#889D10
Closest named color: Pea Soup (#929901). oklch(65.7% 0.15 118.9), rgb(136, 157, 16).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.87:1).
About this color
#889D10 is a medium-light, vivid yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 66%, its chroma 0.150 and its hue 119°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Pea Soup (#929901), ΔE 0.016 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.87:1.
| Hue family | Yellows |
| Lightness | medium-light (66%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.150) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Pea Soup (#929901) |
| Black text | 6.87:1 |
| White text | 3.05:1 |
Values
| HEX | #889D10 |
| RGB | rgb(136, 157, 16) |
| HSL | hsl(69, 82%, 34%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.7% 0.15 118.9) |
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 #889D10 | 3.05:1 | AA large text | Lc -62.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #889D10 | 6.87:1 | AA | Lc 46.8 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #889D10 text on white | 3.05:1 | AA large text | Lc 57.2 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #889D10 text on black | 6.87:1 | AA | Lc -44.6 | 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
#F4F6EF
oklch(97% 0.009 119.6)
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Step 100
100
#E8ECDC
oklch(93.6% 0.022 118.2)
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Step 200
200
#D6DDC0
oklch(88.4% 0.04 118.2)
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Step 300
300
#BBC892
oklch(80.9% 0.074 119.1)
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Step 400
400
#99AB51
oklch(70.8% 0.118 118.9)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#889D10
oklch(65.7% 0.15 118.9)
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Step 600
600
#6C7D00
oklch(55.6% 0.13 118.8)
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Step 700
700
#5A6900
oklch(49.1% 0.115 119)
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Step 800
800
#495600
oklch(42.7% 0.101 119.3)
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Step 900
900
#3D4800
oklch(37.8% 0.089 119.1)
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Step 950
950
#232A01
oklch(26.9% 0.062 119.1)
#889D10 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) | #A89300 | 0.052 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #A69423 | 0.052 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #919485 | 0.129 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #939393 | 0.151 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #889D10
#889D10
oklch(65.7% 0.15 118.9)
- #9F7ADF
#9F7ADF
oklch(65.8% 0.149 299.2)
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 #889D10, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Pea Soup #929901 ΔE 0.016
- Pea Soup Green #94A617 ΔE 0.031
- Avocado Green #87A922 ΔE 0.032
- Leaf #71AA34 ΔE 0.040
- Pea Green #8EAB12 ΔE 0.040
- Icky Green #8FAE22 ΔE 0.048
- Flat Green #699D4C ΔE 0.050
- Off Green #6BA353 ΔE 0.050
Use #889D10 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.