#A8D479#A8D479
#A8D479 is a light, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.568; OKLCH L 81.8% C 0.128 H 129.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A8D479 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(168, 212, 121) |
| HSL | hsl(89, 51%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(89, 43%, 83%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(20.8%, 0%, 42.9%, 16.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.06, -29.80, 40.32) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.06, 50.14, 126.46°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.77% -0.0821 0.0982) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.77% 0.128 129.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.1426, 56.7915, 26.7743) |
| Luminance | 0.5679 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Pale Olive Green
#B1D27B
ΔE00 2.04
Light Moss Green
#A6C875
ΔE00 3.16
Pistachio
#93C572
ΔE00 4.48
Pale Olive
#B9CC81
ΔE00 5.19
Greenish Tan
#BCCB7A
ΔE00 5.99
Light Grey Green
#B7E1A1
ΔE00 6.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A8D479 #A579D4
analogous
#D4D279 #A8D479 #7AD479
triadic
#A8D479 #79A8D4 #D479A8
tetradic
#A8D479 #79D4D2 #A579D4 #D4797A
square
#A8D479 #79D4D2 #A579D4 #D4797A
split-complementary
#A8D479 #797AD4 #D279D4
monochromatic
#6B9F33 #8AC54B #A8D479 #C6E3A7 #E4F2D6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.70
#A8D479 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.36
#A8D479 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A8D479
12.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A8D479 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A8D479 | 1.00 | 1.70 | 12.36 | 12.36 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DCC972
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D5C57E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#ABCDBE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C7C7C7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a8d479; /* rgb */ color: rgb(168, 212, 121); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.8% 0.128 129.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c3e1a1',
500: '#a8d479',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a8d479; $custom-light: #c3e1a1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a8d479",
"rgb": {
"r": 168,
"g": 212,
"b": 121
},
"hsl": {
"h": 89.011,
"s": 51.412,
"l": 65.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81775,
"c": 0.128,
"h": 129.9
},
"luminance": 0.56792
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A8D479
secondary
#774DA4
accent
#27BF70
background
#FDFEFC
surface
#F9FCF5
border
#D2D5CF
text
#13150F
muted
#828480