#A5CE56
Closest named color: Yellow Green (#9ACD32). oklch(79.7% 0.155 125.6), rgb(165, 206, 86).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (11.56:1).
About this color
#A5CE56 is a light, vivid green. In OKLCH its lightness is 80%, its chroma 0.155 and its hue 126°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Yellow Green (#9ACD32), ΔE 0.032 away. Black text reads best on it, at 11.56:1.
| Hue family | Greens |
| Lightness | light (80%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.155) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Yellow Green (#9ACD32) |
| Black text | 11.56:1 |
| White text | 1.81:1 |
Values
| HEX | #A5CE56 |
| RGB | rgb(165, 206, 86) |
| HSL | hsl(81, 55%, 57%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.7% 0.155 125.6) |
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 #A5CE56 | 1.81:1 | Fails | Lc -37.8 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| Black text on #A5CE56 | 11.56:1 | AAA | Lc 70.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| #A5CE56 text on white | 1.81:1 | Fails | Lc 33.8 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #A5CE56 text on black | 11.56:1 | AAA | Lc -68.9 | 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
#F2F8E9
oklch(97.1% 0.021 124.7)
-
Step 100
100
#E2F0D0
oklch(93.6% 0.045 126.6)
-
Step 200
200
#CBE4A6
oklch(88.5% 0.086 125.9)
-
Step 300
300 (this color)
#A5CE56
oklch(79.7% 0.155 125.6)
-
Step 400
400
#86B300
oklch(70.8% 0.179 125.6)
-
Step 500
500
#729900
oklch(63.1% 0.16 125.6)
-
Step 600
600
#5F8100
oklch(55.7% 0.141 125.9)
-
Step 700
700
#506C00
oklch(49.1% 0.124 125.4)
-
Step 800
800
#415900
oklch(42.8% 0.109 125.6)
-
Step 900
900
#354A00
oklch(37.7% 0.096 125.9)
-
Step 950
950
#1E2C00
oklch(27% 0.069 126.1)
#A5CE56 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) | #D8C249 | 0.071 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #D3C05E | 0.073 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #ABC5B4 | 0.125 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #C0C0C0 | 0.155 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #A5CE56
#A5CE56
oklch(79.7% 0.155 125.6)
- #D1A7FF
#D1A7FF
oklch(79.8% 0.129 305.6)
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 #A5CE56, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Yellow Green #9ACD32 ΔE 0.032
- Light Moss Green #A6C875 ΔE 0.040
- Pale Olive Green #B1D27B ΔE 0.042
- Slime Green #99CC04 ΔE 0.046
- Pea #A4BF20 ΔE 0.046
- Light Olive Green #A4BE5C ΔE 0.046
- Light Olive #ACBF69 ΔE 0.051
- Greenish Tan #BCCB7A ΔE 0.054
Use #A5CE56 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.