#899B00
Closest named color: Pea Soup (#929901). oklch(65.2% 0.151 117.7), rgb(137, 155, 0).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.75:1).
About this color
#899B00 is a medium-light, vivid yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 65%, its chroma 0.151 and its hue 118°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Pea Soup (#929901), ΔE 0.014 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.75:1.
| Hue family | Yellows |
| Lightness | medium-light (65%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.151) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Pea Soup (#929901) |
| Black text | 6.75:1 |
| White text | 3.11:1 |
Values
| HEX | #899B00 |
| RGB | rgb(137, 155, 0) |
| HSL | hsl(67, 100%, 30%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.2% 0.151 117.7) |
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 #899B00 | 3.11:1 | AA large text | Lc -63.3 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #899B00 | 6.75:1 | AA | Lc 46.2 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #899B00 text on white | 3.11:1 | AA large text | Lc 57.9 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #899B00 text on black | 6.75:1 | AA | Lc -43.9 | 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
#F5F6EF
oklch(97% 0.009 113.2)
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Step 100
100
#E8ECDC
oklch(93.6% 0.022 118.2)
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Step 200
200
#D6DDBF
oklch(88.4% 0.041 117.9)
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Step 300
300
#BCC891
oklch(81% 0.075 118.1)
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Step 400
400
#9AAA4F
oklch(70.6% 0.118 117.8)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#899B00
oklch(65.2% 0.151 117.7)
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Step 600
600
#6E7C00
oklch(55.5% 0.128 117.3)
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Step 700
700
#5C6800
oklch(49% 0.113 117.4)
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Step 800
800
#4B5500
oklch(42.6% 0.098 117.3)
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Step 900
900
#3E4700
oklch(37.7% 0.087 117.6)
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Step 950
950
#242A00
oklch(27% 0.063 117.7)
#899B00 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) | #A69200 | 0.048 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #A5931B | 0.049 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #929283 | 0.130 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #929292 | 0.152 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #899B00
#899B00
oklch(65.2% 0.151 117.7)
- #9C79DF
#9C79DF
oklch(65.3% 0.15 297.9)
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 #899B00, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Pea Soup #929901 ΔE 0.014
- Pea Soup Green #94A617 ΔE 0.035
- Avocado Green #87A922 ΔE 0.037
- Pea Green #8EAB12 ΔE 0.045
- Leaf #71AA34 ΔE 0.045
- Dark Yellow Green #728F02 ΔE 0.049
- Flat Green #699D4C ΔE 0.051
- Icky Green #8FAE22 ΔE 0.053
Use #899B00 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.