#A9C263#A9C263
#A9C263 is a light, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.479; OKLCH L 77.4% C 0.125 H 121.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A9C263 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(169, 194, 99) |
| HSL | hsl(76, 44%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(76, 49%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(12.9%, 0%, 49%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.77, -23.23, 44.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.77, 50.32, 117.49°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.45% -0.0653 0.1065) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.45% 0.125 121.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.9063, 47.9194, 19.0544) |
| Luminance | 0.4792 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Light Olive Green
#A4BE5C
ΔE00 1.25
Light Olive
#ACBF69
ΔE00 1.72
Tan Green
#A9BE70
ΔE00 2.83
Light Moss Green
#A6C875
ΔE00 3.54
Greenish Tan
#BCCB7A
ΔE00 4.13
Pale Olive Green
#B1D27B
ΔE00 4.62
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A9C263 #7C63C2
analogous
#C2AB63 #A9C263 #7AC263
triadic
#A9C263 #63A9C2 #C263A9
tetradic
#A9C263 #63C2AB #7C63C2 #C2637A
square
#A9C263 #63C2AB #7C63C2 #C2637A
split-complementary
#A9C263 #637AC2 #AB63C2
monochromatic
#677B30 #8CA741 #A9C263 #C1D38F #DAE4BB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.98
#A9C263 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.58
#A9C263 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A9C263
10.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A9C263 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A9C263 | 1.00 | 1.98 | 10.58 | 10.58 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CCB85B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C9B868
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B0BAAC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a9c263; /* rgb */ color: rgb(169, 194, 99); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.4% 0.125 121.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c4d491',
500: '#a9c263',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a9c263; $custom-light: #c4d491; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a9c263",
"rgb": {
"r": 169,
"g": 194,
"b": 99
},
"hsl": {
"h": 75.789,
"s": 43.779,
"l": 57.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77447,
"c": 0.1249,
"h": 121.5
},
"luminance": 0.47919
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A9C263
secondary
#B7ADD4
accent
#54D476
background
#FCFDF9
surface
#F8FAF1
border
#D1D3CB
text
#13140D
muted
#82837E