#8CA43E#8CA43E
#8CA43E is a light, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.325; OKLCH L 67.9% C 0.131 H 121.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8CA43E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(140, 164, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(74, 45%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(74, 62%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(14.6%, 0%, 62.2%, 35.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.73, -23.49, 48.73) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.73, 54.10, 115.73°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.93% -0.0678 0.112) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.93% 0.131 121.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.9605, 32.4742, 9.5097) |
| Luminance | 0.3247 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Avocado Green
#87A922
ΔE00 3.57
Avocado (survey)
#90B134
ΔE00 4.28
Icky Green
#8FAE22
ΔE00 4.55
Vomit Green
#89A203
ΔE00 4.69
Pea Green
#8EAB12
ΔE00 4.84
Pea Soup Green
#94A617
ΔE00 4.85
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8CA43E #563EA4
analogous
#A4893E #8CA43E #59A43E
triadic
#8CA43E #3E8CA4 #A43E8C
tetradic
#8CA43E #3EA489 #563EA4 #A43E59
square
#8CA43E #3EA489 #563EA4 #A43E59
split-complementary
#8CA43E #3E59A4 #893EA4
monochromatic
#404B1C #66782D #8CA43E #AAC25D #C2D38A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.80
#8CA43E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.49
#8CA43E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8CA43E
7.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8CA43E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8CA43E | 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)
#AE9B32
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AB9A45
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#939C8E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9A9A9A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8ca43e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 164, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.9% 0.131 121.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b0bf78',
500: '#8ca43e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8ca43e; $custom-light: #b0bf78; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8ca43e",
"rgb": {
"r": 140,
"g": 164,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 74.118,
"s": 45.133,
"l": 44.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67928,
"c": 0.13093,
"h": 121.2
},
"luminance": 0.32474
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8CA43E
secondary
#8F81BD
accent
#53D572
background
#FBFBF7
surface
#F6F7ED
border
#D0D0C8
text
#111209
muted
#80817B