#8EA96D#8EA96D
#8EA96D is a light, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.352; OKLCH L 69.9% C 0.088 H 128.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8EA96D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 169, 109) |
| HSL | hsl(87, 26%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(87, 36%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(16%, 0%, 35.5%, 33.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.93, -20.04, 27.97) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.93, 34.41, 125.61°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.92% -0.0546 0.0694) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.92% 0.088 128.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.1032, 35.2305, 19.7846) |
| Luminance | 0.3523 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Sage
#87AE73
ΔE00 2.89
Sage Green (survey)
#88B378
ΔE00 4.16
Lichen
#8FB67B
ΔE00 4.23
Dull Green
#74A662
ΔE00 5.08
Moss Green
#8A9A5B
ΔE00 5.16
Faded Green
#7BB274
ΔE00 5.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8EA96D #886DA9
analogous
#A9A66D #8EA96D #70A96D
triadic
#8EA96D #6D8EA9 #A96D8E
tetradic
#8EA96D #6DA9A6 #886DA9 #A96D70
square
#8EA96D #6DA9A6 #886DA9 #A96D70
split-complementary
#8EA96D #6D70A9 #A66DA9
monochromatic
#50623A #6F8850 #8EA96D #ACC094 #CAD6BA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.61
#8EA96D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.05
#8EA96D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8EA96D
8.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8EA96D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8EA96D | 1.00 | 2.61 | 8.05 | 8.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.61 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AFA169
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ABA070
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#91A49A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8ea96d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 169, 109); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.9% 0.088 128.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b0c297',
500: '#8ea96d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8ea96d; $custom-light: #b0c297; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8ea96d",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 169,
"b": 109
},
"hsl": {
"h": 87,
"s": 25.862,
"l": 54.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69922,
"c": 0.08832,
"h": 128.2
},
"luminance": 0.35231
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8EA96D
secondary
#B8ACC6
accent
#66C28F
background
#FAFBF9
surface
#F5F7F2
border
#CFD0CC
text
#10120D
muted
#7F817E