#8A922A
Closest named color: Pea Soup (#929901). oklch(63.4% 0.125 113.8), rgb(138, 146, 42).
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Black text reads best on this color (6.22:1).
About this color
#8A922A is a medium-light, moderately saturated yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.125 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 0.030 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.22:1.
| Hue family | Yellows |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.125) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Pea Soup (#929901) |
| Black text | 6.22:1 |
| White text | 3.37:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8A922A |
| RGB | rgb(138, 146, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(65, 55%, 37%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.4% 0.125 113.8) |
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 #8A922A | 3.37:1 | AA large text | Lc -66.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8A922A | 6.22:1 | AA | Lc 43.0 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8A922A text on white | 3.37:1 | AA large text | Lc 61.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8A922A text on black | 6.22:1 | AA | Lc -40.6 | 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
#D8DCC3
oklch(88.5% 0.034 114.5)
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Step 300
300
#C0C698
oklch(81% 0.062 113.8)
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Step 400
400
#A0A75E
oklch(70.6% 0.097 113.4)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8A922A
oklch(63.4% 0.125 113.8)
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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
#424605
oklch(37.8% 0.081 113.5)
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Step 950
950
#262907
oklch(27% 0.052 114.2)
#8A922A 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) | #9D8B19 | 0.031 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #9D8D32 | 0.033 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #93897E | 0.111 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #8C8C8C | 0.125 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8A922A
#8A922A
oklch(63.4% 0.125 113.8)
- #8F7ACE
#8F7ACE
oklch(63.4% 0.125 294.1)
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 #8A922A, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Pea Soup #929901 ΔE 0.030
- Camo #7F8F4E ΔE 0.038
- Drab Green #749551 ΔE 0.040
- Dark Yellow Green #728F02 ΔE 0.042
- Moss #769958 ΔE 0.044
- Olive Drab #6B8E23 ΔE 0.046
- Flat Green #699D4C ΔE 0.048
- Dark Mustard #A88905 ΔE 0.048
Use #8A922A 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.