#8BB224#8BB224
#8BB224 is a light, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.375; OKLCH L 71.0% C 0.166 H 124.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8BB224 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 178, 36) |
| HSL | hsl(76, 66%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(76, 80%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(21.9%, 0%, 79.8%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.62, -32.20, 62.25) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.62, 70.09, 117.35°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.99% -0.094 0.1364) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.99% 0.166 124.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.8866, 37.4568, 7.4821) |
| Luminance | 0.3746 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Avocado (survey)
#90B134
ΔE00 1.55
Icky Green
#8FAE22
ΔE00 1.70
Sickly Green
#94B21C
ΔE00 2.14
Dark Lime
#84B701
ΔE00 2.37
Avocado Green
#87A922
ΔE00 2.58
Pea Green
#8EAB12
ΔE00 2.79
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8BB224 #4B24B2
analogous
#B29224 #8BB224 #44B224
triadic
#8BB224 #248BB2 #B2248B
tetradic
#8BB224 #24B292 #4B24B2 #B22444
square
#8BB224 #24B292 #4B24B2 #B22444
split-complementary
#8BB224 #2444B2 #9224B2
monochromatic
#3B4C0F #637F1A #8BB224 #ADD83C #C2E26F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.47
#8BB224 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.49
#8BB224 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8BB224
8.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8BB224 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8BB224 | 1.00 | 2.47 | 8.49 | 8.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BCA600
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B7A433
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#92A998
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8bb224; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 178, 36); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.0% 0.166 124.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b1c96c',
500: '#8bb224',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8bb224; $custom-light: #b1c96c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8bb224",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 178,
"b": 36
},
"hsl": {
"h": 76.479,
"s": 66.355,
"l": 41.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70994,
"c": 0.16572,
"h": 124.6
},
"luminance": 0.37457
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8BB224
secondary
#8469C8
accent
#3FE96D
background
#FBFCF6
surface
#F6F8EC
border
#D0D1C7
text
#111307
muted
#80827A