#A6B87F

Closest named color: Tan Green (#A9BE70). oklch(75.4% 0.08 122.6), rgb(166, 184, 127).

Black text reads best on this color (9.78:1).

About this color

#A6B87F is a medium-light, moderately saturated yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 75%, its chroma 0.080 and its hue 123°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Tan Green (#A9BE70), ΔE 0.029 away. Black text reads best on it, at 9.78:1.

Hue family	Yellows
Lightness	medium-light (75%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.080)
Temperature	in between
Nearest name	Tan Green (#A9BE70)
Black text	9.78:1
White text	2.14:1

Values

HEX	#A6B87F
RGB	rgb(166, 184, 127)
HSL	hsl(79, 29%, 61%)
OKLCH	oklch(75.4% 0.08 122.6)

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 #A6B87F	2.14:1	Fails	Lc -46.8	Large or bold text, headings
Black text on #A6B87F	9.78:1	AAA	Lc 61.8	Content text, not long reading
#A6B87F text on white	2.14:1	Fails	Lc 42.1	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#A6B87F text on black	9.78:1	AAA	Lc -60.1	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 400.

Step 50
50

#F4F6F1

oklch(97% 0.007 124.4)
Step 100
100

#E8ECE1

oklch(93.7% 0.015 123)
Step 200
200

#D6DCC8

oklch(88.4% 0.028 120.6)
Step 300
300

#BAC6A3

oklch(80.8% 0.05 122.9)
Step 400
400 (this color)

#A6B87F

oklch(75.4% 0.08 122.6)
Step 500
500

#7E934A

oklch(63% 0.102 122.6)
Step 600
600

#687D2B

oklch(55.5% 0.11 122.3)
Step 700
700

#566A1D

oklch(49.2% 0.104 122.9)
Step 800
800

#47561B

oklch(42.7% 0.085 122.2)
Step 900
900

#3B471C

oklch(37.6% 0.067 122.6)
Step 950
950

#232A11

oklch(27.1% 0.043 122.2)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#A6B87F 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)	#BFB17B	0.037
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#BCB182	0.036
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#AAB2A9	0.066
Achromatopsia (no color)	#B1B1B1	0.080