#8A9216
Closest named color: Pea Soup (#929901). oklch(63.2% 0.136 113.7), rgb(138, 146, 22).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.20:1).
About this color
#8A9216 is a medium-light, moderately saturated yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.136 and its hue 114°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Pea Soup (#929901), ΔE 0.025 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.20:1.
| Hue family | Yellows |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.136) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Pea Soup (#929901) |
| Black text | 6.20:1 |
| White text | 3.38:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8A9216 |
| RGB | rgb(138, 146, 22) |
| HSL | hsl(64, 74%, 33%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.2% 0.136 113.7) |
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 #8A9216 | 3.38:1 | AA large text | Lc -66.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8A9216 | 6.20:1 | AA | Lc 42.9 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8A9216 text on white | 3.38:1 | AA large text | Lc 61.2 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8A9216 text on black | 6.20:1 | AA | Lc -40.5 | 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
#E9EBDD
oklch(93.5% 0.019 113.4)
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Step 200
200
#D8DCC1
oklch(88.4% 0.036 114)
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Step 300
300
#C0C695
oklch(81% 0.066 113.6)
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Step 400
400
#A0A856
oklch(70.7% 0.107 113.7)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8A9216
oklch(63.2% 0.136 113.7)
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Step 600
600
#737A00
oklch(55.5% 0.124 113.7)
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Step 700
700
#616700
oklch(49.2% 0.11 113.7)
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Step 800
800
#4F5400
oklch(42.7% 0.096 113.7)
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Step 900
900
#424600
oklch(37.8% 0.084 113.4)
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Step 950
950
#262904
oklch(26.9% 0.055 114.1)
#8A9216 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) | #9E8A00 | 0.034 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #9D8D23 | 0.034 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #94897C | 0.119 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #8B8B8B | 0.136 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8A9216
#8A9216
oklch(63.2% 0.136 113.7)
- #8F78D3
#8F78D3
oklch(63.3% 0.135 293.8)
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 #8A9216, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Pea Soup #929901 ΔE 0.025
- Dark Yellow Green #728F02 ΔE 0.037
- Olive Drab #6B8E23 ΔE 0.045
- Camo #7F8F4E ΔE 0.048
- Drab Green #749551 ΔE 0.048
- Dark Mustard #A88905 ΔE 0.049
- Flat Green #699D4C ΔE 0.051
- Swamp Green #748500 ΔE 0.051
Use #8A9216 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.