#8EA81F
Closest named color: Pea Soup Green (#94A617). oklch(68.8% 0.155 120.5), rgb(142, 168, 31).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (7.77:1).
About this color
#8EA81F is a medium-light, vivid yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 69%, its chroma 0.155 and its hue 121°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Pea Soup Green (#94A617), ΔE 0.009 away. Black text reads best on it, at 7.77:1.
| Hue family | Yellows |
| Lightness | medium-light (69%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.155) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Pea Soup Green (#94A617) |
| Black text | 7.77:1 |
| White text | 2.70:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8EA81F |
| RGB | rgb(142, 168, 31) |
| HSL | hsl(71, 69%, 39%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.8% 0.155 120.5) |
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 #8EA81F | 2.70:1 | Fails | Lc -57.5 | Large or bold text, headings |
| Black text on #8EA81F | 7.77:1 | AAA | Lc 51.8 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #8EA81F text on white | 2.70:1 | Fails | Lc 52.3 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #8EA81F text on black | 7.77:1 | AAA | Lc -49.6 | 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
#E7EDD9
oklch(93.6% 0.027 120.5)
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Step 200
200
#D4DFB8
oklch(88.5% 0.053 120.3)
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Step 300
300
#B8CA83
oklch(80.8% 0.096 120.2)
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Step 400
400 (this color)
#8EA81F
oklch(68.8% 0.155 120.5)
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Step 500
500
#7D9600
oklch(63.1% 0.151 120.8)
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Step 600
600
#697E00
oklch(55.6% 0.133 120.6)
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Step 700
700
#586A00
oklch(49.2% 0.117 120.6)
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Step 800
800
#485700
oklch(42.9% 0.102 120.5)
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Step 900
900
#3B4800
oklch(37.7% 0.09 120.7)
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Step 950
950
#222B00
oklch(27.1% 0.065 121.1)
#8EA81F 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) | #B39E00 | 0.056 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #B09E2E | 0.058 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #969F8F | 0.130 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #9D9D9D | 0.155 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8EA81F
#8EA81F
oklch(68.8% 0.155 120.5)
- #AB81EB
#AB81EB
oklch(68.7% 0.156 300.7)
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 #8EA81F, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Pea Soup Green #94A617 ΔE 0.009
- Avocado Green #87A922 ΔE 0.009
- Pea Green #8EAB12 ΔE 0.011
- Icky Green #8FAE22 ΔE 0.017
- Avocado #90B134 ΔE 0.025
- Leaf #71AA34 ΔE 0.034
- Pea Soup #929901 ΔE 0.039
- Asparagus #77AB56 ΔE 0.043
Use #8EA81F 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.