HEX atlas value

#A1C94A

#A1C94A is a cool green HEX color close to Yellow Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 161, 201, 74, HSL 79, 54%, 54%, has luminance 0.4984, and belongs to the earth tone group.

green cool earth-tone

#A1C94A Sample readable text

HEX #A1C94A

RGB rgb(161, 201, 74)

HSL hsl(79 54% 54%)

CMYK cmyk(20, 0, 63, 21)

Luminance 0.4984

Contrast Black 10.97:1White 1.91:1

CSS

--color-a1c94a: #A1C94A;
.background-a1c94a { background-color: #A1C94A; }
.text-a1c94a { color: #A1C94A; }

Luminance0.4984

Black text10.97:1AA Pass

White text1.91:1AA 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":"#A1C94A","rgb":[161,201,74],"hsl":[79,54,54],"cmyk":[20,0,63,21],"luminance":0.4984,"contrast":{"black":10.97,"white":1.91}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":10.97,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.91,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#C6DE91","hex":"#C6DE91","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.26,"contrastWhite":1.47,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#AAE331","hex":"#AAE331","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.74,"contrastWhite":1.53,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Yellow Green","hex":"#9ACD32","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.15,"contrastWhite":1.88,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Peridot","hex":"#B4C424","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.86,"contrastWhite":1.93,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Pistachio","hex":"#93C572","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.47,"contrastWhite":2.01,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","earth tone","earth tone green","Yellow Green adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/a1c94a.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/yellow-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/brass.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/brushed-brass.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#724AC9","analogous":["#C9B24A","#62C94A"],"triadic":["#4AA1C9","#C94AA1"],"tetradic":["#4AC9B2","#724AC9","#C94A62"],"splitComplementary":["#4A62C9","#B24AC9"],"monochromatic":["#C6DE91","#A1C94A","#6E8D2A"]}

Variants

{"light":"#C6DE91","dark":"#6E8D2A","saturated":"#AAE331","desaturated":"#97AF64","pastel":"#D1DEB5","neon":"#C2FF3D"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"yellow-green","name":"Yellow Green","hex":"#9ACD32","distance":25.317977802344327},{"slug":"brass","name":"Brass","hex":"#B5A642","distance":41.09744517606904},{"slug":"brushed-brass","name":"Brushed Brass","hex":"#B5A642","distance":41.09744517606904},{"slug":"pistachio","name":"Pistachio","hex":"#93C572","distance":42.567593307585526},{"slug":"peridot","name":"Peridot","hex":"#B4C424","distance":42.77849927241488}]

HEX meaning and use

About #A1C94A

#A1C94A is classified as a cool green value with earth tone visual character. #A1C94A is visually closest to Yellow Green, a named green color with HEX #9ACD32.

The RGB channels are 161, 201, and 74, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 79deg with 54% saturation and 54% 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 natural palettes. Its luminance is 0.4984, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 25.32, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text10.97:1AA Pass

White text1.91:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #A1C94A needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000010.97:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.91:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#C6DE91#000000 text · best 14.26:1#C6DE91

#AAE331#000000 text · best 13.74:1#AAE331

Yellow Green#000000 text · best 11.15:1#9ACD32

Peridot#000000 text · best 10.86:1#B4C424

Pistachio#000000 text · best 10.47:1#93C572

Generated Palette

#A1C94A#A1C94A

#724AC9#724AC9

#C9B24A#C9B24A

#62C94A#62C94A

#C6DE91#C6DE91

#6E8D2A#6E8D2A

Color Harmonies

#724AC9#724AC9

#C9B24A#C9B24A

#62C94A#62C94A

#4AA1C9#4AA1C9

#C94AA1#C94AA1

Variants

#C6DE91#C6DE91

#6E8D2A#6E8D2A

#AAE331#AAE331

#97AF64#97AF64

#D1DEB5#D1DEB5

#C2FF3D#C2FF3D

Nearest Named Colors

Yellow Green#9ACD32

Brass#B5A642

Brushed Brass#B5A642

Pistachio#93C572

Peridot#B4C424

#A1C94A

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #A1C94A

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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