#90A121
Closest named color: Pea Soup Green (#94A617). oklch(67.3% 0.145 117.3), rgb(144, 161, 33).
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Black text reads best on this color (7.30:1).
About this color
#90A121 is a medium-light, vivid yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 67%, its chroma 0.145 and its hue 117°. 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 7.30:1.
| Hue family | Yellows |
| Lightness | medium-light (67%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.145) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Pea Soup Green (#94A617) |
| Black text | 7.30:1 |
| White text | 2.87:1 |
Values
| HEX | #90A121 |
| RGB | rgb(144, 161, 33) |
| HSL | hsl(68, 66%, 38%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.3% 0.145 117.3) |
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 #90A121 | 2.87:1 | Fails | Lc -60.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #90A121 | 7.30:1 | AAA | Lc 49.2 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #90A121 text on white | 2.87:1 | Fails | Lc 54.8 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #90A121 text on black | 7.30:1 | AAA | Lc -47.0 | 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
#F5F7EE
oklch(97.2% 0.012 116.8)
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Step 100
100
#E8EDD9
oklch(93.7% 0.027 118.3)
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Step 200
200
#D6DEB9
oklch(88.5% 0.05 117.3)
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Step 300
300
#BCC985
oklch(81% 0.091 117.3)
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Step 400
400 (this color)
#90A121
oklch(67.3% 0.145 117.3)
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Step 500
500
#849400
oklch(63.2% 0.146 117.1)
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Step 600
600
#6E7C00
oklch(55.5% 0.128 117.3)
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Step 700
700
#5C6800
oklch(49% 0.113 117.4)
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Step 800
800
#4B5500
oklch(42.6% 0.098 117.3)
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Step 900
900
#3E4700
oklch(37.7% 0.087 117.6)
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Step 950
950
#242A00
oklch(27% 0.063 117.7)
#90A121 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) | #AC9800 | 0.044 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #AB992D | 0.047 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #99988A | 0.126 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #989898 | 0.145 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #90A121
#90A121
oklch(67.3% 0.145 117.3)
- #A181E4
#A181E4
oklch(67.4% 0.145 297.3)
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 #90A121, 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
- Pea Soup #929901 ΔE 0.021
- Avocado Green #87A922 ΔE 0.024
- Pea Green #8EAB12 ΔE 0.030
- Icky Green #8FAE22 ΔE 0.036
- Leaf #71AA34 ΔE 0.041
- Avocado #90B134 ΔE 0.043
- Asparagus #77AB56 ΔE 0.046
Use #90A121 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.