#A9CA50
Closest named color: Yellow Green (#9ACD32). oklch(79% 0.153 122.7), rgb(169, 202, 80).
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Black text reads best on this color (11.25:1).
About this color
#A9CA50 is a light, vivid yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 79%, its chroma 0.153 and its hue 123°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Yellow Green (#9ACD32), ΔE 0.033 away. Black text reads best on it, at 11.25:1.
| Hue family | Yellows |
| Lightness | light (79%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.153) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Yellow Green (#9ACD32) |
| Black text | 11.25:1 |
| White text | 1.86:1 |
Values
| HEX | #A9CA50 |
| RGB | rgb(169, 202, 80) |
| HSL | hsl(76, 54%, 55%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79% 0.153 122.7) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #A9CA50 | 1.86:1 | Fails | Lc -39.4 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| Black text on #A9CA50 | 11.25:1 | AAA | Lc 68.7 | Content text, not long reading |
| #A9CA50 text on white | 1.86:1 | Fails | Lc 35.2 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #A9CA50 text on black | 11.25:1 | AAA | Lc -67.4 | Content text, not long reading |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 300.
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Step 50
50
#F3F8E9
oklch(97.1% 0.02 121.8)
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Step 100
100
#E4EFCF
oklch(93.5% 0.044 122.7)
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Step 200
200
#CFE3A4
oklch(88.6% 0.085 122.4)
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Step 300
300 (this color)
#A9CA50
oklch(79% 0.153 122.7)
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Step 400
400
#8EB000
oklch(70.6% 0.172 122.4)
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Step 500
500
#799700
oklch(63% 0.154 122.6)
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Step 600
600
#657F00
oklch(55.6% 0.136 122.8)
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Step 700
700
#556B00
oklch(49.2% 0.12 122.6)
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Step 800
800
#455700
oklch(42.6% 0.104 122.4)
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Step 900
900
#394900
oklch(37.8% 0.092 122.7)
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Step 950
950
#212B00
oklch(27% 0.066 122.2)
#A9CA50 with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #D5BE42 | 0.063 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #D1BE58 | 0.064 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #B1C1B0 | 0.126 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #BEBEBE | 0.153 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #A9CA50
#A9CA50
oklch(79% 0.153 122.7)
- #CBA6FF
#CBA6FF
oklch(79.1% 0.129 302.7)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #A9CA50, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Yellow Green #9ACD32 ΔE 0.033
- Pea #A4BF20 ΔE 0.038
- Light Olive Green #A4BE5C ΔE 0.039
- Light Moss Green #A6C875 ΔE 0.039
- Light Olive #ACBF69 ΔE 0.045
- Pale Olive Green #B1D27B ΔE 0.046
- Slime Green #99CC04 ΔE 0.046
- Greenish Tan #BCCB7A ΔE 0.053
Use #A9CA50 in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.