#a9c478

Color #a9c478

A muted light green.

Closest named color Dark Khaki #bdb76b · ΔE 13.84 Nearest Tailwind class lime-200 #d8f999 · ΔE 12.3

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Conversions

HEX

#a9c478

RGB

rgb(169, 196, 120)

HSL

hsl(81.3, 39.2%, 62%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(81.3, 38.8%, 76.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.8%, 0%, 38.8%, 23.1%)

LAB

lab(75.62, -21.81, 35.18)

LCH

lch(75.62, 41.39, 121.8)

OKLCH

oklch(78.2%, 0.1051, 124.69)

HWB

hwb(81.3, 47.1%, 23.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9378c4

Analogous

#c4b978

#a9c478

#83c478

Triadic

#a9c478

#78a9c4

#c478a9

Split-complementary

#a9c478

#7883c4

#b978c4

Tetradic

#a9c478

#78c493

#9378c4

#c478a9

Square

#a9c478

#78c4b9

#9378c4

#c47883

Shades

Color #a9c478 mixed toward black.

#92b453

#759340

#586e30

#3b4920

#1d2510

Tints

Color #a9c478 mixed toward white.

#b7ce8f

#c6d8a5

#d4e2bc

#e2ebd2

#f1f5e9

Tones

Color #a9c478 mixed toward gray.

#a7be7e

#a5b785

#a4b18b

#a2ab91

#a0a498

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.93:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.85:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.85:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b5b68f · ΔE 9.9

Deuteranopia

#b4b294 · ΔE 12.7

Tritanopia

#aa9fa2 · ΔE 29.9

Achromatopsia

#bababa · ΔE 22.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a9c478;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a9c478]

Related colors

Dark Olive Green #556b2f

Yellow Green #9acd32

Olive Drab #6b8e23

Green Yellow #adff2f

Chartreuse #7fff00

Lawn Green #7cfc00

Frequently asked questions

#a9c478 (#a9c478) is rgb(169, 196, 120) in RGB.

No, #a9c478 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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