#928E00
Closest named color: Pea Soup (#929901). oklch(63% 0.136 107.7), rgb(146, 142, 0).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.09:1).
About this color
#928E00 is a medium-light, moderately saturated yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.136 and its hue 108°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Pea Soup (#929901), ΔE 0.030 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.09:1.
| Hue family | Yellows |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.136) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Pea Soup (#929901) |
| Black text | 6.09:1 |
| White text | 3.44:1 |
Values
| HEX | #928E00 |
| RGB | rgb(146, 142, 0) |
| HSL | hsl(58, 100%, 29%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63% 0.136 107.7) |
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 #928E00 | 3.44:1 | AA large text | Lc -67.3 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #928E00 | 6.09:1 | AA | Lc 42.3 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #928E00 text on white | 3.44:1 | AA large text | Lc 61.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| #928E00 text on black | 6.09:1 | AA | Lc -39.9 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
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 500.
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Step 50
50
#F6F6EF
oklch(97.1% 0.009 106.6)
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Step 100
100
#EBEBDD
oklch(93.6% 0.019 106.8)
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Step 200
200
#DBDBC0
oklch(88.4% 0.036 107.1)
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Step 300
300
#C4C493
oklch(80.8% 0.065 107.8)
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Step 400
400
#A7A552
oklch(70.6% 0.106 107.6)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#928E00
oklch(63% 0.136 107.7)
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Step 600
600
#7B7800
oklch(55.7% 0.12 108)
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Step 700
700
#676400
oklch(49% 0.105 107.7)
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Step 800
800
#545200
oklch(42.7% 0.092 108.1)
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Step 900
900
#464400
oklch(37.6% 0.081 107.8)
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Step 950
950
#292802
oklch(26.9% 0.056 108.1)
#928E00 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) | #9B8800 | 0.021 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #9D8C16 | 0.020 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #9E8478 | 0.122 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #8A8A8A | 0.136 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #928E00
#928E00
oklch(63% 0.136 107.7)
- #867AD6
#867AD6
oklch(63% 0.136 287.8)
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 #928E00, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Pea Soup #929901 ΔE 0.030
- Dark Mustard #A88905 ΔE 0.037
- Yellowy Brown #AE8B0C ΔE 0.046
- Dark Yellow Green #728F02 ΔE 0.046
- Olive #808000 ΔE 0.050
- Camo #7F8F4E ΔE 0.051
- Olive Drab #6B8E23 ΔE 0.053
- Swamp Green #748500 ΔE 0.054
Use #928E00 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.