#8EB462#8EB462

#8EB462 is a light, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.393; OKLCH L 72.3% C 0.118 H 129.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8EB462
RGB	rgb(142, 180, 98)
HSL	hsl(88, 35%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(88, 46%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.1%, 0%, 45.6%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(68.95, -26.94, 37.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(68.95, 46.24, 125.64°)
OKLab	oklab(72.3% -0.0745 0.091)
OKLCH	oklch(72.3% 0.118 129.3)
XYZ	xyz(29.6809, 39.2746, 17.5699)
Luminance	0.3927 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8EB462 #8862B4

analogous

#B4B162 #8EB462 #65B462

triadic

#8EB462 #628EB4 #B4628E

tetradic

#8EB462 #62B4B1 #8862B4 #B46265

square

#8EB462 #62B4B1 #8862B4 #B46265

split-complementary

#8EB462 #6265B4 #B162B4

monochromatic

#506932 #6F9346 #8EB462 #ACC88B #CADCB5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.37

#8EB462 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.85

#8EB462 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #8EB462

8.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8EB462	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8EB462	1.00	2.37	8.85	8.85
#FFFFFF	2.37	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.85	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.85	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#BBAA5B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#B5A767

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#91AEA0

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A8A8A8

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8eb462;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 180, 98);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.3% 0.118 129.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b0ca90',
    500: '#8eb462',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8eb462;
$custom-light: #b0ca90;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8eb462",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 180,
    "b": 98
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 87.805,
    "s": 35.345,
    "l": 54.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.72297,
    "c": 0.11756,
    "h": 129.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.39275
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8EB462

secondary

#B8A8CA

accent

#5CCB90

background

#FBFCF8

surface

#F6F8F0

border

#D0D1CB

text

#11130D

muted

#80827D

Preview Lab

Preview with #8EB462

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

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