#8B9511
Closest named color: Pea Soup (#929901). oklch(64% 0.14 114.5), rgb(139, 149, 17).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.40:1).
About this color
#8B9511 is a medium-light, vivid yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 64%, its chroma 0.140 and its hue 115°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Pea Soup (#929901), ΔE 0.016 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.40:1.
| Hue family | Yellows |
| Lightness | medium-light (64%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.140) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Pea Soup (#929901) |
| Black text | 6.40:1 |
| White text | 3.27:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8B9511 |
| RGB | rgb(139, 149, 17) |
| HSL | hsl(65, 80%, 33%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64% 0.14 114.5) |
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 #8B9511 | 3.27:1 | AA large text | Lc -65.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8B9511 | 6.40:1 | AA | Lc 44.1 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8B9511 text on white | 3.27:1 | AA large text | Lc 60.0 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #8B9511 text on black | 6.40:1 | AA | Lc -41.7 | 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
#F5F6EF
oklch(97% 0.009 113.2)
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Step 100
100
#E9ECDD
oklch(93.7% 0.02 116)
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Step 200
200
#D8DCC0
oklch(88.4% 0.038 113.8)
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Step 300
300
#BFC693
oklch(80.8% 0.069 114.3)
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Step 400
400
#9FA854
oklch(70.6% 0.109 114.3)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8B9511
oklch(64% 0.14 114.5)
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Step 600
600
#727B00
oklch(55.6% 0.126 114.8)
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Step 700
700
#606700
oklch(49.1% 0.111 114.3)
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Step 800
800
#4E5400
oklch(42.6% 0.096 114.4)
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Step 900
900
#414600
oklch(37.7% 0.085 114.3)
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Step 950
950
#262902
oklch(26.9% 0.058 114)
#8B9511 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) | #A18D00 | 0.037 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #A08F21 | 0.038 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #958C7F | 0.124 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #8E8E8E | 0.140 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8B9511
#8B9511
oklch(64% 0.14 114.5)
- #9279D8
#9279D8
oklch(64% 0.14 294.2)
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 #8B9511, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Pea Soup #929901 ΔE 0.016
- Dark Yellow Green #728F02 ΔE 0.041
- Pea Soup Green #94A617 ΔE 0.050
- Olive Drab #6B8E23 ΔE 0.050
- Flat Green #699D4C ΔE 0.051
- Drab Green #749551 ΔE 0.052
- Dark Mustard #A88905 ΔE 0.052
- Camo #7F8F4E ΔE 0.054
Use #8B9511 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.