#8BAE2F#8BAE2F
#8BAE2F is a light, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.360; OKLCH L 70.1% C 0.155 H 124.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8BAE2F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 174, 47) |
| HSL | hsl(77, 57%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(77, 73%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(20.1%, 0%, 73%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.49, -29.77, 57.62) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.49, 64.85, 117.33°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.1% -0.0865 0.1285) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.1% 0.155 124) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.2969, 35.9661, 8.2455) |
| Luminance | 0.3597 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Avocado (survey)
#90B134
ΔE00 1.06
Avocado Green
#87A922
ΔE00 1.69
Icky Green
#8FAE22
ΔE00 1.70
Pea Green
#8EAB12
ΔE00 2.76
Sickly Green
#94B21C
ΔE00 2.89
Booger
#9BB53C
ΔE00 3.06
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8BAE2F #522FAE
analogous
#AE912F #8BAE2F #4CAE2F
triadic
#8BAE2F #2F8BAE #AE2F8B
tetradic
#8BAE2F #2FAE91 #522FAE #AE2F4C
square
#8BAE2F #2FAE91 #522FAE #AE2F4C
split-complementary
#8BAE2F #2F4CAE #912FAE
monochromatic
#3E4E15 #657E22 #8BAE2F #AACF4C #C1DC7C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.56
#8BAE2F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.19
#8BAE2F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8BAE2F
8.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8BAE2F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8BAE2F | 1.00 | 2.56 | 8.19 | 8.19 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.56 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B8A317
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B3A13A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#92A595
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8bae2f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 174, 47); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.1% 0.155 124.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b0c670',
500: '#8bae2f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8bae2f; $custom-light: #b0c670; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8bae2f",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 174,
"b": 47
},
"hsl": {
"h": 76.535,
"s": 57.466,
"l": 43.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70102,
"c": 0.15492,
"h": 124
},
"luminance": 0.35966
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8BAE2F
secondary
#8B75C4
accent
#47E171
background
#FBFCF7
surface
#F6F8ED
border
#D0D1C8
text
#111308
muted
#80827B