#8AA855#8AA855
#8AA855 is a light, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.341; OKLCH L 69.0% C 0.115 H 125.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8AA855 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 168, 85) |
| HSL | hsl(82, 33%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(82, 49%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(17.9%, 0%, 49.4%, 34.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.01, -24.11, 39.24) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.01, 46.05, 121.57°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69% -0.0673 0.0938) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69% 0.115 125.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.1235, 34.0642, 13.7913) |
| Luminance | 0.3406 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Asparagus
#77AB56
ΔE00 4.25
Moss Green
#8A9A5B
ΔE00 5.40
Leaf
#71AA34
ΔE00 5.78
Dull Green
#74A662
ΔE00 5.90
Off Green
#6BA353
ΔE00 5.99
Sage
#87AE73
ΔE00 6.07
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8AA855 #7355A8
analogous
#A89D55 #8AA855 #61A855
triadic
#8AA855 #558AA8 #A8558A
tetradic
#8AA855 #55A89D #7355A8 #A85561
square
#8AA855 #55A89D #7355A8 #A85561
split-complementary
#8AA855 #5561A8 #9D55A8
monochromatic
#47572C #697F40 #8AA855 #A6BD7D #C2D2A6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.69
#8AA855 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.81
#8AA855 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8AA855
7.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8AA855 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8AA855 | 1.00 | 2.69 | 7.81 | 7.81 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.69 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B09F4E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AB9D5A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8FA195
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9E9E9E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8aa855; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 168, 85); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.0% 0.115 125.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#aec287',
500: '#8aa855',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8aa855; $custom-light: #aec287; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8aa855",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 168,
"b": 85
},
"hsl": {
"h": 81.687,
"s": 32.806,
"l": 49.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69004,
"c": 0.11549,
"h": 125.7
},
"luminance": 0.34064
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8AA855
secondary
#A799BF
accent
#5FC985
background
#FAFBF8
surface
#F4F7EF
border
#CED0CA
text
#10120B
muted
#7F817C