#A0C854
Closest named color: Light Olive Green (#A4BE5C). oklch(78% 0.151 125.7), rgb(160, 200, 84).
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Black text reads best on this color (10.88:1).
About this color
#A0C854 is a medium-light, vivid green. In OKLCH its lightness is 78%, its chroma 0.151 and its hue 126°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Light Olive Green (#A4BE5C), ΔE 0.031 away. Black text reads best on it, at 10.88:1.
| Hue family | Greens |
| Lightness | medium-light (78%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.151) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Light Olive Green (#A4BE5C) |
| Black text | 10.88:1 |
| White text | 1.92:1 |
Values
| HEX | #A0C854 |
| RGB | rgb(160, 200, 84) |
| HSL | hsl(81, 51%, 56%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78% 0.151 125.7) |
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 #A0C854 | 1.92:1 | Fails | Lc -41.2 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| Black text on #A0C854 | 10.88:1 | AAA | Lc 67.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| #A0C854 text on white | 1.92:1 | Fails | Lc 36.8 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #A0C854 text on black | 10.88:1 | AAA | Lc -65.6 | Content text, not long reading |
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 300.
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Step 50
50
#F2F8EA
oklch(97.1% 0.019 125.8)
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Step 100
100
#E3F0D0
oklch(93.7% 0.044 125.3)
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Step 200
200
#CCE4A7
oklch(88.6% 0.084 125.5)
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Step 300
300 (this color)
#A0C854
oklch(78% 0.151 125.7)
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Step 400
400
#86B300
oklch(70.8% 0.179 125.6)
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Step 500
500
#729900
oklch(63.1% 0.16 125.6)
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Step 600
600
#5F8100
oklch(55.7% 0.141 125.9)
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Step 700
700
#506C00
oklch(49.1% 0.124 125.4)
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Step 800
800
#415900
oklch(42.8% 0.109 125.6)
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Step 900
900
#354A00
oklch(37.7% 0.096 125.9)
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Step 950
950
#1E2C00
oklch(27% 0.069 126.1)
#A0C854 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) | #D2BC48 | 0.070 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #CCBA5C | 0.071 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #A6BFAF | 0.122 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #BBBBBB | 0.151 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #A0C854
#A0C854
oklch(78% 0.151 125.7)
- #CD9FFF
#CD9FFF
oklch(78% 0.141 305.4)
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 #A0C854, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Light Olive Green #A4BE5C ΔE 0.031
- Yellow Green #9ACD32 ΔE 0.033
- Pea #A4BF20 ΔE 0.034
- Light Moss Green #A6C875 ΔE 0.036
- Light Olive #ACBF69 ΔE 0.041
- Slime Green #99CC04 ΔE 0.046
- Bright Olive #9CBB04 ΔE 0.048
- Tan Green #A9BE70 ΔE 0.048
Use #A0C854 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.