#8BB55C#8BB55C
#8BB55C is a light, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.393; OKLCH L 72.2% C 0.127 H 129.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8BB55C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 181, 92) |
| HSL | hsl(88, 38%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(88, 49%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(23.2%, 0%, 49.2%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.97, -29.26, 40.58) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.97, 50.03, 125.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.24% -0.0812 0.0973) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.24% 0.127 129.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.1028, 39.3088, 16.1772) |
| Luminance | 0.3931 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Turtle Green
#75B84F
ΔE00 4.01
Asparagus
#77AB56
ΔE00 4.03
Pistachio
#93C572
ΔE00 4.69
Nasty Green
#70B23F
ΔE00 4.91
Light Olive Green
#A4BE5C
ΔE00 5.17
Tan Green
#A9BE70
ΔE00 5.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8BB55C #865CB5
analogous
#B5B35C #8BB55C #5EB55C
triadic
#8BB55C #5C8BB5 #B55C8B
tetradic
#8BB55C #5CB5B3 #865CB5 #B55C5E
square
#8BB55C #5CB5B3 #865CB5 #B55C5E
split-complementary
#8BB55C #5C5EB5 #B35CB5
monochromatic
#4D682F #6C9242 #8BB55C #A9C886 #C7DBB0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.37
#8BB55C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.86
#8BB55C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8BB55C
8.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8BB55C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8BB55C | 1.00 | 2.37 | 8.86 | 8.86 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BCAA54
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B6A761
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8EAEA0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8bb55c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 181, 92); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.2% 0.127 129.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#afcb8c',
500: '#8bb55c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8bb55c; $custom-light: #afcb8c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8bb55c",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 181,
"b": 92
},
"hsl": {
"h": 88.315,
"s": 37.553,
"l": 53.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72242,
"c": 0.12674,
"h": 129.9
},
"luminance": 0.39309
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8BB55C
secondary
#B5A3C9
accent
#5ACE91
background
#FAFCF8
surface
#F5F8F0
border
#CFD1CB
text
#10130C
muted
#7F827D