Nearest-color comparison

Laurel Green vs Willow Green

Laurel Green and Willow Green are different green colors with HEX values #A9BA9D and #A8B88F. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 14.2, their contrast ratio is 1.03:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.

Laurel Green and Willow Green are very close colors. Laurel Green is the lighter option. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1.03:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.

Differences Use cases Accessibility JSON

Laurel Green#A9BA9D

Willow Green#A8B88F

Quick Difference Summary

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

RGB distance14.2

Pair contrast1.03:1

Luminance delta0.014

Hue delta12 deg

Lighter colorLaurel Green

More saturatedWillow Green

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 Willow Green, it is lighter 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

Willow Green

Willow Green is #A8B88F, a cool green color with muted and earth tone character. Compared with Laurel Green, it is darker and more saturated. Use it for botanical palettes, natural product design, and seasonal editorial palettes, with black text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#A8B88F RGB168, 184, 143 HSL83, 22, 64 CMYK9, 0, 22, 28 Luminance0.4459 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

When to Use Laurel Green or Willow Green

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 Willow GreenWillow Green is better when the design needs muted and earth tone green character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #A8B88F.

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 GreenWillow Green

HEX#A9BA9D#A8B88F

RGB169, 186, 157168, 184, 143

HSL95, 17, 6783, 22, 64

CMYK9, 0, 16, 279, 0, 22, 28

FamilyGreenGreen

TemperatureCoolCool

ToneMuted, Earth ToneMuted, Earth Tone

Luminance0.45990.4459

Black contrast10.2:19.92:1

White contrast2.06:12.12:1

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

Willow Greenblack text - 9.92:1

Related Palette Strip

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

Laurel Green#A9BA9D

Willow Green#A8B88F

#D8DFD2#D8DFD2

#D3DBC7#D3DBC7

#AD9DB9#AD9DB9

#9E8FB7#9E8FB7

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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    },
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Differences

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    "saturation": 5,
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  },
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  "sameFamily": true,
  "sameTemperature": true,
  "sharedTones": [
    "muted",
    "earth-tone"
  ],
  "lighterColor": "Laurel Green",
  "moreSaturatedColor": "Willow Green"
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Accessibility

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  "safeText": [
    {
      "color": "Laurel Green",
      "background": "#A9BA9D",
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    },
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Use cases

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Related API

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