HEX atlas value

#9DA121

#9DA121 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Acid Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 157, 161, 33, HSL 62, 66%, 38%, has luminance 0.3277, and belongs to the balanced group.

yellow warm balanced

#9DA121 Sample readable text

HEX #9DA121

RGB rgb(157, 161, 33)

HSL hsl(62 66% 38%)

CMYK cmyk(2, 0, 80, 37)

Luminance 0.3277

Contrast Black 7.55:1White 2.78:1

CSS

--color-9da121: #9DA121;
.background-9da121 { background-color: #9DA121; }
.text-9da121 { color: #9DA121; }

Luminance0.3277

Black text7.55:1AA Pass

White text2.78:1AA 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

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#9DA121","rgb":[157,161,33],"hsl":[62,66,38],"cmyk":[2,0,80,37],"luminance":0.3277,"contrast":{"black":7.55,"white":2.78}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"AAA":["#000000"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":7.55,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.78,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#D4D945","hex":"#D4D945","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.81,"contrastWhite":1.52,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#2521A1","hex":"#2521A1","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.81,"contrastWhite":11.6,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Peridot","hex":"#B4C424","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.86,"contrastWhite":1.93,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Acid Green","hex":"#B0BF1A","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.31,"contrastWhite":2.04,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#B0B60C","hex":"#B0B60C","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.54,"contrastWhite":2.2,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","balanced","balanced yellow","Acid Green adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/9da121.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/acid-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/brass.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/brushed-brass.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#2521A1","analogous":["#A16521","#5DA121"],"triadic":["#219DA1","#A1219D"],"tetradic":["#21A165","#2521A1","#A1215D"],"splitComplementary":["#215DA1","#6521A1"],"monochromatic":["#D4D945","#9DA121","#525511"]}

Variants

{"light":"#D4D945","dark":"#525511","saturated":"#B0B60C","desaturated":"#898C36","pastel":"#CED171","neon":"#E3EB00"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"acid-green","name":"Acid Green","hex":"#B0BF1A","distance":36.193922141707716},{"slug":"brass","name":"Brass","hex":"#B5A642","distance":41.10960958218893},{"slug":"brushed-brass","name":"Brushed Brass","hex":"#B5A642","distance":41.10960958218893},{"slug":"peridot","name":"Peridot","hex":"#B4C424","distance":41.98809355043403},{"slug":"dark-goldenrod","name":"Dark Goldenrod","hex":"#B8860B","distance":44.06812907306141}]

HEX meaning and use

About #9DA121

#9DA121 is classified as a warm yellow value with balanced visual character. #9DA121 is visually closest to Acid Green, a named yellow color with HEX #B0BF1A.

The RGB channels are 157, 161, and 33, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 62deg with 66% saturation and 38% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and highlight and warning systems. Its luminance is 0.3277, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 36.19, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text7.55:1AA Pass

White text2.78:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #9DA121 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000007.55:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.78:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#D4D945#000000 text · best 13.81:1#D4D945

#2521A1#FFFFFF text · best 11.6:1#2521A1

Peridot#000000 text · best 10.86:1#B4C424

Acid Green#000000 text · best 10.31:1#B0BF1A

#B0B60C#000000 text · best 9.54:1#B0B60C

Generated Palette

#9DA121#9DA121

#2521A1#2521A1

#A16521#A16521

#5DA121#5DA121

#D4D945#D4D945

#525511#525511

Color Harmonies

#2521A1#2521A1

#A16521#A16521

#5DA121#5DA121

#219DA1#219DA1

#A1219D#A1219D

Variants

#D4D945#D4D945

#525511#525511

#B0B60C#B0B60C

#898C36#898C36

#CED171#CED171

#E3EB00#E3EB00

Nearest Named Colors

Acid Green#B0BF1A

Brass#B5A642

Brushed Brass#B5A642

Peridot#B4C424

Dark Goldenrod#B8860B

#9DA121

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #9DA121

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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