#899074
Closest named color: Green Grey (#77926F). oklch(64% 0.041 119), rgb(137, 144, 116).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.30:1).
About this color
#899074 is a medium-light, muted yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 64%, its chroma 0.041 and its hue 119°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Green Grey (#77926F), ΔE 0.027 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.30:1.
| Hue family | Yellows |
| Lightness | medium-light (64%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.041) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Green Grey (#77926F) |
| Black text | 6.30:1 |
| White text | 3.33:1 |
Values
| HEX | #899074 |
| RGB | rgb(137, 144, 116) |
| HSL | hsl(75, 11%, 51%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64% 0.041 119) |
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 #899074 | 3.33:1 | AA large text | Lc -66.2 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #899074 | 6.30:1 | AA | Lc 43.3 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #899074 text on white | 3.33:1 | AA large text | Lc 60.7 | Content text, not long reading |
| #899074 text on black | 6.30:1 | 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
#F5F6F4
oklch(97.2% 0.003 128.5)
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Step 100
100
#E9EAE6
oklch(93.5% 0.005 117.9)
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Step 200
200
#D8DAD2
oklch(88.5% 0.011 118)
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Step 300
300
#BFC3B4
oklch(81% 0.021 119)
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Step 400
400
#9EA48D
oklch(70.7% 0.033 119.1)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#899074
oklch(64% 0.041 119)
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Step 600
600
#70775A
oklch(55.5% 0.044 118.9)
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Step 700
700
#5E644A
oklch(49% 0.04 118.5)
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Step 800
800
#4D523D
oklch(42.8% 0.034 118.7)
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Step 900
900
#404434
oklch(37.8% 0.027 119.1)
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Step 950
950
#25281E
oklch(27% 0.018 121.2)
#899074 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) | #948D72 | 0.017 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #938D75 | 0.017 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #8C8D88 | 0.034 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #8D8D8D | 0.041 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #899074
#899074
oklch(64% 0.041 119)
- #8F87A2
#8F87A2
oklch(64% 0.041 298.8)
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 #899074, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Green Grey #77926F ΔE 0.027
- Brown Grey #8D8468 ΔE 0.032
- Warm Grey #978A84 ΔE 0.040
- Greeny Grey #7EA07A ΔE 0.045
- Grey Green #86A17D ΔE 0.046
- Slate Green #658D6D ΔE 0.051
- Camo #7F8F4E ΔE 0.053
- Dark Sand #A88F59 ΔE 0.053
Use #899074 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.