#A8CC5B
Closest named color: Light Moss Green (#A6C875). oklch(79.5% 0.146 124.4), rgb(168, 204, 91).
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Black text reads best on this color (11.45:1).
About this color
#A8CC5B is a light, vivid yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 80%, its chroma 0.146 and its hue 124°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Light Moss Green (#A6C875), ΔE 0.032 away. Black text reads best on it, at 11.45:1.
| Hue family | Yellows |
| Lightness | light (80%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.146) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Light Moss Green (#A6C875) |
| Black text | 11.45:1 |
| White text | 1.83:1 |
Values
| HEX | #A8CC5B |
| RGB | rgb(168, 204, 91) |
| HSL | hsl(79, 53%, 58%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.5% 0.146 124.4) |
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 #A8CC5B | 1.83:1 | Fails | Lc -38.4 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| Black text on #A8CC5B | 11.45:1 | AAA | Lc 69.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| #A8CC5B text on white | 1.83:1 | Fails | Lc 34.3 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #A8CC5B text on black | 11.45:1 | AAA | Lc -68.3 | 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 300.
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Step 50
50
#F2F8EA
oklch(97.1% 0.019 125.8)
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Step 100
100
#E3EFD1
oklch(93.5% 0.042 125)
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Step 200
200
#CDE3A8
oklch(88.5% 0.081 124.6)
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Step 300
300 (this color)
#A8CC5B
oklch(79.5% 0.146 124.4)
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Step 400
400
#89B200
oklch(70.8% 0.177 124.5)
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Step 500
500
#759800
oklch(63% 0.157 124.4)
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Step 600
600
#628000
oklch(55.6% 0.139 124.4)
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Step 700
700
#526C00
oklch(49.2% 0.123 124.5)
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Step 800
800
#425800
oklch(42.6% 0.107 124.6)
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Step 900
900
#374900
oklch(37.6% 0.094 124.1)
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Step 950
950
#1F2C00
oklch(27.1% 0.068 125.1)
#A8CC5B 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) | #D6C050 | 0.065 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #D1BF62 | 0.066 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #AFC3B3 | 0.119 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #BFBFBF | 0.147 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #A8CC5B
#A8CC5B
oklch(79.5% 0.146 124.4)
- #CFA7FF
#CFA7FF
oklch(79.6% 0.128 304.5)
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 #A8CC5B, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Light Moss Green #A6C875 ΔE 0.032
- Pale Olive Green #B1D27B ΔE 0.037
- Yellow Green #9ACD32 ΔE 0.039
- Light Olive Green #A4BE5C ΔE 0.040
- Light Olive #ACBF69 ΔE 0.043
- Greenish Tan #BCCB7A ΔE 0.046
- Pea #A4BF20 ΔE 0.047
- Pale Olive #B9CC81 ΔE 0.050
Use #A8CC5B 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.