#90A92F
Closest named color: Pea Soup Green (#94A617). oklch(69.3% 0.147 120.5), rgb(144, 169, 47).
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Black text reads best on this color (7.90:1).
About this color
#90A92F is a medium-light, vivid yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 69%, its chroma 0.147 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 0.012 away. Black text reads best on it, at 7.90:1.
| Hue family | Yellows |
| Lightness | medium-light (69%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.147) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Pea Soup Green (#94A617) |
| Black text | 7.90:1 |
| White text | 2.65:1 |
Values
| HEX | #90A92F |
| RGB | rgb(144, 169, 47) |
| HSL | hsl(72, 56%, 42%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.3% 0.147 120.5) |
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 #90A92F | 2.65:1 | Fails | Lc -56.8 | Large or bold text, headings |
| Black text on #90A92F | 7.90:1 | AAA | Lc 52.4 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #90A92F text on white | 2.65:1 | Fails | Lc 51.6 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #90A92F text on black | 7.90:1 | AAA | Lc -50.3 | 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
#F4F7EE
oklch(97.1% 0.012 121.7)
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Step 100
100
#E7EDD9
oklch(93.6% 0.027 120.5)
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Step 200
200
#D4DFBA
oklch(88.6% 0.051 120.9)
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Step 300
300
#B8CA86
oklch(80.9% 0.092 120.6)
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Step 400
400 (this color)
#90A92F
oklch(69.3% 0.147 120.5)
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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)
#90A92F 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) | #B49F19 | 0.054 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #B19F39 | 0.056 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #98A091 | 0.124 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #9F9F9F | 0.147 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #90A92F
#90A92F
oklch(69.3% 0.147 120.5)
- #AB85E8
#AB85E8
oklch(69.3% 0.146 300.3)
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 #90A92F, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Pea Soup Green #94A617 ΔE 0.012
- Avocado Green #87A922 ΔE 0.015
- Pea Green #8EAB12 ΔE 0.017
- Icky Green #8FAE22 ΔE 0.017
- Avocado #90B134 ΔE 0.022
- Leaf #71AA34 ΔE 0.037
- Asparagus #77AB56 ΔE 0.039
- Pea Soup #929901 ΔE 0.042
Use #90A92F 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.