Information about #A9C87D color

#A9C87D color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #A9C87D is classified in the Register under the Chartreuse Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(169, 200, 125) — 66.3% red, 78.4% green, 49% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 12 / 0 / 29 / 22. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A pleasantly vivid yellow-green, #A9C87D floats near the light end of the scale. 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 a near neighbor of Caper (#AFC182). Nearby in the Register you will also find Pale Olive Green (#B1D27B) and Anise (#A7D67D).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(169, 200, 125)), which gives #A9C87D its character. If you plan to put text on a #A9C87D background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 11.2:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.9:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #A9C87D is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#A9C87D color variations

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

#A9C87D color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#A9C87D color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#A9C87D color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#A9C87D 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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#A9C87D 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 #A9C87D

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

Pale Olive Green color link
Pale Olive Green

#B1D27B

Anise color link
Anise

#A7D67D

Pastel Avocado color link
Pastel Avocado

#B1C086

Sprout Pine color link
Sprout Pine

#A8CB8D

Tan Green color link
Tan Green

#A9BE70

Pale Olive color link
Pale Olive

#B9CC81

Feijoa color link
Feijoa

#A5D785

Greenish Tan color link
Greenish Tan

#BCCB7A

Pine Glade color link
Pine Glade

#BDC07E

Light Olive color link
Light Olive

#ACBF69

Pastel Grass Green color link
Pastel Grass Green

#9ECB91

#A9C87D color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A9C87D
  • RGB169, 200, 125
  • CMYK12, 0, 29, 22
  • CSSrgb(169, 200, 125)
  • HSL85°, 41%, 64%
  • HSL Precise84.8°, 40.541%, 63.725%
  • HSV85°, 38%, 78%
  • HSB85°, 38%, 78%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.663
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.784
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.490
  • GLSLvec3(0.663, 0.784, 0.490)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.663, 0.784, 0.490, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.663, 0.784, 0.490)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB66.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB78.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB49%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA9C87D
  • DECIMAL ID11126909
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers24 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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