#8CB42D#8CB42D
#8CB42D is a light, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.384; OKLCH L 71.6% C 0.163 H 125.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8CB42D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(140, 180, 45) |
| HSL | hsl(78, 60%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(78, 75%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(22.2%, 0%, 75%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.32, -32.30, 60.10) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.32, 68.23, 118.26°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.59% -0.0937 0.1334) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.59% 0.163 125.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.6104, 38.4071, 8.4408) |
| Luminance | 0.3841 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Avocado (survey)
#90B134
ΔE00 1.42
Icky Green
#8FAE22
ΔE00 2.37
Dark Lime
#84B701
ΔE00 2.54
Sickly Green
#94B21C
ΔE00 2.69
Booger
#9BB53C
ΔE00 2.83
Avocado Green
#87A922
ΔE00 3.17
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8CB42D #552DB4
analogous
#B4992D #8CB42D #49B42D
triadic
#8CB42D #2D8CB4 #B42D8C
tetradic
#8CB42D #2DB499 #552DB4 #B42D49
square
#8CB42D #2DB499 #552DB4 #B42D49
split-complementary
#8CB42D #2D49B4 #992DB4
monochromatic
#405215 #668321 #8CB42D #AAD24C #C2DE7D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.42
#8CB42D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.68
#8CB42D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8CB42D
8.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8CB42D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8CB42D | 1.00 | 2.42 | 8.68 | 8.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BEA80F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B9A63A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#92AB9A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8cb42d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 180, 45); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.6% 0.163 125.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b1ca70',
500: '#8cb42d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8cb42d; $custom-light: #b1ca70; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8cb42d",
"rgb": {
"r": 140,
"g": 180,
"b": 45
},
"hsl": {
"h": 77.778,
"s": 60,
"l": 44.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71593,
"c": 0.16299,
"h": 125.1
},
"luminance": 0.38407
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8CB42D
secondary
#8E76C7
accent
#45E374
background
#FBFCF7
surface
#F6F8ED
border
#D0D1C8
text
#111308
muted
#80827B