#8A911E
Closest named color: Pea Soup (#929901). oklch(63.1% 0.131 113.2), rgb(138, 145, 30).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.14:1).
About this color
#8A911E is a medium-light, moderately saturated yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.131 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 0.029 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.14:1.
| Hue family | Yellows |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.131) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Pea Soup (#929901) |
| Black text | 6.14:1 |
| White text | 3.41:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8A911E |
| RGB | rgb(138, 145, 30) |
| HSL | hsl(64, 66%, 34%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.1% 0.131 113.2) |
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 #8A911E | 3.41:1 | AA large text | Lc -67.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8A911E | 6.14:1 | AA | Lc 42.5 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8A911E text on white | 3.41:1 | AA large text | Lc 61.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8A911E text on black | 6.14:1 | AA | Lc -40.2 | 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
#F5F6F0
oklch(97.1% 0.008 114.2)
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Step 100
100
#E9EBDE
oklch(93.5% 0.017 113.8)
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Step 200
200
#D9DCC2
oklch(88.5% 0.035 112.5)
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Step 300
300
#C0C696
oklch(81% 0.065 113.6)
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Step 400
400
#A1A859
oklch(70.8% 0.103 113.2)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8A911E
oklch(63.1% 0.131 113.2)
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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
#272905
oklch(27% 0.054 112.6)
#8A911E 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) | #9C8A00 | 0.030 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #9C8C29 | 0.033 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #94887C | 0.116 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #8B8B8B | 0.131 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8A911E
#8A911E
oklch(63.1% 0.131 113.2)
- #8D78D1
#8D78D1
oklch(63% 0.132 293.1)
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 #8A911E, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Pea Soup #929901 ΔE 0.029
- Dark Yellow Green #728F02 ΔE 0.038
- Camo #7F8F4E ΔE 0.043
- Olive Drab #6B8E23 ΔE 0.044
- Drab Green #749551 ΔE 0.045
- Dark Mustard #A88905 ΔE 0.048
- Moss #769958 ΔE 0.050
- Swamp Green #748500 ΔE 0.050
Use #8A911E 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.