#97AA58

Closest named color: Sage (#87AE73). oklch(70.5% 0.11 120), rgb(151, 170, 88).

Black text reads best on this color (8.20:1).

About this color

#97AA58 is a medium-light, moderately saturated yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 70%, its chroma 0.110 and its hue 120°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Sage (#87AE73), ΔE 0.032 away. Black text reads best on it, at 8.20:1.

Hue family	Yellows
Lightness	medium-light (70%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.110)
Temperature	in between
Nearest name	Sage (#87AE73)
Black text	8.20:1
White text	2.55:1

Values

HEX	#97AA58
RGB	rgb(151, 170, 88)
HSL	hsl(74, 33%, 51%)
OKLCH	oklch(70.5% 0.11 120)

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 #97AA58	2.55:1	Fails	Lc -55.2	Large or bold text, headings
Black text on #97AA58	8.20:1	AAA	Lc 54.0	Large or bold text, headings
#97AA58 text on white	2.55:1	Fails	Lc 50.0	Large or bold text, headings
#97AA58 text on black	8.20:1	AAA	Lc -51.9	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.

Step 50
50

#F4F6F0

oklch(97% 0.008 121.6)
Step 100
100

#E8ECDD

oklch(93.6% 0.02 118.9)
Step 200
200

#D5DDC2

oklch(88.4% 0.037 120.6)
Step 300
300

#BAC896

oklch(80.9% 0.069 120.7)
Step 400
400 (this color)

#97AA58

oklch(70.5% 0.11 120)
Step 500
500

#7F951C

oklch(63.1% 0.14 120)
Step 600
600

#6A7E00

oklch(55.7% 0.132 120.1)
Step 700
700

#596A00

oklch(49.3% 0.117 120.1)
Step 800
800

#485600

oklch(42.6% 0.101 120)
Step 900
900

#3C4800

oklch(37.7% 0.09 119.9)
Step 950
950

#232A05

oklch(26.9% 0.057 119.6)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#97AA58 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)	#B3A251	0.042
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#B1A25C	0.043
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#9EA397	0.092
Achromatopsia (no color)	#A2A2A2	0.110