#8D9000
Closest named color: Pea Soup (#929901). oklch(63% 0.139 111.3), rgb(141, 144, 0).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.12:1).
About this color
#8D9000 is a medium-light, moderately saturated yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.139 and its hue 111°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Pea Soup (#929901), ΔE 0.027 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.12:1.
| Hue family | Yellows |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.139) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Pea Soup (#929901) |
| Black text | 6.12:1 |
| White text | 3.43:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8D9000 |
| RGB | rgb(141, 144, 0) |
| HSL | hsl(61, 100%, 28%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63% 0.139 111.3) |
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 #8D9000 | 3.43:1 | AA large text | Lc -67.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8D9000 | 6.12:1 | AA | Lc 42.4 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8D9000 text on white | 3.43:1 | AA large text | Lc 61.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8D9000 text on black | 6.12:1 | AA | Lc -40.1 | 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
#EAEBDD
oklch(93.5% 0.019 110.1)
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Step 200
200
#D9DCC0
oklch(88.5% 0.038 112.1)
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Step 300
300
#C2C593
oklch(80.9% 0.067 110.7)
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Step 400
400
#A3A752
oklch(70.7% 0.109 111.3)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8D9000
oklch(63% 0.139 111.3)
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Step 600
600
#777900
oklch(55.6% 0.122 110.9)
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Step 700
700
#646600
oklch(49.2% 0.108 111.1)
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Step 800
800
#515300
oklch(42.6% 0.094 111.4)
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Step 900
900
#444500
oklch(37.7% 0.083 110.7)
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Step 950
950
#282902
oklch(27.1% 0.057 111.1)
#8D9000 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) | #9C8900 | 0.029 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #9D8C17 | 0.029 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #98867A | 0.125 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #8A8A8A | 0.139 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8D9000
#8D9000
oklch(63% 0.139 111.3)
- #8B78D6
#8B78D6
oklch(63.1% 0.139 291.2)
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 #8D9000, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Pea Soup #929901 ΔE 0.027
- Dark Yellow Green #728F02 ΔE 0.039
- Dark Mustard #A88905 ΔE 0.046
- Olive Drab #6B8E23 ΔE 0.047
- Swamp Green #748500 ΔE 0.050
- Olive #808000 ΔE 0.051
- Camo #7F8F4E ΔE 0.051
- Drab Green #749551 ΔE 0.054
Use #8D9000 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.