#81AE21#81AE21
#81AE21 is a light, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.350; OKLCH L 69.3% C 0.167 H 126.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #81AE21 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(129, 174, 33) |
| HSL | hsl(79, 68%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(79, 81%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(25.9%, 0%, 81%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.79, -34.47, 61.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.79, 70.26, 119.39°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.34% -0.0998 0.1341) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.34% 0.167 126.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.4640, 35.0486, 6.9147) |
| Luminance | 0.3505 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Avocado Green
#87A922
ΔE00 2.16
Avocado (survey)
#90B134
ΔE00 2.65
Icky Green
#8FAE22
ΔE00 2.78
Dark Lime
#84B701
ΔE00 3.03
Pea Green
#8EAB12
ΔE00 3.49
Sickly Green
#94B21C
ΔE00 3.80
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#81AE21 #4E21AE
analogous
#AE9421 #81AE21 #3AAE21
triadic
#81AE21 #2181AE #AE2181
tetradic
#81AE21 #21AE94 #4E21AE #AE213A
square
#81AE21 #21AE94 #4E21AE #AE213A
split-complementary
#81AE21 #213AAE #9421AE
monochromatic
#35470D #5B7B17 #81AE21 #A4D834 #BBE267
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.62
#81AE21 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.01
#81AE21 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #81AE21
8.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##81AE21 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##81AE21 | 1.00 | 2.62 | 8.01 | 8.01 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B7A200
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B19F31
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#87A694
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #81ae21; /* rgb */ color: rgb(129, 174, 33); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.3% 0.167 126.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#aac66a',
500: '#81ae21',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #81ae21; $custom-light: #aac66a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#81ae21",
"rgb": {
"r": 129,
"g": 174,
"b": 33
},
"hsl": {
"h": 79.149,
"s": 68.116,
"l": 40.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69341,
"c": 0.16716,
"h": 126.7
},
"luminance": 0.35049
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#81AE21
secondary
#8363C8
accent
#3DEB74
background
#FAFCF6
surface
#F4F8EC
border
#CED1C7
text
#101307
muted
#7F827A