Information about #A9C74F color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#A9C74F falls into the Chartreuse Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(169, 199, 79) — 66.3% red, 78% green, 31% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 12 / 0 / 47 / 22. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#A9C74F presents itself as a confidently colored zesty chartreuse — one that feels open and friendly. It is a natural fit for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Happy Hour (#A9C949). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Margarita (#B0C24A) and Avocado Green (#B2C248).

The recipe behind #A9C74F is rgb(169, 199, 79), with green as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #A9C74F: 11.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.9:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #A9C74F is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#A9C74F color variations

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

#A9C74F color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#A9C74F color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#A9C74F color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#A9C74F 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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#A9C74F 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 #A9C74F

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

Happy Hour color link
Happy Hour

#A9C949

Margarita color link
Margarita

#B0C24A

Avocado Green color link
Avocado Green

#B2C248

Light Olive Green color link
Light Olive Green

#A4BE5C

Middle Green Yellow color link
Middle Green Yellow

#ACBF60

Vermont color link
Vermont

#B2BE61

Android Green color link
Android Green

#A4C639

Chameleon color link
Chameleon

#98B74F

Conifer color link
Conifer

#B1DD52

Spring color link
Spring

#A3C566

Golden Cypress color link
Golden Cypress

#A0B158

Atlantis color link
Atlantis

#9CD03B

#A9C74F color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A9C74F
  • RGB169, 199, 79
  • CMYK12, 0, 47, 22
  • CSSrgb(169, 199, 79)
  • HSL75°, 52%, 55%
  • HSL Precise75°, 51.724%, 54.51%
  • HSV75°, 60%, 78%
  • HSB75°, 60%, 78%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.663
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.780
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.310
  • GLSLvec3(0.663, 0.780, 0.310)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.663, 0.780, 0.310, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.663, 0.780, 0.310)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB66.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB78%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB31%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDA9C74F
  • DECIMAL ID11126607
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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