#899F00
Closest named color: Pea Soup (#929901). oklch(66.2% 0.156 119.1), rgb(137, 159, 0).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (7.02:1).
About this color
#899F00 is a medium-light, vivid yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 66%, its chroma 0.156 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 0.020 away. Black text reads best on it, at 7.02:1.
| Hue family | Yellows |
| Lightness | medium-light (66%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.156) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Pea Soup (#929901) |
| Black text | 7.02:1 |
| White text | 2.99:1 |
Values
| HEX | #899F00 |
| RGB | rgb(137, 159, 0) |
| HSL | hsl(68, 100%, 31%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.2% 0.156 119.1) |
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 #899F00 | 2.99:1 | Fails | Lc -61.7 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #899F00 | 7.02:1 | AAA | Lc 47.7 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #899F00 text on white | 2.99:1 | Fails | Lc 56.3 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #899F00 text on black | 7.02:1 | AAA | Lc -45.4 | 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
#E8ECDC
oklch(93.6% 0.022 118.2)
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Step 200
200
#D6DEBF
oklch(88.6% 0.042 119)
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Step 300
300
#BBC890
oklch(80.9% 0.076 118.8)
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Step 400
400
#98AB4D
oklch(70.6% 0.122 119.2)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#899F00
oklch(66.2% 0.156 119.1)
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Step 600
600
#6B7D00
oklch(55.5% 0.131 119.3)
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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
#232A00
oklch(26.9% 0.063 118.9)
#899F00 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) | #AA9500 | 0.054 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #A8961C | 0.053 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #929687 | 0.134 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #959595 | 0.156 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #899F00
#899F00
oklch(66.2% 0.156 119.1)
- #A17AE4
#A17AE4
oklch(66.2% 0.156 299.1)
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 #899F00, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Pea Soup #929901 ΔE 0.020
- Pea Soup Green #94A617 ΔE 0.026
- Avocado Green #87A922 ΔE 0.027
- Pea Green #8EAB12 ΔE 0.034
- Leaf #71AA34 ΔE 0.037
- Icky Green #8FAE22 ΔE 0.042
- Avocado #90B134 ΔE 0.051
- Asparagus #77AB56 ΔE 0.052
Use #899F00 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.