#8EA659#8EA659
#8EA659 is a light, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.337; OKLCH L 68.9% C 0.107 H 123.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8EA659 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 166, 89) |
| HSL | hsl(79, 30%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(79, 46%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(14.5%, 0%, 46.4%, 34.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.76, -21.07, 36.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.76, 42.55, 119.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.89% -0.0587 0.089) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.89% 0.107 123.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.5947, 33.7444, 14.5615) |
| Luminance | 0.3374 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Moss Green
#8A9A5B
ΔE00 4.25
Asparagus
#77AB56
ΔE00 5.41
Moss
#769958
ΔE00 6.08
Sage
#87AE73
ΔE00 6.10
Dull Green
#74A662
ΔE00 6.39
Drab Green
#749551
ΔE00 6.68
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8EA659 #7159A6
analogous
#A69759 #8EA659 #68A659
triadic
#8EA659 #598EA6 #A6598E
tetradic
#8EA659 #59A697 #7159A6 #A65968
square
#8EA659 #59A697 #7159A6 #A65968
split-complementary
#8EA659 #5968A6 #9759A6
monochromatic
#4A562E #6C7E44 #8EA659 #A9BB81 #C4D1A9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.71
#8EA659 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.75
#8EA659 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8EA659
7.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8EA659 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8EA659 | 1.00 | 2.71 | 7.75 | 7.75 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.71 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AE9E53
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AB9D5D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#939F94
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9D9D9D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8ea659; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 166, 89); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.9% 0.107 123.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b0c089',
500: '#8ea659',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8ea659; $custom-light: #b0c089; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8ea659",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 166,
"b": 89
},
"hsl": {
"h": 78.701,
"s": 30.196,
"l": 50
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68886,
"c": 0.10663,
"h": 123.4
},
"luminance": 0.33744
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8EA659
secondary
#A79CBF
accent
#61C681
background
#FBFBF8
surface
#F6F7F0
border
#D0D0CB
text
#11120C
muted
#80817D