#A9CD8A#A9CD8A
#A9CD8A is a light, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.539; OKLCH L 80.6% C 0.098 H 131.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A9CD8A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(169, 205, 138) |
| HSL | hsl(92, 40%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(92, 33%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(17.6%, 0%, 32.7%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.42, -23.81, 29.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(78.42, 37.95, 128.86°) |
| OKLab | oklab(80.56% -0.0648 0.0738) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.56% 0.098 131.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.7801, 53.9320, 32.1959) |
| Luminance | 0.5393 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Light Moss Green
#A6C875
ΔE00 3.61
Pale Olive Green
#B1D27B
ΔE00 4.20
Pistachio
#93C572
ΔE00 4.53
Pale Olive
#B9CC81
ΔE00 4.59
Light Grey Green
#B7E1A1
ΔE00 4.91
Tan Green
#A9BE70
ΔE00 5.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A9CD8A #AE8ACD
analogous
#CBCD8A #A9CD8A #8ACD8D
triadic
#A9CD8A #8AA9CD #CD8AA9
tetradic
#A9CD8A #8ACBCD #AE8ACD #CD8D8A
square
#A9CD8A #8ACBCD #AE8ACD #CD8D8A
split-complementary
#A9CD8A #8D8ACD #CD8ACB
monochromatic
#6B9B42 #89BB5F #A9CD8A #C9DFB5 #E8F2E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.78
#A9CD8A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.79
#A9CD8A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A9CD8A
11.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A9CD8A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A9CD8A | 1.00 | 1.78 | 11.79 | 11.79 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.78 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D3C485
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CDC18D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#ABC8BC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C2C2C2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a9cd8a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(169, 205, 138); /* oklch */ color: oklch(80.6% 0.098 131.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c3dcac',
500: '#a9cd8a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a9cd8a; $custom-light: #c3dcac; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a9cd8a",
"rgb": {
"r": 169,
"g": 205,
"b": 138
},
"hsl": {
"h": 92.239,
"s": 40.12,
"l": 67.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.80558,
"c": 0.09819,
"h": 131.3
},
"luminance": 0.53933
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A9CD8A
secondary
#805AA1
accent
#32B378
background
#FDFEFD
surface
#F9FCF7
border
#D2D5D0
text
#121510
muted
#828481