#8E9012
Closest named color: Pea Soup (#929901). oklch(63.1% 0.134 110.7), rgb(142, 144, 18).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.14:1).
About this color
#8E9012 is a medium-light, moderately saturated yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.134 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 6.14:1.
| Hue family | Yellows |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.134) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Pea Soup (#929901) |
| Black text | 6.14:1 |
| White text | 3.41:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8E9012 |
| RGB | rgb(142, 144, 18) |
| HSL | hsl(61, 78%, 32%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.1% 0.134 110.7) |
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 #8E9012 | 3.41:1 | AA large text | Lc -67.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8E9012 | 6.14:1 | AA | Lc 42.6 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8E9012 text on white | 3.41:1 | AA large text | Lc 61.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8E9012 text on black | 6.14:1 | AA | Lc -40.2 | 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
#DADCC1
oklch(88.6% 0.036 110.6)
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Step 300
300
#C2C594
oklch(80.9% 0.066 110.7)
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Step 400
400
#A4A756
oklch(70.8% 0.105 110.7)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8E9012
oklch(63.1% 0.134 110.7)
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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
#525300
oklch(42.7% 0.094 110.6)
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Step 900
900
#444500
oklch(37.7% 0.083 110.7)
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Step 950
950
#282903
oklch(27.1% 0.056 111.1)
#8E9012 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 | 0.026 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #9D8C20 | 0.028 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #99867A | 0.120 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #8B8B8B | 0.134 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8E9012
#8E9012
oklch(63.1% 0.134 110.7)
- #8A79D4
#8A79D4
oklch(63.1% 0.134 290.6)
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 #8E9012, 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 0.042
- Dark Mustard #A88905 ΔE 0.043
- Camo #7F8F4E ΔE 0.048
- Olive Drab #6B8E23 ΔE 0.049
- Drab Green #749551 ΔE 0.051
- Yellowy Brown #AE8B0C ΔE 0.051
- Olive #808000 ΔE 0.051
Use #8E9012 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.