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#a9ca65 color: Be Spontaneous

#a9ca65 is rgb(169, 202, 101) in RGB and oklch(79.283% 0.13383 124.332) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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80°
100%

79.3%
0.134
124°
  • Lime
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Pistachio
  • lime-500
  • Black 21%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.85:1Hard to read
Lc -39
Black text
11.32:1Readable · AA
Lc 69

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About #a9ca65

#a9ca65 is a soft light lime color. In OKLCH it has 79.3% lightness, 0.134 chroma and a hue of 124°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.85:1 contrast and black text 11.32:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Be Spontaneous (#a5cb66). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is lime-500.

More light lime colors

Lighter: #a9ca65 mixed with white

  1. a9ca65
  2. b1d076
  3. bad586
  4. c2da96
  5. cbe0a6
  6. d3e5b5
  7. dceac4
  8. e4f0d3
  9. edf5e1
  10. f6faf0

Darker: #a9ca65 mixed with black

  1. a9ca65
  2. 92af57
  3. 7c9549
  4. 677c3c
  5. 53642f
  6. 3f4d22
  7. 2c3717
  8. 1b220c
  9. 0a0f03
  10. 010200

Calmer: #a9ca65 with less saturation

  1. a9ca65
  2. abc970
  3. adc77a
  4. aec683
  5. b0c58c
  6. b2c394
  7. b4c29c
  8. b6c0a4
  9. b8bfac
  10. b9bdb4

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Colors that go with #a9ca65

Complementary
#a9ca65#cfa5ff
Analogous
#a9ca65#d7ba49#6ed594
Triadic
#a9ca65#69c4ff#ff95b1
Split
#a9ca65#a3b5ff#f09ade

Questions about #a9ca65

What color is #a9ca65?

#a9ca65 is soft light lime. The closest named color is Be Spontaneous. In RGB it is rgb(169, 202, 101), in HSL hsl(79.6, 48.79%, 59.41%) and in OKLCH oklch(79.283% 0.13383 124.332).

What colors go well with #a9ca65?

The complementary color of #a9ca65 is #cfa5ff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #d7ba49 and #6ed594. The triadic partners are #69c4ff and #ff95b1.

Is white or black text more readable on #a9ca65?

Black text reads better on #a9ca65: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.85:1 and black gives 11.32:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #a9ca65 a warm or cool color?

#a9ca65 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 124 degrees, its lightness 79.3% and its chroma 0.134.