#A9C170#A9C170
#A9C170 is a light, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.477; OKLCH L 77.4% C 0.110 H 122.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A9C170 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(169, 193, 112) |
| HSL | hsl(78, 40%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(78, 42%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(12.4%, 0%, 42%, 24.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.66, -21.30, 38.04) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.66, 43.60, 119.25°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.41% -0.0589 0.0925) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.41% 0.11 122.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.3567, 47.7447, 22.5210) |
| Luminance | 0.4774 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Tan Green
#A9BE70
ΔE00 0.96
Light Olive
#ACBF69
ΔE00 1.72
Light Moss Green
#A6C875
ΔE00 2.50
Light Olive Green
#A4BE5C
ΔE00 2.97
Pale Olive
#B9CC81
ΔE00 3.49
Greenish Tan
#BCCB7A
ΔE00 3.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A9C170 #8870C1
analogous
#C1B170 #A9C170 #81C170
triadic
#A9C170 #70A9C1 #C170A9
tetradic
#A9C170 #70C1B1 #8870C1 #C17081
square
#A9C170 #70C1B1 #8870C1 #C17081
split-complementary
#A9C170 #7081C1 #B170C1
monochromatic
#6A7F37 #8EAA4A #A9C170 #C3D49B #DCE6C5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.99
#A9C170 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.55
#A9C170 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A9C170
10.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A9C170 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A9C170 | 1.00 | 1.99 | 10.55 | 10.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CAB86A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C6B874
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AFBAAD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a9c170; /* rgb */ color: rgb(169, 193, 112); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.4% 0.110 122.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c4d39a',
500: '#a9c170',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a9c170; $custom-light: #c4d39a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a9c170",
"rgb": {
"r": 169,
"g": 193,
"b": 112
},
"hsl": {
"h": 77.778,
"s": 39.512,
"l": 59.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77413,
"c": 0.10968,
"h": 122.5
},
"luminance": 0.47745
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A9C170
secondary
#C0B7D6
accent
#58CF7C
background
#FCFCF9
surface
#F8F9F2
border
#D1D2CC
text
#13140E
muted
#82827E