#8AEA59#8AEA59
#8AEA59 is a very light, highly saturated yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.650; OKLCH L 84.8% C 0.202 H 136.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8AEA59 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 234, 89) |
| HSL | hsl(100, 78%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(100, 62%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(41%, 0%, 62%, 8.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.47, -53.10, 59.93) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(84.47, 80.07, 131.54°) |
| OKLab | oklab(84.82% -0.147 0.1389) |
| OKLCH | oklch(84.82% 0.202 136.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.7061, 64.9678, 19.7917) |
| Luminance | 0.6497 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Kiwi Green
#8EE53F
ΔE00 2.92
Light Grass Green
#9AF764
ΔE00 3.00
Kiwi
#9CEF43
ΔE00 3.90
Spring Green (survey)
#A9F971
ΔE00 4.26
Light Green
#96F97B
ΔE00 4.28
Lighter Green
#75FD63
ΔE00 4.74
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8AEA59 #B959EA
analogous
#D2EA59 #8AEA59 #59EA70
triadic
#8AEA59 #598AEA #EA598A
tetradic
#8AEA59 #59D2EA #B959EA #EA7059
square
#8AEA59 #59D2EA #B959EA #EA7059
split-complementary
#8AEA59 #7059EA #EA59D2
monochromatic
#4BB217 #64E323 #8AEA59 #B0F18F #D7F8C6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.50
#8AEA59 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.99
#8AEA59 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8AEA59
13.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8AEA59 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8AEA59 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 13.99 | 13.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F2D848
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E4D065
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#86E2CB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D3D3D3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8aea59; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 234, 89); /* oklch */ color: oklch(84.8% 0.202 136.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b2f18d',
500: '#8aea59',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8aea59; $custom-light: #b2f18d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8aea59",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 234,
"b": 89
},
"hsl": {
"h": 99.724,
"s": 77.54,
"l": 63.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.84819,
"c": 0.2022,
"h": 136.6
},
"luminance": 0.6497
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8AEA59
secondary
#8835B2
accent
#0CDA94
background
#FDFFFC
surface
#F8FEF4
border
#D1D6CE
text
#11170D
muted
#81857F