#94AA33
Closest named color: Pea Soup Green (#94A617). oklch(69.8% 0.144 119.4), rgb(148, 170, 51).
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Black text reads best on this color (8.05:1).
About this color
#94AA33 is a medium-light, vivid yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 70%, its chroma 0.144 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 0.016 away. Black text reads best on it, at 8.05:1.
| Hue family | Yellows |
| Lightness | medium-light (70%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.144) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Pea Soup Green (#94A617) |
| Black text | 8.05:1 |
| White text | 2.60:1 |
Values
| HEX | #94AA33 |
| RGB | rgb(148, 170, 51) |
| HSL | hsl(71, 54%, 43%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.8% 0.144 119.4) |
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 #94AA33 | 2.60:1 | Fails | Lc -55.9 | Large or bold text, headings |
| Black text on #94AA33 | 8.05:1 | AAA | Lc 53.3 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #94AA33 text on white | 2.60:1 | Fails | Lc 50.8 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #94AA33 text on black | 8.05:1 | AAA | Lc -51.2 | 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
#E7EDDA
oklch(93.6% 0.026 121.2)
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Step 200
200
#D5DEBA
oklch(88.4% 0.049 118.8)
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Step 300
300
#BAC987
oklch(80.9% 0.089 118.9)
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Step 400
400 (this color)
#94AA33
oklch(69.8% 0.144 119.4)
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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
#3C4800
oklch(37.7% 0.09 119.9)
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Step 950
950
#232A00
oklch(26.9% 0.063 118.9)
#94AA33 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) | #B5A020 | 0.050 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #B2A13C | 0.051 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #9DA192 | 0.122 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #A0A0A0 | 0.144 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #94AA33
#94AA33
oklch(69.8% 0.144 119.4)
- #AB88EA
#AB88EA
oklch(69.9% 0.143 299.1)
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 #94AA33, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Pea Soup Green #94A617 ΔE 0.016
- Icky Green #8FAE22 ΔE 0.019
- Avocado #90B134 ΔE 0.019
- Pea Green #8EAB12 ΔE 0.020
- Avocado Green #87A922 ΔE 0.022
- Asparagus #77AB56 ΔE 0.041
- Leaf #71AA34 ΔE 0.043
- Pea Soup #929901 ΔE 0.046
Use #94AA33 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.