HEX atlas value

#A9DE5E

#A9DE5E is a cool green HEX color close to Pistachio. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 169, 222, 94, HSL 85, 66%, 62%, has luminance 0.6149, and belongs to the balanced group.

green cool balanced

#A9DE5E Sample readable text

HEX #A9DE5E

RGB rgb(169, 222, 94)

HSL hsl(85 66% 62%)

CMYK cmyk(24, 0, 58, 13)

Luminance 0.6149

Contrast Black 13.3:1White 1.58:1

CSS

--color-a9de5e: #A9DE5E;
.background-a9de5e { background-color: #A9DE5E; }
.text-a9de5e { color: #A9DE5E; }

Luminance0.6149

Black text13.3:1AA Pass

White text1.58:1AA 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":"#A9DE5E","rgb":[169,222,94],"hsl":[85,66,62],"cmyk":[24,0,58,13],"luminance":0.6149,"contrast":{"black":13.3,"white":1.58}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":13.3,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.58,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"Green Yellow","hex":"#ADFF2F","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.12,"contrastWhite":1.23,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#D2EEAA","hex":"#D2EEAA","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.55,"contrastWhite":1.27,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#ACF349","hex":"#ACF349","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.67,"contrastWhite":1.34,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#DED35E","hex":"#DED35E","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.59,"contrastWhite":1.55,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#69DE5E","hex":"#69DE5E","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.21,"contrastWhite":1.72,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","balanced","balanced green","Pistachio adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/a9de5e.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pistachio.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-khaki.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/yellow-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#935EDE","analogous":["#DED35E","#69DE5E"],"triadic":["#5EA9DE","#DE5EA9"],"tetradic":["#5EDED3","#935EDE","#DE5E69"],"splitComplementary":["#5E69DE","#D35EDE"],"monochromatic":["#D2EEAA","#A9DE5E","#7DBA26"]}

Variants

{"light":"#D2EEAA","dark":"#7DBA26","saturated":"#ACF349","desaturated":"#A5C973","pastel":"#E1EFCD","neon":"#BFFF66"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pistachio","name":"Pistachio","hex":"#93C572","distance":38.84584919911006},{"slug":"dark-khaki","name":"Dark Khaki","hex":"#BDB76B","distance":45.71651780264984},{"slug":"yellow-green","name":"Yellow Green","hex":"#9ACD32","distance":49.49747468305833},{"slug":"bamboo","name":"Bamboo","hex":"#C7B56E","distance":53.2634959423431},{"slug":"green-yellow","name":"Green Yellow","hex":"#ADFF2F","distance":57.56735185849702}]

HEX meaning and use

About #A9DE5E

#A9DE5E is classified as a cool green value with balanced visual character. #A9DE5E is visually closest to Pistachio, a named green color with HEX #93C572.

The RGB channels are 169, 222, and 94, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 85deg with 66% saturation and 62% 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 botanical and wellness palettes. Its luminance is 0.6149, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 38.85, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text13.3:1AA Pass

White text1.58:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #A9DE5E needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000013.3:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.58:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

Green Yellow#000000 text · best 17.12:1#ADFF2F

#D2EEAA#000000 text · best 16.55:1#D2EEAA

#ACF349#000000 text · best 15.67:1#ACF349

#DED35E#000000 text · best 13.59:1#DED35E

#69DE5E#000000 text · best 12.21:1#69DE5E

Generated Palette

#A9DE5E#A9DE5E

#935EDE#935EDE

#DED35E#DED35E

#69DE5E#69DE5E

#D2EEAA#D2EEAA

#7DBA26#7DBA26

Color Harmonies

#935EDE#935EDE

#DED35E#DED35E

#69DE5E#69DE5E

#5EA9DE#5EA9DE

#DE5EA9#DE5EA9

Variants

#D2EEAA#D2EEAA

#7DBA26#7DBA26

#ACF349#ACF349

#A5C973#A5C973

#E1EFCD#E1EFCD

#BFFF66#BFFF66

Nearest Named Colors

Pistachio#93C572

Dark Khaki#BDB76B

Yellow Green#9ACD32

Bamboo#C7B56E

Green Yellow#ADFF2F

#A9DE5E

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #A9DE5E

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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