#8CAC2E#8CAC2E
#8CAC2E is a light, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.353; OKLCH L 69.7% C 0.153 H 123.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8CAC2E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(140, 172, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(75, 58%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(75, 73%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(18.6%, 0%, 73.3%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.96, -28.46, 57.48) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.96, 64.14, 116.35°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.69% -0.0831 0.128) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.69% 0.153 123) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.0612, 35.2776, 8.0205) |
| Luminance | 0.3528 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Avocado Green
#87A922
ΔE00 1.28
Avocado (survey)
#90B134
ΔE00 1.45
Icky Green
#8FAE22
ΔE00 1.50
Pea Green
#8EAB12
ΔE00 2.36
Sickly Green
#94B21C
ΔE00 2.88
Booger
#9BB53C
ΔE00 3.18
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8CAC2E #4E2EAC
analogous
#AC8D2E #8CAC2E #4DAC2E
triadic
#8CAC2E #2E8CAC #AC2E8C
tetradic
#8CAC2E #2EAC8D #4E2EAC #AC2E4D
square
#8CAC2E #2EAC8D #4E2EAC #AC2E4D
split-complementary
#8CAC2E #2E4DAC #8D2EAC
monochromatic
#3D4B14 #657C21 #8CAC2E #ACCE49 #C2DB79
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.61
#8CAC2E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.06
#8CAC2E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8CAC2E
8.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8CAC2E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8CAC2E | 1.00 | 2.61 | 8.06 | 8.06 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.61 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B6A116
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B2A039
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#93A394
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8cac2e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 172, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.7% 0.153 123.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b1c470',
500: '#8cac2e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8cac2e; $custom-light: #b1c470; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8cac2e",
"rgb": {
"r": 140,
"g": 172,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 75.238,
"s": 57.798,
"l": 42.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69689,
"c": 0.15262,
"h": 123
},
"luminance": 0.35278
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8CAC2E
secondary
#8772C3
accent
#47E16E
background
#FBFCF7
surface
#F6F8ED
border
#D0D1C8
text
#111208
muted
#80817B