#A2BA78

Closest named color: Tan Green (#A9BE70). oklch(75.5% 0.093 124.8), rgb(162, 186, 120).

Black text reads best on this color (9.83:1).

About this color

#A2BA78 is a medium-light, moderately saturated yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 75%, its chroma 0.093 and its hue 125°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Tan Green (#A9BE70), ΔE 0.019 away. Black text reads best on it, at 9.83:1.

Hue family	Yellows
Lightness	medium-light (75%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.093)
Temperature	in between
Nearest name	Tan Green (#A9BE70)
Black text	9.83:1
White text	2.13:1

Values

HEX	#A2BA78
RGB	rgb(162, 186, 120)
HSL	hsl(82, 32%, 60%)
OKLCH	oklch(75.5% 0.093 124.8)

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 #A2BA78	2.13:1	Fails	Lc -46.6	Large or bold text, headings
Black text on #A2BA78	9.83:1	AAA	Lc 62.1	Content text, not long reading
#A2BA78 text on white	2.13:1	Fails	Lc 41.9	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#A2BA78 text on black	9.83:1	AAA	Lc -60.3	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 400.

Step 50
50

#F4F6F1

oklch(97% 0.007 124.4)
Step 100
100

#E7ECE0

oklch(93.6% 0.017 125.3)
Step 200
200

#D4DDC6

oklch(88.4% 0.032 124.5)
Step 300
300

#B8C89F

oklch(81% 0.058 125)
Step 400
400 (this color)

#A2BA78

oklch(75.5% 0.093 124.8)
Step 500
500

#79963F

oklch(63.2% 0.119 125.1)
Step 600
600

#628019

oklch(55.7% 0.13 125.2)
Step 700
700

#516C07

oklch(49.2% 0.121 125.2)
Step 800
800

#43580D

oklch(42.8% 0.1 124.8)
Step 900
900

#384815

oklch(37.6% 0.077 124.9)
Step 950
950

#212A0E

oklch(26.9% 0.048 124.4)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#A2BA78 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)	#C1B273	0.045
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#BEB17B	0.045
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#A6B4A9	0.074
Achromatopsia (no color)	#B1B1B1	0.093