#8DA157

Closest named color: Dull Green (#74A662). oklch(67.6% 0.102 121.6), rgb(141, 161, 87).

Black text reads best on this color (7.36:1).

About this color

#8DA157 is a medium-light, moderately saturated yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 68%, its chroma 0.102 and its hue 122°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Dull Green (#74A662), ΔE 0.031 away. Black text reads best on it, at 7.36:1.

Hue family	Yellows
Lightness	medium-light (68%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.102)
Temperature	in between
Nearest name	Dull Green (#74A662)
Black text	7.36:1
White text	2.85:1

Values

HEX	#8DA157
RGB	rgb(141, 161, 87)
HSL	hsl(76, 30%, 49%)
OKLCH	oklch(67.6% 0.102 121.6)

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 #8DA157	2.85:1	Fails	Lc -59.9	Large or bold text, headings
Black text on #8DA157	7.36:1	AAA	Lc 49.5	Large or bold text, headings
#8DA157 text on white	2.85:1	Fails	Lc 54.6	Large or bold text, headings
#8DA157 text on black	7.36:1	AAA	Lc -47.2	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.

Step 50
50

#F4F6F0

oklch(97% 0.008 121.6)
Step 100
100

#E8ECDF

oklch(93.6% 0.018 120.7)
Step 200
200

#D5DDC4

oklch(88.5% 0.035 121.6)
Step 300
300

#BAC89A

oklch(81% 0.064 121.6)
Step 400
400 (this color)

#8DA157

oklch(67.6% 0.102 121.6)
Step 500
500

#7D952E

oklch(63.1% 0.13 121.6)
Step 600
600

#677E00

oklch(55.5% 0.134 121.5)
Step 700
700

#566A00

oklch(49% 0.118 121.7)
Step 800
800

#465700

oklch(42.7% 0.103 121.8)
Step 900
900

#3B4809

oklch(37.7% 0.084 121.2)
Step 950
950

#222A09

oklch(26.9% 0.053 121.7)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#8DA157 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)	#A99951	0.043
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#A6995B	0.042
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#939A8F	0.085
Achromatopsia (no color)	#999999	0.102