#8CB477#8CB477

#8CB477 is a light, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.396; OKLCH L 72.5% C 0.095 H 135.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8CB477
RGB	rgb(140, 180, 119)
HSL	hsl(99, 29%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(99, 34%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.2%, 0%, 33.9%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(69.15, -24.83, 26.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(69.15, 36.59, 132.73°)
OKLab	oklab(72.53% -0.0677 0.0671)
OKLCH	oklch(72.53% 0.095 135.2)
XYZ	xyz(30.4655, 39.5491, 23.4778)
Luminance	0.3955 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8CB477 #9F77B4

analogous

#AAB477 #8CB477 #77B480

triadic

#8CB477 #778CB4 #B4778C

tetradic

#8CB477 #77AAB4 #9F77B4 #B48077

square

#8CB477 #77AAB4 #9F77B4 #B48077

split-complementary

#8CB477 #8077B4 #B477AA

monochromatic

#50723F #6C9955 #8CB477 #ADCA9E #CFE0C6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.36

#8CB477 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.91

#8CB477 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #8CB477

8.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8CB477	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8CB477	1.00	2.36	8.91	8.91
#FFFFFF	2.36	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.91	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.91	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#B9AB73

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#B2A87A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8CB0A4

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A9A9A9

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8cb477;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 180, 119);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.5% 0.095 135.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aeca9e',
    500: '#8cb477',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8cb477;
$custom-light: #aeca9e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8cb477",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 180,
    "b": 119
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 99.344,
    "s": 28.91,
    "l": 58.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.72529,
    "c": 0.09529,
    "h": 135.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.3955
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8CB477

secondary

#C7B7CF

accent

#63C5A3

background

#FAFCF9

surface

#F4F8F2

border

#CED1CC

text

#10130E

muted

#7F827E

Preview Lab

Preview with #8CB477

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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