#8A9101
Closest named color: Pea Soup (#929901). oklch(63% 0.14 113.2), rgb(138, 145, 1).
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Black text reads best on this color (6.13:1).
About this color
#8A9101 is a medium-light, vivid yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.140 and its hue 113°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Pea Soup (#929901), ΔE 0.026 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.13:1.
| Hue family | Yellows |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.140) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Pea Soup (#929901) |
| Black text | 6.13:1 |
| White text | 3.42:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8A9101 |
| RGB | rgb(138, 145, 1) |
| HSL | hsl(63, 99%, 29%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63% 0.14 113.2) |
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 #8A9101 | 3.42:1 | AA large text | Lc -67.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8A9101 | 6.13:1 | AA | Lc 42.5 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8A9101 text on white | 3.42:1 | AA large text | Lc 61.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8A9101 text on black | 6.13:1 | AA | Lc -40.1 | 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
#E9ECDD
oklch(93.7% 0.02 116)
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Step 200
200
#D9DCC0
oklch(88.5% 0.038 112.1)
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Step 300
300
#C0C693
oklch(80.9% 0.069 113.4)
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Step 400
400
#A1A853
oklch(70.8% 0.11 113.1)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8A9101
oklch(63% 0.14 113.2)
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Step 600
600
#747A00
oklch(55.6% 0.124 113.2)
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Step 700
700
#616700
oklch(49.2% 0.11 113.7)
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Step 800
800
#505400
oklch(42.8% 0.095 112.9)
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Step 900
900
#424600
oklch(37.8% 0.084 113.4)
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Step 950
950
#272902
oklch(27% 0.057 112.6)
#8A9101 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) | #9D8900 | 0.035 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #9D8C19 | 0.034 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #94877B | 0.126 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #8B8B8B | 0.141 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8A9101
#8A9101
oklch(63% 0.14 113.2)
- #8D76D5
#8D76D5
oklch(62.9% 0.14 293.1)
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 #8A9101, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Pea Soup #929901 ΔE 0.026
- Dark Yellow Green #728F02 ΔE 0.035
- Olive Drab #6B8E23 ΔE 0.044
- Swamp Green #748500 ΔE 0.049
- Dark Mustard #A88905 ΔE 0.051
- Olive #808000 ΔE 0.051
- Camo #7F8F4E ΔE 0.052
- Drab Green #749551 ΔE 0.052
Use #8A9101 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.