#8CA356#8CA356
#8CA356 is a light, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.324; OKLCH L 68.0% C 0.106 H 122.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8CA356 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(140, 163, 86) |
| HSL | hsl(78, 31%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(78, 47%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(14.1%, 0%, 47.2%, 36.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.71, -20.69, 37.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.71, 42.54, 119.11°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.99% -0.0578 0.0893) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.99% 0.106 122.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.5921, 32.4416, 13.7159) |
| Luminance | 0.3244 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Moss Green
#8A9A5B
ΔE00 3.59
Moss
#769958
ΔE00 5.61
Asparagus
#77AB56
ΔE00 5.71
Drab Green
#749551
ΔE00 6.03
Camo
#7F8F4E
ΔE00 6.50
Dull Green
#74A662
ΔE00 6.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8CA356 #6D56A3
analogous
#A39456 #8CA356 #66A356
triadic
#8CA356 #568CA3 #A3568C
tetradic
#8CA356 #56A394 #6D56A3 #A35666
square
#8CA356 #56A394 #6D56A3 #A35666
split-complementary
#8CA356 #5666A3 #9456A3
monochromatic
#47532C #6A7B41 #8CA356 #A8BA7C #C2CFA4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.80
#8CA356 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.49
#8CA356 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8CA356
7.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8CA356 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8CA356 | 1.00 | 2.80 | 7.49 | 7.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AB9B50
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A89A5A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#919C91
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9A9A9A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8ca356; /* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 163, 86); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.0% 0.106 122.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#afbe87',
500: '#8ca356',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8ca356; $custom-light: #afbe87; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8ca356",
"rgb": {
"r": 140,
"g": 163,
"b": 86
},
"hsl": {
"h": 77.922,
"s": 30.924,
"l": 48.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67992,
"c": 0.10636,
"h": 122.9
},
"luminance": 0.32442
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8CA356
secondary
#A398BD
accent
#61C77F
background
#FAFBF8
surface
#F5F6F0
border
#CFD0CB
text
#10120B
muted
#7F817C