Information about #A9C487 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #A9C487 is classified in the Register under the Chartreuse Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(169, 196, 135) (66.3% red, 76.9% green, 52.9% blue), or CMYK 11 / 0 / 24 / 23 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #A9C487 reads as a moderately toned zesty chartreuse and appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Caper (#AFC182). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Pastel Avocado (#B1C086) and Sprout Pine (#A8CB8D).

In RGB terms — rgb(169, 196, 135) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #A9C487 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 10.9:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.9:1. No one has named #A9C487 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#A9C487 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#A9C487 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#A9C487 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#A9C487 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#A9C487 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#A9C487 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #A9C487

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Caper color link
Caper

#AFC182

Pastel Avocado color link
Pastel Avocado

#B1C086

Sprout Pine color link
Sprout Pine

#A8CB8D

Norway color link
Norway

#A4B88F

Whitish Green color link
Whitish Green

#A5BA93

Pastel Grass Green color link
Pastel Grass Green

#9ECB91

Frog Green color link
Frog Green

#99C68E

Pale Olive color link
Pale Olive

#B9CC81

Feijoa color link
Feijoa

#A5D785

Pale Olive Green color link
Pale Olive Green

#B1D27B

Anise color link
Anise

#A7D67D

Pastel Olive color link
Pastel Olive

#BCBC82

#A9C487 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A9C487
  • RGB169, 196, 135
  • CMYK11, 0, 24, 23
  • CSSrgb(169, 196, 135)
  • HSL87°, 34%, 65%
  • HSL Precise86.557°, 34.078%, 64.902%
  • HSV87°, 31%, 77%
  • HSB87°, 31%, 77%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.663
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.769
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.529
  • GLSLvec3(0.663, 0.769, 0.529)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.663, 0.769, 0.529, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.663, 0.769, 0.529)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB66.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB76.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB52.9%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA9C487
  • DECIMAL ID11125895
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers25 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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