE 0.024 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.68:1.

Hue family	Yellows
Lightness	medium-light (65%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.106)
Temperature	in between
Nearest name	Moss (#769958)
Black text	6.68:1
White text	3.13:1

Values

HEX	#87994B
RGB	rgb(135, 153, 75)
HSL	hsl(74, 34%, 45%)
OKLCH	oklch(65.1% 0.106 120.2)

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 #87994B	3.13:1	AA large text	Lc -63.8	Content text, not long reading
Black text on #87994B	6.68:1	AA	Lc 45.6	Large or bold text, headings
#87994B text on white	3.13:1	AA large text	Lc 58.4	Large or bold text, headings
#87994B text on black	6.68:1	AA	Lc -43.3	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.

Step 50
50

#F5F6F1

oklch(97.1% 0.007 115.7)
Step 100
100

#E8EBE1

oklch(93.5% 0.014 120.3)
Step 200
200

#D6DCC7

oklch(88.4% 0.029 120)
Step 300
300

#BCC6A1

oklch(80.9% 0.052 119.8)
Step 400
400

#9AA96D

oklch(70.8% 0.084 120)
Step 500
500 (this color)

#87994B

oklch(65.1% 0.106 120.2)
Step 600
600

#6B7D23

oklch(55.7% 0.115 120.1)
Step 700
700

#596915

oklch(49.1% 0.107 120.2)
Step 800
800

#495615

oklch(42.8% 0.089 120.2)
Step 900
900

#3D4719

oklch(37.8% 0.069 120.1)
Step 950
950

#242A10

oklch(27.2% 0.044 120.1)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#87994B 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)	#A19144	0.041
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#9F924F	0.040
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#8D9287	0.089
Achromatopsia (no color)	#919191	0.106