#8EA229
Closest named color: Pea Soup Green (#94A617). oklch(67.4% 0.143 118.7), rgb(142, 162, 41).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (7.35:1).
About this color
#8EA229 is a medium-light, vivid yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 67%, its chroma 0.143 and its hue 119°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Pea Soup Green (#94A617), ΔE 0.017 away. Black text reads best on it, at 7.35:1.
| Hue family | Yellows |
| Lightness | medium-light (67%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.143) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Pea Soup Green (#94A617) |
| Black text | 7.35:1 |
| White text | 2.85:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8EA229 |
| RGB | rgb(142, 162, 41) |
| HSL | hsl(70, 60%, 40%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.4% 0.143 118.7) |
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 #8EA229 | 2.85:1 | Fails | Lc -59.9 | Large or bold text, headings |
| Black text on #8EA229 | 7.35:1 | AAA | Lc 49.5 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #8EA229 text on white | 2.85:1 | Fails | Lc 54.6 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #8EA229 text on black | 7.35:1 | 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.
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Step 50
50
#F4F7EE
oklch(97.1% 0.012 121.7)
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Step 100
100
#E8EDDA
oklch(93.7% 0.026 118.9)
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Step 200
200
#D5DEBA
oklch(88.4% 0.049 118.8)
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Step 300
300
#BAC987
oklch(80.9% 0.089 118.9)
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Step 400
400 (this color)
#8EA229
oklch(67.4% 0.143 118.7)
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Step 500
500
#819500
oklch(63.2% 0.148 118.8)
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Step 600
600
#6C7D00
oklch(55.6% 0.13 118.8)
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Step 700
700
#5A6900
oklch(49.1% 0.115 119)
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Step 800
800
#4A5600
oklch(42.8% 0.1 118.6)
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Step 900
900
#3D4700
oklch(37.6% 0.088 118.5)
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Step 950
950
#232A00
oklch(26.9% 0.063 118.9)
#8EA229 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) | #AD990F | 0.047 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #AB9934 | 0.051 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #97998B | 0.123 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #999999 | 0.143 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8EA229
#8EA229
oklch(67.4% 0.143 118.7)
- #A381E2
#A381E2
oklch(67.5% 0.143 298.7)
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 #8EA229, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Pea Soup Green #94A617 ΔE 0.017
- Avocado Green #87A922 ΔE 0.022
- Pea Soup #929901 ΔE 0.024
- Pea Green #8EAB12 ΔE 0.029
- Icky Green #8FAE22 ΔE 0.035
- Leaf #71AA34 ΔE 0.038
- Avocado #90B134 ΔE 0.041
- Asparagus #77AB56 ΔE 0.041
Use #8EA229 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.