#8A9E04
Closest named color: Pea Soup (#929901). oklch(66% 0.153 118.4), rgb(138, 158, 4).
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Black text reads best on this color (6.97:1).
About this color
#8A9E04 is a medium-light, vivid yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 66%, its chroma 0.153 and its hue 118°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Pea Soup (#929901), ΔE 0.017 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.97:1.
| Hue family | Yellows |
| Lightness | medium-light (66%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.153) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Pea Soup (#929901) |
| Black text | 6.97:1 |
| White text | 3.01:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8A9E04 |
| RGB | rgb(138, 158, 4) |
| HSL | hsl(68, 95%, 32%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66% 0.153 118.4) |
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 #8A9E04 | 3.01:1 | AA large text | Lc -62.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8A9E04 | 6.97:1 | AA | Lc 47.4 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #8A9E04 text on white | 3.01:1 | AA large text | Lc 56.6 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #8A9E04 text on black | 6.97:1 | AA | Lc -45.1 | 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 500.
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Step 50
50
#F5F6EF
oklch(97% 0.009 113.2)
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Step 100
100
#E8ECDC
oklch(93.6% 0.022 118.2)
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Step 200
200
#D6DDBF
oklch(88.4% 0.041 117.9)
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Step 300
300
#BBC891
oklch(80.9% 0.075 118.9)
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Step 400
400
#99AB4E
oklch(70.7% 0.121 118.7)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8A9E04
oklch(66% 0.153 118.4)
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Step 600
600
#6D7D00
oklch(55.7% 0.13 118.3)
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Step 700
700
#5B6900
oklch(49.2% 0.115 118.5)
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Step 800
800
#4A5600
oklch(42.8% 0.1 118.6)
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Step 900
900
#3D4700
oklch(37.6% 0.088 118.5)
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Step 950
950
#242A00
oklch(27% 0.063 117.7)
#8A9E04 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) | #A99400 | 0.051 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #A7951E | 0.051 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #939586 | 0.132 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #959595 | 0.154 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8A9E04
#8A9E04
oklch(66% 0.153 118.4)
- #9F7AE3
#9F7AE3
oklch(66% 0.154 298.3)
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 #8A9E04, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Pea Soup #929901 ΔE 0.017
- Pea Soup Green #94A617 ΔE 0.027
- Avocado Green #87A922 ΔE 0.029
- Pea Green #8EAB12 ΔE 0.036
- Leaf #71AA34 ΔE 0.040
- Icky Green #8FAE22 ΔE 0.044
- Asparagus #77AB56 ΔE 0.053
- Off Green #6BA353 ΔE 0.053
Use #8A9E04 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.