#8AA413
Closest named color: Avocado Green (#87A922). oklch(67.5% 0.157 120.6), rgb(138, 164, 19).
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Black text reads best on this color (7.40:1).
About this color
#8AA413 is a medium-light, vivid yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 67%, its chroma 0.157 and its hue 121°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Avocado Green (#87A922), ΔE 0.013 away. Black text reads best on it, at 7.40:1.
| Hue family | Yellows |
| Lightness | medium-light (67%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.157) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Avocado Green (#87A922) |
| Black text | 7.40:1 |
| White text | 2.83:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8AA413 |
| RGB | rgb(138, 164, 19) |
| HSL | hsl(71, 79%, 36%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.5% 0.157 120.6) |
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 #8AA413 | 2.83:1 | Fails | Lc -59.5 | Large or bold text, headings |
| Black text on #8AA413 | 7.40:1 | AAA | Lc 49.8 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #8AA413 text on white | 2.83:1 | Fails | Lc 54.3 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #8AA413 text on black | 7.40:1 | AAA | Lc -47.6 | 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 400.
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Step 50
50
#F4F7ED
oklch(97.1% 0.014 120.3)
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Step 100
100
#E7EDD8
oklch(93.6% 0.029 119.9)
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Step 200
200
#D4DFB7
oklch(88.5% 0.055 120)
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Step 300
300
#B8CB82
oklch(81% 0.098 120.5)
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Step 400
400 (this color)
#8AA413
oklch(67.5% 0.157 120.6)
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Step 500
500
#7D9600
oklch(63.1% 0.151 120.8)
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Step 600
600
#697E00
oklch(55.6% 0.133 120.6)
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Step 700
700
#586A00
oklch(49.2% 0.117 120.6)
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Step 800
800
#485700
oklch(42.9% 0.102 120.5)
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Step 900
900
#3B4800
oklch(37.7% 0.09 120.7)
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Step 950
950
#222B00
oklch(27.1% 0.065 121.1)
#8AA413 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) | #AF9A00 | 0.057 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #AC9A26 | 0.058 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #929B8B | 0.132 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #999999 | 0.157 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8AA413
#8AA413
oklch(67.5% 0.157 120.6)
- #A77DE7
#A77DE7
oklch(67.5% 0.156 300.6)
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 #8AA413, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Avocado Green #87A922 ΔE 0.013
- Pea Soup Green #94A617 ΔE 0.016
- Pea Green #8EAB12 ΔE 0.021
- Icky Green #8FAE22 ΔE 0.029
- Pea Soup #929901 ΔE 0.030
- Leaf #71AA34 ΔE 0.031
- Avocado #90B134 ΔE 0.038
- Asparagus #77AB56 ΔE 0.045
Use #8AA413 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.