#8AAD29#8AAD29
#8AAD29 is a light, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.355; OKLCH L 69.8% C 0.158 H 123.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8AAD29 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 173, 41) |
| HSL | hsl(76, 62%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(76, 76%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(20.2%, 0%, 76.3%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.10, -30.02, 59.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.10, 66.45, 116.86°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.75% -0.0877 0.131) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.75% 0.158 123.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.8253, 35.4503, 7.5794) |
| Luminance | 0.3545 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Avocado Green
#87A922
ΔE00 1.22
Icky Green
#8FAE22
ΔE00 1.36
Avocado (survey)
#90B134
ΔE00 1.46
Pea Green
#8EAB12
ΔE00 2.28
Sickly Green
#94B21C
ΔE00 2.69
Booger
#9BB53C
ΔE00 3.35
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8AAD29 #4C29AD
analogous
#AD8E29 #8AAD29 #48AD29
triadic
#8AAD29 #298AAD #AD298A
tetradic
#8AAD29 #29AD8E #4C29AD #AD2948
square
#8AAD29 #29AD8E #4C29AD #AD2948
split-complementary
#8AAD29 #2948AD #8E29AD
monochromatic
#3B4A12 #637C1D #8AAD29 #ACD241 #C1DE73
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.60
#8AAD29 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.09
#8AAD29 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8AAD29
8.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8AAD29 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8AAD29 | 1.00 | 2.60 | 8.09 | 8.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B7A207
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B2A036
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#91A494
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8aad29; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 173, 41); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.8% 0.158 123.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b0c56d',
500: '#8aad29',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8aad29; $custom-light: #b0c56d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8aad29",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 173,
"b": 41
},
"hsl": {
"h": 75.909,
"s": 61.682,
"l": 41.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69754,
"c": 0.15765,
"h": 123.8
},
"luminance": 0.35451
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8AAD29
secondary
#846DC5
accent
#43E56E
background
#FBFCF6
surface
#F6F8EC
border
#D0D1C7
text
#111308
muted
#80827B