#8EAC3E#8EAC3E
#8EAC3E is a light, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.356; OKLCH L 70.0% C 0.140 H 123.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8EAC3E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 172, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(76, 47%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(76, 64%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(17.4%, 0%, 64%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.22, -26.60, 51.46) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.22, 57.93, 117.33°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.96% -0.0766 0.1177) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.96% 0.14 123.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.7776, 35.6035, 10.0179) |
| Luminance | 0.3560 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Avocado (survey)
#90B134
ΔE00 2.05
Avocado Green
#87A922
ΔE00 2.75
Icky Green
#8FAE22
ΔE00 3.09
Booger
#9BB53C
ΔE00 3.32
Pea Green
#8EAB12
ΔE00 3.98
Sickly Green
#94B21C
ΔE00 4.23
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8EAC3E #5C3EAC
analogous
#AC933E #8EAC3E #57AC3E
triadic
#8EAC3E #3E8EAC #AC3E8E
tetradic
#8EAC3E #3EAC93 #5C3EAC #AC3E57
square
#8EAC3E #3EAC93 #5C3EAC #AC3E57
split-complementary
#8EAC3E #3E57AC #933EAC
monochromatic
#44521E #697F2E #8EAC3E #ABC661 #C3D68E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.59
#8EAC3E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.12
#8EAC3E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8EAC3E
8.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8EAC3E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8EAC3E | 1.00 | 2.59 | 8.12 | 8.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.59 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B6A230
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B2A146
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#95A495
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8eac3e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 172, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.0% 0.140 123.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b2c478',
500: '#8eac3e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8eac3e; $custom-light: #b2c478; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8eac3e",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 172,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 76.364,
"s": 47.009,
"l": 45.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69964,
"c": 0.14045,
"h": 123.1
},
"luminance": 0.35604
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8EAC3E
secondary
#9585C1
accent
#51D776
background
#FBFCF7
surface
#F6F8EE
border
#D0D1C9
text
#111209
muted
#80817B