#89A225
Closest named color: Avocado Green (#87A922). oklch(67% 0.147 120.7), rgb(137, 162, 37).
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Black text reads best on this color (7.25:1).
About this color
#89A225 is a medium-light, vivid yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 67%, its chroma 0.147 and its hue 121°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Avocado Green (#87A922), ΔE 0.020 away. Black text reads best on it, at 7.25:1.
| Hue family | Yellows |
| Lightness | medium-light (67%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.147) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Avocado Green (#87A922) |
| Black text | 7.25:1 |
| White text | 2.89:1 |
Values
| HEX | #89A225 |
| RGB | rgb(137, 162, 37) |
| HSL | hsl(72, 63%, 39%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67% 0.147 120.7) |
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 #89A225 | 2.89:1 | Fails | Lc -60.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #89A225 | 7.25:1 | AAA | Lc 49.0 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #89A225 text on white | 2.89:1 | Fails | Lc 55.1 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #89A225 text on black | 7.25:1 | AAA | Lc -46.7 | 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 400.
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Step 50
50
#F4F7EE
oklch(97.1% 0.012 121.7)
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Step 100
100
#E7EDD9
oklch(93.6% 0.027 120.5)
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Step 200
200
#D4DFBA
oklch(88.6% 0.051 120.9)
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Step 300
300
#B8CA86
oklch(80.9% 0.092 120.6)
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Step 400
400 (this color)
#89A225
oklch(67% 0.147 120.7)
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Step 500
500
#7D9600
oklch(63.1% 0.151 120.8)
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Step 600
600
#697E00
oklch(55.6% 0.133 120.6)
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Step 700
700
#586A00
oklch(49.2% 0.117 120.6)
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Step 800
800
#475700
oklch(42.8% 0.103 121.1)
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Step 900
900
#3B4800
oklch(37.7% 0.09 120.7)
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Step 950
950
#222B00
oklch(27.1% 0.065 121.1)
#89A225 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) | #AC9804 | 0.053 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #A99831 | 0.055 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #91998B | 0.125 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #989898 | 0.147 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #89A225
#89A225
oklch(67% 0.147 120.7)
- #A57EE1
#A57EE1
oklch(67.1% 0.147 300.7)
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 #89A225, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Avocado Green #87A922 ΔE 0.020
- Pea Soup Green #94A617 ΔE 0.020
- Pea Soup #929901 ΔE 0.025
- Pea Green #8EAB12 ΔE 0.029
- Leaf #71AA34 ΔE 0.032
- Icky Green #8FAE22 ΔE 0.036
- Asparagus #77AB56 ΔE 0.041
- Avocado #90B134 ΔE 0.043
Use #89A225 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.