Palettes / Colors / #8EA221

#8EA221 — Yellow

#8EA221 is a yellow color we call Yellow, closest to the named color OliveDrab (#6B8E23). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: olivedrab (#6B8E23) — not an exact match. CSS olivedrab gives you #6B8E23, a different color; use #8EA221 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#8EA221 is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #3421A1; it also sits naturally between #A17421 and #4EA121. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 56% · Green 64% · Blue 13%

Cyan 12% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 80% · Key 36%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #8EA221

.text { color: #8EA221; }
.background { background-color: #8EA221; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8EA221; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(142, 162, 33); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(69, 66%, 38%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8EA221; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(142, 162, 33, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8EA221; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(142, 162, 33, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#8EA221">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#8EA221">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #3421A1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #8EA221: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #8EA221

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #8EA221 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #8EA221 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #8EA221?

#8EA221 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 142, 162, 33). Its closest standard named color is OliveDrab.

What is the RGB and HSL of #8EA221?

#8EA221 is RGB 142, 162, 33 — HSL 69°, 66%, 38% — CMYK 12%, 0%, 80%, 36%.

What colors go with #8EA221?

Its complement is #3421A1; analogous partners are #A17421 and #4EA121. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #8EA221 for text?

Black text on #8EA221 has a contrast ratio of 7.34:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.86:1.