#95A820
Closest named color: Pea Soup Green (#94A617). oklch(69.3% 0.152 117.8), rgb(149, 168, 32).
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Black text reads best on this color (7.89:1).
About this color
#95A820 is a medium-light, vivid yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 69%, its chroma 0.152 and its hue 118°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Pea Soup Green (#94A617), ΔE 0.006 away. Black text reads best on it, at 7.89:1.
| Hue family | Yellows |
| Lightness | medium-light (69%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.152) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Pea Soup Green (#94A617) |
| Black text | 7.89:1 |
| White text | 2.65:1 |
Values
| HEX | #95A820 |
| RGB | rgb(149, 168, 32) |
| HSL | hsl(68, 68%, 39%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.3% 0.152 117.8) |
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 #95A820 | 2.65:1 | Fails | Lc -56.7 | Large or bold text, headings |
| Black text on #95A820 | 7.89:1 | AAA | Lc 52.5 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #95A820 text on white | 2.65:1 | Fails | Lc 51.6 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #95A820 text on black | 7.89:1 | 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
#F4F7ED
oklch(97.1% 0.014 120.3)
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Step 100
100
#E8EDD8
oklch(93.7% 0.028 117.8)
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Step 200
200
#D6DEB7
oklch(88.4% 0.053 116.9)
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Step 300
300
#BBC982
oklch(80.8% 0.095 117.7)
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Step 400
400 (this color)
#95A820
oklch(69.3% 0.152 117.8)
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Step 500
500
#839400
oklch(63.1% 0.146 117.6)
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Step 600
600
#6D7C00
oklch(55.4% 0.129 117.8)
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Step 700
700
#5C6900
oklch(49.2% 0.114 117.9)
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Step 800
800
#4B5600
oklch(42.8% 0.1 117.9)
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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)
#95A820 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) | #B49E00 | 0.048 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #B29F2E | 0.050 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #9F9E8F | 0.131 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #9F9F9F | 0.152 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #95A820
#95A820
oklch(69.3% 0.152 117.8)
- #A885ED
#A885ED
oklch(69.2% 0.152 297.8)
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 #95A820, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Pea Soup Green #94A617 ΔE 0.006
- Pea Green #8EAB12 ΔE 0.015
- Icky Green #8FAE22 ΔE 0.017
- Avocado Green #87A922 ΔE 0.018
- Avocado #90B134 ΔE 0.024
- Pea Soup #929901 ΔE 0.041
- Leaf #71AA34 ΔE 0.043
- Mustard Green #A8B504 ΔE 0.047
Use #95A820 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.