#8D911A
Closest named color: Pea Soup (#929901). oklch(63.3% 0.132 111.7), rgb(141, 145, 26).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.19:1).
About this color
#8D911A is a medium-light, moderately saturated yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.132 and its hue 112°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Pea Soup (#929901), ΔE 0.026 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.19:1.
| Hue family | Yellows |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.132) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Pea Soup (#929901) |
| Black text | 6.19:1 |
| White text | 3.38:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8D911A |
| RGB | rgb(141, 145, 26) |
| HSL | hsl(62, 70%, 34%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.3% 0.132 111.7) |
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 #8D911A | 3.38:1 | AA large text | Lc -66.7 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8D911A | 6.19:1 | AA | Lc 42.8 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8D911A text on white | 3.38:1 | AA large text | Lc 61.2 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8D911A text on black | 6.19:1 | AA | Lc -40.5 | 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
#EAEBDD
oklch(93.5% 0.019 110.1)
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Step 200
200
#D9DCC1
oklch(88.5% 0.036 112.3)
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Step 300
300
#C1C595
oklch(80.8% 0.065 111.7)
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Step 400
400
#A2A758
oklch(70.7% 0.103 111.9)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8D911A
oklch(63.3% 0.132 111.7)
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Step 600
600
#767900
oklch(55.5% 0.122 111.5)
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Step 700
700
#636600
oklch(49.1% 0.109 111.8)
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Step 800
800
#515300
oklch(42.6% 0.094 111.4)
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Step 900
900
#434500
oklch(37.6% 0.083 111.6)
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Step 950
950
#272904
oklch(27% 0.055 112.6)
#8D911A 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) | #9D8A00 | 0.028 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #9D8D26 | 0.029 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #97877C | 0.119 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #8B8B8B | 0.132 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8D911A
#8D911A
oklch(63.3% 0.132 111.7)
- #8C7AD3
#8C7AD3
oklch(63.4% 0.131 291.5)
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 #8D911A, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Pea Soup #929901 ΔE 0.026
- Dark Yellow Green #728F02 ΔE 0.042
- Dark Mustard #A88905 ΔE 0.044
- Camo #7F8F4E ΔE 0.046
- Drab Green #749551 ΔE 0.048
- Olive Drab #6B8E23 ΔE 0.048
- Yellowy Brown #AE8B0C ΔE 0.052
- Moss #769958 ΔE 0.052
Use #8D911A 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.