Information about #A9CD8E color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#A9CD8E falls into the Chartreuse Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(169, 205, 142) — 66.3% red, 80.4% green, 55.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 14 / 0 / 25 / 20. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#A9CD8E is a softly balanced chartreuse that floats near the light end of the scale. In practice it works well for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Sprout Pine (#A8CB8D). Nearby in the Register you will also find Pastel Grass Green (#9ECB91) and Feijoa (#A5D785).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(169, 205, 142)), which gives #A9CD8E its character. On this background, black text reaches a 11.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.8:1. No one has named #A9CD8E so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#A9CD8E color variations

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

#A9CD8E color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#A9CD8E color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#A9CD8E color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#A9CD8E 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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#A9CD8E 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 #A9CD8E

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

Sprout Pine color link
Sprout Pine

#A8CB8D

Pastel Grass Green color link
Pastel Grass Green

#9ECB91

Feijoa color link
Feijoa

#A5D785

Nathaniels green color link
Nathaniels green

#9ACF92

Pastel Avocado color link
Pastel Avocado

#B1C086

Frog Green color link
Frog Green

#99C68E

Caper color link
Caper

#AFC182

Flat Medium Green color link
Flat Medium Green

#9BCD9B

Anise color link
Anise

#A7D67D

Whitish Green color link
Whitish Green

#A5BA93

Pale Olive color link
Pale Olive

#B9CC81

Pale Olive Green color link
Pale Olive Green

#B1D27B

#A9CD8E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A9CD8E
  • RGB169, 205, 142
  • CMYK14, 0, 25, 20
  • CSSrgb(169, 205, 142)
  • HSL94°, 39%, 68%
  • HSL Precise94.286°, 38.65%, 68.039%
  • HSV94°, 31%, 80%
  • HSB94°, 31%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.663
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.804
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.557
  • GLSLvec3(0.663, 0.804, 0.557)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.663, 0.804, 0.557, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.663, 0.804, 0.557)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB66.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB80.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB55.7%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA9CD8E
  • DECIMAL ID11128206
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers24 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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