#889E27
Closest named color: Pea Soup (#929901). oklch(66% 0.142 119.8), rgb(136, 158, 39).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.96:1).
About this color
#889E27 is a medium-light, vivid yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 66%, its chroma 0.142 and its hue 120°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Pea Soup (#929901), ΔE 0.018 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.96:1.
| Hue family | Yellows |
| Lightness | medium-light (66%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.142) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Pea Soup (#929901) |
| Black text | 6.96:1 |
| White text | 3.01:1 |
Values
| HEX | #889E27 |
| RGB | rgb(136, 158, 39) |
| HSL | hsl(71, 60%, 39%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66% 0.142 119.8) |
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 #889E27 | 3.01:1 | AA large text | Lc -62.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #889E27 | 6.96:1 | AA | Lc 47.3 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #889E27 text on white | 3.01:1 | AA large text | Lc 56.7 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #889E27 text on black | 6.96:1 | AA | Lc -45.0 | Large or bold text, headings |
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
#F4F6F0
oklch(97% 0.008 121.6)
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Step 100
100
#E8ECDD
oklch(93.6% 0.02 118.9)
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Step 200
200
#D6DDC1
oklch(88.5% 0.038 118.6)
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Step 300
300
#BBC895
oklch(81% 0.07 119.6)
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Step 400
400
#98AB58
oklch(70.8% 0.111 119.9)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#889E27
oklch(66% 0.142 119.8)
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Step 600
600
#6A7D00
oklch(55.5% 0.131 119.7)
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Step 700
700
#596900
oklch(49% 0.116 119.6)
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Step 800
800
#495600
oklch(42.7% 0.101 119.3)
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Step 900
900
#3C4800
oklch(37.7% 0.09 119.9)
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Step 950
950
#232A04
oklch(26.9% 0.058 119.5)
#889E27 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) | #A8950D | 0.048 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #A69532 | 0.052 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #909587 | 0.121 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #959595 | 0.142 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #889E27
#889E27
oklch(66% 0.142 119.8)
- #A07CDC
#A07CDC
oklch(66% 0.142 299.8)
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 #889E27, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Pea Soup #929901 ΔE 0.018
- Pea Soup Green #94A617 ΔE 0.030
- Avocado Green #87A922 ΔE 0.032
- Leaf #71AA34 ΔE 0.039
- Pea Green #8EAB12 ΔE 0.041
- Off Green #6BA353 ΔE 0.043
- Asparagus #77AB56 ΔE 0.044
- Flat Green #699D4C ΔE 0.045
Use #889E27 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.