Information about #A9C379 color

#A9C379 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #A9C379 belongs to the Chartreuse Color Family, featuring Mild Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(169, 195, 121) — 66.3% red, 76.5% green, 47.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 10 / 0 / 29 / 24. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#A9C379 is a softly balanced chartreuse that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Tan Green (#A9BE70). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Caper (#AFC182) and Pastel Avocado (#B1C086).

In RGB terms — rgb(169, 195, 121) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #A9C379: 10.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.0:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #A9C379 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#A9C379 color variations

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

#A9C379 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#A9C379 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#A9C379 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#A9C379 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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#A9C379 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 #A9C379

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

Tan Green color link
Tan Green

#A9BE70

Caper color link
Caper

#AFC182

Pastel Avocado color link
Pastel Avocado

#B1C086

Light Olive color link
Light Olive

#ACBF69

Pale Olive Green color link
Pale Olive Green

#B1D27B

Olivine color link
Olivine

#9AB973

Anise color link
Anise

#A7D67D

Pale Olive color link
Pale Olive

#B9CC81

Spring color link
Spring

#A3C566

Greenish Tan color link
Greenish Tan

#BCCB7A

Pine Glade color link
Pine Glade

#BDC07E

Quarter Crisp Green color link
Quarter Crisp Green

#B8B47B

#A9C379 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A9C379
  • RGB169, 195, 121
  • CMYK10, 0, 29, 24
  • CSSrgb(169, 195, 121)
  • HSL81°, 38%, 62%
  • HSL Precise81.081°, 38.144%, 61.961%
  • HSV81°, 38%, 76%
  • HSB81°, 38%, 76%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.663
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.765
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.475
  • GLSLvec3(0.663, 0.765, 0.475)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.663, 0.765, 0.475, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.663, 0.765, 0.475)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB66.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB76.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB47.5%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA9C379
  • DECIMAL ID11125625
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers22 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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