Nearest-color comparison

Laurel Green vs Lichen

Laurel Green and Lichen are different green colors with HEX values #A9BA9D and #9BC4A2. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 17.9, their contrast ratio is 1.06:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.

Laurel Green and Lichen are very close colors. Lichen is the lighter option. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1.06:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.

Differences Use cases Accessibility JSON

Laurel Green#A9BA9D

Lichen#9BC4A2

Quick Difference Summary

The main measurable differences between Laurel Green and Lichen across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.

RGB distance17.9

Pair contrast1.06:1

Luminance delta0.0307

Hue delta35 deg

Lighter colorLichen

More saturatedLichen

Side-by-Side Color Profiles

green color

Laurel Green

Laurel Green is #A9BA9D, a cool green color with muted and earth tone character. Compared with Lichen, it is darker and less saturated. Use it for natural palettes, wellness branding, and sustainability design, with black text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#A9BA9D RGB169, 186, 157 HSL95, 17, 67 CMYK9, 0, 16, 27 Luminance0.4599 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

green color

Lichen

Lichen is #9BC4A2, a cool green color with muted and earth tone character. Compared with Laurel Green, it is lighter and more saturated. Use it for natural palettes, wellness branding, and sustainability design, with black text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#9BC4A2 RGB155, 196, 162 HSL130, 26, 69 CMYK21, 0, 17, 23 Luminance0.4906 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

When to Use Laurel Green or Lichen

Choose Laurel GreenLaurel Green is better when the design needs muted and earth tone green character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #A9BA9D.

Choose LichenLichen is better when the design needs muted and earth tone green character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #9BC4A2.

Use togetherUse these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs.

Technical Comparison Table

PropertyLaurel GreenLichen

HEX#A9BA9D#9BC4A2

RGB169, 186, 157155, 196, 162

HSL95, 17, 67130, 26, 69

CMYK9, 0, 16, 2721, 0, 17, 23

FamilyGreenGreen

TemperatureCoolCool

ToneMuted, Earth ToneMuted, Earth Tone

Luminance0.45990.4906

Black contrast10.2:110.81:1

White contrast2.06:11.94:1

Shared tonesMuted, Earth Tone

Accessibility and Contrast

Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.

Laurel Greenblack text - 10.2:1

Lichenblack text - 10.81:1

Related Palette Strip

A compact visual strip showing the two compared colors with nearby harmony and variant context.

Laurel Green#A9BA9D

Lichen#9BC4A2

#D8DFD2#D8DFD2

#D5E6D8#D5E6D8

#AD9DB9#AD9DB9

#C59BBE#C59BBE

colorsBoth named color records with HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK, luminance, WCAG, and links

differencesRGB distance, HSL deltas, luminance delta, contrast, and shared attributes

accessibilityPair contrast and safer text choices for each color

useCasesWhen to choose each color and when to use them together

relatedApiMachine-readable comparison and color endpoints

Structured sections

Colors

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    "name": "Laurel Green",
    "hex": "#A9BA9D",
    "rgb": [
      169,
      186,
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    ],
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      17,
      67
    ],
    "cmyk": [
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    ],
    "family": "green",
    "temperature": "cool",
    "tone": [
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    ],
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    "contrast": {
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    },
    "wcag": {
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        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "AAA": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ]
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 10.2
    },
    "description": "Laurel Green is #A9BA9D, a cool green color with muted and earth tone character. Compared with Lichen, it is darker and less saturated. Use it for natural palettes, wellness branding, and sustainability design, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/laurel-green/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/laurel-green.json"
  },
  {
    "slug": "lichen",
    "name": "Lichen",
    "hex": "#9BC4A2",
    "rgb": [
      155,
      196,
      162
    ],
    "hsl": [
      130,
      26,
      69
    ],
    "cmyk": [
      21,
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    ],
    "family": "green",
    "temperature": "cool",
    "tone": [
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    ],
    "luminance": 0.4906,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 10.81,
      "white": 1.94
    },
    "wcag": {
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        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "AAA": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ]
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 10.81
    },
    "description": "Lichen is #9BC4A2, a cool green color with muted and earth tone character. Compared with Laurel Green, it is lighter and more saturated. Use it for natural palettes, wellness branding, and sustainability design, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/lichen/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/lichen.json"
  }
]

Differences

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  "rgbDistance": 17.9,
  "contrastRatio": 1.06,
  "hslDelta": {
    "hue": 35,
    "saturation": 9,
    "lightness": 2
  },
  "luminanceDelta": 0.0307,
  "sameFamily": true,
  "sameTemperature": true,
  "sharedTones": [
    "muted",
    "earth-tone"
  ],
  "lighterColor": "Lichen",
  "moreSaturatedColor": "Lichen"
}

Accessibility

{
  "pairContrastRatio": 1.06,
  "textRecommendation": "Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.",
  "safeText": [
    {
      "color": "Laurel Green",
      "background": "#A9BA9D",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 10.2
    },
    {
      "color": "Lichen",
      "background": "#9BC4A2",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 10.81
    }
  ]
}

Use cases

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  "chooseFirstWhen": "Laurel Green is better when the design needs muted and earth tone green character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #A9BA9D.",
  "chooseSecondWhen": "Lichen is better when the design needs muted and earth tone green character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #9BC4A2.",
  "useTogetherWhen": "Use these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs."
}

Related API

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  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/compare/laurel-green-vs-lichen.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/laurel-green.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/lichen.json"
]

Full JSON dataset

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  "summary": "Laurel Green and Lichen are different green colors with HEX values #A9BA9D and #9BC4A2. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 17.9, their contrast ratio is 1.06:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.",
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