#899E18
Closest named color: Pea Soup (#929901). oklch(66% 0.148 119), rgb(137, 158, 24).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.96:1).
About this color
#899E18 is a medium-light, vivid yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 66%, its chroma 0.148 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 6.96:1.
| Hue family | Yellows |
| Lightness | medium-light (66%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.148) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Pea Soup (#929901) |
| Black text | 6.96:1 |
| White text | 3.01:1 |
Values
| HEX | #899E18 |
| RGB | rgb(137, 158, 24) |
| HSL | hsl(69, 74%, 36%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66% 0.148 119) |
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 #899E18 | 3.01:1 | AA large text | Lc -62.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #899E18 | 6.96:1 | AA | Lc 47.3 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #899E18 text on white | 3.01:1 | AA large text | Lc 56.7 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #899E18 text on black | 6.96:1 | AA | Lc -45.1 | 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
#F4F6EF
oklch(97% 0.009 119.6)
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Step 100
100
#E8ECDD
oklch(93.6% 0.02 118.9)
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Step 200
200
#D6DDC0
oklch(88.4% 0.04 118.2)
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Step 300
300
#BBC893
oklch(80.9% 0.073 119.2)
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Step 400
400
#99AB52
oklch(70.8% 0.117 119)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#899E18
oklch(66% 0.148 119)
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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
#232A02
oklch(26.9% 0.061 119.2)
#899E18 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) | #A99500 | 0.050 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #A79527 | 0.052 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #929587 | 0.128 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #959595 | 0.149 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #899E18
#899E18
oklch(66% 0.148 119)
- #9F7BE0
#9F7BE0
oklch(66% 0.149 298.7)
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 #899E18, 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 0.028
- Avocado Green #87A922 ΔE 0.030
- Pea Green #8EAB12 ΔE 0.038
- Leaf #71AA34 ΔE 0.039
- Icky Green #8FAE22 ΔE 0.045
- Off Green #6BA353 ΔE 0.048
- Asparagus #77AB56 ΔE 0.049
Use #899E18 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.