#4E8C1F#4E8C1F
#4E8C1F is a mid, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.205; OKLCH L 57.6% C 0.153 H 135.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E8C1F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 140, 31) |
| HSL | hsl(94, 64%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(94, 78%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(44.3%, 0%, 77.9%, 45.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.37, -38.63, 48.35) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.37, 61.88, 128.62°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.65% -0.108 0.1078) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.65% 0.153 135) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.7670, 20.4741, 4.5752) |
| Luminance | 0.2047 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Sap Green
#5C8B15
ΔE00 2.99
Mossy Green
#638B27
ΔE00 3.61
Moss Green (survey)
#658B38
ΔE00 4.48
Avocado
#568203
ΔE00 4.71
Forestgreen (CSS)
#228B22
ΔE00 5.02
Dark Grass Green
#388004
ΔE00 5.15
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E8C1F #5D1F8C
analogous
#848C1F #4E8C1F #1F8C26
triadic
#4E8C1F #1F4E8C #8C1F4E
tetradic
#4E8C1F #1F848C #5D1F8C #8C261F
square
#4E8C1F #1F848C #5D1F8C #8C261F
split-complementary
#4E8C1F #261F8C #8C1F84
monochromatic
#162809 #325A14 #4E8C1F #6ABE2A #89D84E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.12
#4E8C1F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.09
#4E8C1F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #4E8C1F
5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E8C1F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E8C1F | 1.00 | 4.12 | 5.09 | 5.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#918005
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#897B2A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#4C8677
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7D7D7D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e8c1f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 140, 31); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.6% 0.153 135.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85ae63',
500: '#4e8c1f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e8c1f; $custom-light: #85ae63; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e8c1f",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 140,
"b": 31
},
"hsl": {
"h": 94.128,
"s": 63.743,
"l": 33.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57649,
"c": 0.15264,
"h": 135
},
"luminance": 0.20475
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E8C1F
secondary
#8B4CBB
accent
#41E79F
background
#F8FAF6
surface
#F0F4EB
border
#CBCEC6
text
#0C1006
muted
#7D7F7A