Colors Encyclopedia

Named color

Laurel Green

Laurel Green is a muted and earth tone green color with HEX #A9BA9D. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it has RGB 169, 186, 157, HSL 95, 17%, 67%, cool temperature, and is useful for natural palettes, wellness branding, and sustainability design.

#A9BA9D green cool mutedearth-tone
HEX #A9BA9D
RGB rgb(169, 186, 157)
HSL hsl(95 17% 67%)
CMYK cmyk(9, 0, 16, 27)
Luminance 0.4599
Contrast Black 10.2:1White 2.06:1

CSS Utilities

--color-laurel-green: #A9BA9D;
.bg-laurel-green { background-color: #A9BA9D; }
.text-laurel-green { color: #A9BA9D; }
Open CSS utility pageReusable variables, classes, examples, and implementation notes

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Color Data (JSON)

Perfect for CSS, design systems, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.4599
Black text10.2:1AA Pass
White text2.06:1AA Fail
hexCanonical HEX value
rgbRed, green, blue channels
hslHue, saturation, lightness
cmykApproximate print conversion
wcagAA and AAA contrast options
harmoniesMathematical harmony sets
variantsGenerated tone variants
nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
{
  "hex": "#A9BA9D",
  "rgb": [
    169,
    186,
    157
  ],
  "hsl": [
    95,
    17,
    67
  ],
  "cmyk": [
    9,
    0,
    16,
    27
  ],
  "luminance": 0.4599,
  "contrast": {
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    "white": 2.06
  }
}
WCAG
{
  "AA": [
    "#000000",
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#36454F"
  ],
  "AAA": [
    "#000000",
    "#1A1A1A"
  ]
}
Harmonies
{
  "complementary": "#AD9DB9",
  "analogous": [
    "#B7B99D",
    "#9DB99F"
  ],
  "triadic": [
    "#9DA8B9",
    "#B99DA8"
  ],
  "tetradic": [
    "#9DB7B9",
    "#AD9DB9",
    "#B99F9D"
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    "#B99DB7"
  ],
  "monochromatic": [
    "#D8DFD2",
    "#A9BA9D",
    "#799268"
  ]
}
Variants
{
  "light": "#D8DFD2",
  "dark": "#799268",
  "saturated": "#A5CC8A",
  "desaturated": "#ABABAB",
  "pastel": "#EBEBEA",
  "neon": "#B5FF80"
}
Pairings
{
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    "#AD9DB9",
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    "#9DB99F"
  ],
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    "#D8DFD2"
  ],
  "neutral": [
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#F5F5F5",
    "#E8E8E4"
  ],
  "highContrast": [
    "#000000"
  ],
  "lowContrast": [
    "#D8DFD2",
    "#ABABAB"
  ]
}
Knowledge graph
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    "lichen",
    "greige",
    "dark-gray",
    "dark-grey"
  ],
  "generatedPalettes": [
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  ],
  "generatedComparisons": [
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  ],
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    "/colors/by-temperature/cool",
    "/colors/by-tone/muted",
    "/colors/by-tone/earth-tone"
  ],
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  ],
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    ],
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      "/colors/dark-grey",
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      "/harmonies/laurel-green",
      "/wcag/laurel-green",
      "/css/colors/laurel-green",
      "/hex/a9ba9d"
    ]
  }
}
Full JSON dataset 
{
  "slug": "laurel-green",
  "name": "Laurel Green",
  "hex": "#A9BA9D",
  "uses": [
    "natural palettes",
    "wellness branding",
    "sustainability design"
  ],
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      "nature",
      "growth",
      "balance"
    ],
    "contexts": [
      "wellness",
      "outdoor brands",
      "gardening",
      "organic products"
    ],
    "avoidIn": [
      "urgent error states"
    ]
  },
  "aliases": [],
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  "confidence": "medium",
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  "origin": {
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    "notes": "Curated common color reference used in design and editorial color systems."
  },
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  "temperature": "cool",
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  ],
  "editorialNotes": "Curated internal color record with computed technical properties.",
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    157
  ],
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    17,
    67
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  ],
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  },
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    ],
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    ],
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    "saturated": "#A5CC8A",
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    "pastel": "#EBEBEA",
    "neon": "#B5FF80"
  },
  "wcag": {
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      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
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    ]
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      "/css/colors/laurel-green",
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      "#AD9DB9",
      "#B7B99D",
      "#9DB99F"
    ],
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      "#D8DFD2"
    ],
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      "#1A1A1A",
      "#F5F5F5",
      "#E8E8E4"
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}
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Color meaning and use

About Laurel Green Color

Laurel Green sits in the green family with cool temperature and muted and earth tone visual character. Laurel Green is a commonly used color name in design references, palettes, and editorial color systems.

Its common associations include nature, growth, and balance, which makes it relevant for wellness and outdoor brands. In design work, Laurel Green is most useful for natural palettes, wellness branding, and sustainability design, especially when paired with black text for stronger contrast.

Related Color Guides

Green color familyBrowse named green colors and compare nearby swatches.Cool colorsExplore colors with cool temperature behavior.Muted colorsFind colors with muted visual character.Earth Tone colorsFind colors with earth tone visual character.Laurel Green accessibilityCheck contrast and WCAG text options for #A9BA9D.Laurel Green CSS utilitiesUse Laurel Green in CSS variables and utility classes.#A9BA9D HEX atlasOpen the permanent HEX atlas record for conversions and variants.Laurel Green paletteOpen the generated palette based on Laurel Green.Laurel Green harmoniesExplore complementary, analogous, triadic, and tetradic harmonies.

WCAG Accessibility

Contrast checks for Laurel Green against black and white text.

Black text10.2:1AA Pass
White text2.06:1AA Fail
AA text options#000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F
AAA text options#000000, #1A1A1A
Open WCAG pageDetailed contrast notes, warnings, alternatives, and UI examples

Similar Colors

Willow Green#A8B88F
Lichen#9BC4A2
Greige#B0A999
Dark Gray#A9A9A9
Dark Grey#A9A9A9

Color Harmonies

#AD9DB9#AD9DB9
#B7B99D#B7B99D
#9DB99F#9DB99F
#9DA8B9#9DA8B9
#B99DA8#B99DA8
Open full Laurel Green harmony pageComplementary, analogous, triadic, tetradic, split, and monochromatic sets

Variants

#D8DFD2#D8DFD2
#799268#799268
#A5CC8A#A5CC8A
#ABABAB#ABABAB
#EBEBEA#EBEBEA
#B5FF80#B5FF80

Pairings

Black#000000
#AD9DB9#AD9DB9
#B7B99D#B7B99D
#9DB99F#9DB99F
Matte Black#1A1A1A
White Smoke#F5F5F5