#A9D477#A9D477
#A9D477 is a light, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.569; OKLCH L 81.8% C 0.130 H 129.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A9D477 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(169, 212, 119) |
| HSL | hsl(88, 52%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(88, 44%, 83%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(20.3%, 0%, 43.9%, 16.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.10, -29.68, 41.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.10, 50.92, 125.65°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.81% -0.0819 0.1005) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.81% 0.13 129.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.2350, 56.8532, 26.1451) |
| Luminance | 0.5685 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Pale Olive Green
#B1D27B
ΔE00 1.88
Light Moss Green
#A6C875
ΔE00 3.18
Pistachio
#93C572
ΔE00 4.71
Pale Olive
#B9CC81
ΔE00 5.12
Greenish Tan
#BCCB7A
ΔE00 5.80
Light Olive Green
#A4BE5C
ΔE00 6.32
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A9D477 #A277D4
analogous
#D4D077 #A9D477 #7BD477
triadic
#A9D477 #77A9D4 #D477A9
tetradic
#A9D477 #77D4D0 #A277D4 #D4777B
square
#A9D477 #77D4D0 #A277D4 #D4777B
split-complementary
#A9D477 #777BD4 #D077D4
monochromatic
#6C9E32 #8CC549 #A9D477 #C6E3A5 #E4F1D4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.70
#A9D477 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.37
#A9D477 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A9D477
12.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A9D477 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A9D477 | 1.00 | 1.70 | 12.37 | 12.37 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DCC970
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D6C67C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#ACCDBE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C7C7C7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a9d477; /* rgb */ color: rgb(169, 212, 119); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.8% 0.130 129.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c4e1a0',
500: '#a9d477',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a9d477; $custom-light: #c4e1a0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a9d477",
"rgb": {
"r": 169,
"g": 212,
"b": 119
},
"hsl": {
"h": 87.742,
"s": 51.955,
"l": 64.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.8181,
"c": 0.12963,
"h": 129.2
},
"luminance": 0.56854
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A9D477
secondary
#744CA3
accent
#26BF6D
background
#FDFEFC
surface
#F9FCF5
border
#D2D5CF
text
#13150F
muted
#828480