#A9CD4C#A9CD4C
#A9CD4C is a light, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.526; OKLCH L 79.7% C 0.160 H 123.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A9CD4C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(169, 205, 76) |
| HSL | hsl(77, 56%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(77, 63%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(17.6%, 0%, 62.9%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.65, -30.54, 58.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(77.65, 65.88, 117.62°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.69% -0.0878 0.1337) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.69% 0.16 123.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.4983, 52.6193, 14.9117) |
| Luminance | 0.5262 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Yellowgreen
#9ACD32
ΔE00 2.94
Slime Green
#99CC04
ΔE00 4.46
Light Olive Green
#A4BE5C
ΔE00 5.00
Pea
#A4BF20
ΔE00 5.03
Gross Green
#A0BF16
ΔE00 5.14
Snot Green
#9DC100
ΔE00 5.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A9CD4C #704CCD
analogous
#CDB04C #A9CD4C #69CD4C
triadic
#A9CD4C #4CA9CD #CD4CA9
tetradic
#A9CD4C #4CCDB0 #704CCD #CD4C69
square
#A9CD4C #4CCDB0 #704CCD #CD4C69
split-complementary
#A9CD4C #4C69CD #B04CCD
monochromatic
#637C23 #89AC30 #A9CD4C #C0DA7C #D7E8AC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.82
#A9CD4C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.52
#A9CD4C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A9CD4C
11.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A9CD4C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A9CD4C | 1.00 | 1.82 | 11.52 | 11.52 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.82 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D8C13C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D3C055
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B1C3B2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C0C0C0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a9cd4c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(169, 205, 76); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.7% 0.160 123.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c5dc84',
500: '#a9cd4c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a9cd4c; $custom-light: #c5dc84; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a9cd4c",
"rgb": {
"r": 169,
"g": 205,
"b": 76
},
"hsl": {
"h": 76.744,
"s": 56.332,
"l": 55.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79686,
"c": 0.15995,
"h": 123.3
},
"luminance": 0.52619
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A9CD4C
secondary
#4E3984
accent
#48E072
background
#FEFEFB
surface
#FAFCF2
border
#D3D5CC
text
#13150B
muted
#83847E