#8EA500
Closest named color: Pea Soup Green (#94A617). oklch(68% 0.16 119.2), rgb(142, 165, 0).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (7.53:1).
About this color
#8EA500 is a medium-light, vivid yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 68%, its chroma 0.160 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 0.011 away. Black text reads best on it, at 7.53:1.
| Hue family | Yellows |
| Lightness | medium-light (68%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.160) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Pea Soup Green (#94A617) |
| Black text | 7.53:1 |
| White text | 2.78:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8EA500 |
| RGB | rgb(142, 165, 0) |
| HSL | hsl(68, 100%, 32%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68% 0.16 119.2) |
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 #8EA500 | 2.78:1 | Fails | Lc -58.8 | Large or bold text, headings |
| Black text on #8EA500 | 7.53:1 | AAA | Lc 50.5 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #8EA500 text on white | 2.78:1 | Fails | Lc 53.5 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #8EA500 text on black | 7.53:1 | AAA | Lc -48.3 | 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
#F4F7ED
oklch(97.1% 0.014 120.3)
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Step 100
100
#E7EDD8
oklch(93.6% 0.029 119.9)
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Step 200
200
#D5DFB6
oklch(88.5% 0.056 118.7)
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Step 300
300
#B9CA7F
oklch(80.9% 0.1 119.1)
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Step 400
400 (this color)
#8EA500
oklch(68% 0.16 119.2)
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Step 500
500
#809500
oklch(63.1% 0.149 119.2)
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Step 600
600
#6B7D00
oklch(55.5% 0.131 119.3)
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Step 700
700
#5A6900
oklch(49.1% 0.115 119)
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Step 800
800
#495600
oklch(42.7% 0.101 119.3)
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Step 900
900
#3D4800
oklch(37.8% 0.089 119.1)
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Step 950
950
#232A00
oklch(26.9% 0.063 118.9)
#8EA500 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) | #B19B00 | 0.056 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #AE9B1E | 0.056 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #979B8C | 0.138 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #9B9B9B | 0.160 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8EA500
#8EA500
oklch(68% 0.16 119.2)
- #A77FEC
#A77FEC
oklch(68.1% 0.159 299.1)
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 #8EA500, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Pea Soup Green #94A617 ΔE 0.011
- Avocado Green #87A922 ΔE 0.013
- Pea Green #8EAB12 ΔE 0.016
- Icky Green #8FAE22 ΔE 0.024
- Pea Soup #929901 ΔE 0.033
- Avocado #90B134 ΔE 0.035
- Leaf #71AA34 ΔE 0.035
- Dark Lime #84B701 ΔE 0.050
Use #8EA500 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.