#A2BC72

Closest named color: Tan Green (#A9BE70). oklch(75.8% 0.103 124.6), rgb(162, 188, 114).

Black text reads best on this color (9.97:1).

About this color

#A2BC72 is a medium-light, moderately saturated yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 76%, its chroma 0.103 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 0.011 away. Black text reads best on it, at 9.97:1.

Hue family	Yellows
Lightness	medium-light (76%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.103)
Temperature	in between
Nearest name	Tan Green (#A9BE70)
Black text	9.97:1
White text	2.10:1

Values

HEX	#A2BC72
RGB	rgb(162, 188, 114)
HSL	hsl(81, 36%, 59%)
OKLCH	oklch(75.8% 0.103 124.6)

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 #A2BC72	2.10:1	Fails	Lc -45.8	Large or bold text, headings
Black text on #A2BC72	9.97:1	AAA	Lc 62.7	Content text, not long reading
#A2BC72 text on white	2.10:1	Fails	Lc 41.2	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#A2BC72 text on black	9.97:1	AAA	Lc -61.1	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.

Step 50
50

#F3F7ED

oklch(97% 0.014 124.6)
Step 100
100

#E5EED8

oklch(93.6% 0.031 125.2)
Step 200
200

#D1E0B7

oklch(88.5% 0.057 123.9)
Step 300
300 (this color)

#A2BC72

oklch(75.8% 0.103 124.6)
Step 400
400

#8AB124

oklch(70.7% 0.165 124.6)
Step 500
500

#759800

oklch(63% 0.157 124.4)
Step 600
600

#628000

oklch(55.6% 0.139 124.4)
Step 700
700

#526C00

oklch(49.2% 0.123 124.5)
Step 800
800

#425800

oklch(42.6% 0.107 124.6)
Step 900
900

#374900

oklch(37.6% 0.094 124.1)
Step 950
950

#1F2C00

oklch(27.1% 0.068 125.1)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#A2BC72 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)	#C4B36C	0.049
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#C0B276	0.049
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#A7B5AA	0.084
Achromatopsia (no color)	#B3B3B3	0.103