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#A9C149 Color

#A9C149 is rgb(169, 193, 73) in RGB, hsl(72, 49%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(12%, 0%, 62%, 24%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is June Bud (#BDDA57), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.64. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A9C149
HEX#A9C149
RGBrgb(169, 193, 73)
HSLhsl(72, 49%, 52%)
HSVhsv(72, 62%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(12%, 0%, 62%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(76.9% 0.147 119.6)
LABlab(74.48% -20.91 55.45)
LCHlch(74.48% 59.26 110.66)

What #A9C149 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #A9C149, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

June Bud#BDDA57ΔE 9.64Middle Green Yellow#ACBF60ΔE 10.97Citron#9FA91FΔE 11.79Acid Green#B0BF1AΔE 15Booger Buster#DDE26AΔE 15.25Yellow Green#9ACD32ΔE 16.04

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#A9C149 Channel Values

How #A9C149 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 169 · G 193 · B 738-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 72° · S 49% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 72° · S 62% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 12% · M 0% · Y 62% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.02:1 vs white · 10.41:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A9C149 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A9C149 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A9C149

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A9C149; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A9C149
Complementary
#6149C1
Analogous
#C19D49
Analogous
#6DC149
Triadic
#49A9C1
Triadic
#C149A9
Split comp.
#496DC1
Split comp.
#9D49C1

Tints & Shades of #A9C149

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#B5CA63
#C0D17A
#CDDB95
#D7E2AB
#E4EBC6
#EFF3DD

Shades

#94AB3B
#7D9031
#667628
#525F21
#3B4417
#242A0E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A9C149.

How #A9C149 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#A9C149
Protanopia#BDBD49
Protanomaly#B5BF49
Deuteranopia#BABA4B
Deuteranomaly#B3BD4A
Tritanopia#B4B7B7
Tritanomaly#B0BB97
Achromatopsia#B6B6B6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A9C149 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-a9c149: #A9C149;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A9C149;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a9c149': '#A9C149' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.663, green: 0.757, blue: 0.286)
Android XML<color name="color_a9c149">#A9C149</color>
SVG fillfill="#A9C149"

More Green Colors

#A9C149 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A9C149 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A9C149?

#A9C149 is a mid-tone green — rgb(169, 193, 73) in RGB and hsl(72, 49%, 52%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is June Bud (#BDDA57), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.64.

What is the RGB value of #A9C149?

#A9C149 is rgb(169, 193, 73) — red 169, green 193, and blue 73 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A9C149?

#A9C149 converts to approximately cmyk(12%, 0%, 62%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A9C149 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A9C149 scores 2.02:1 against white and 10.41:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A9C149 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A9C149 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is yellowgreen (#9ACD32) at a CIE76 distance of 16.04, which is visibly different.

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