HEX atlas value

#C9DC74

#C9DC74 is a cool green HEX color close to Straw. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 201, 220, 116, HSL 71, 60%, 66%, has luminance 0.6486, and belongs to the earth tone group.

green cool earth-tone

#C9DC74 Sample readable text

HEX #C9DC74

RGB rgb(201, 220, 116)

HSL hsl(71 60% 66%)

CMYK cmyk(9, 0, 47, 14)

Luminance 0.6486

Contrast Black 13.97:1White 1.5:1

CSS

--color-c9dc74: #C9DC74;
.background-c9dc74 { background-color: #C9DC74; }
.text-c9dc74 { color: #C9DC74; }

Luminance0.6486

Black text13.97:1AA Pass

White text1.5:1AA 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":"#C9DC74","rgb":[201,220,116],"hsl":[71,60,66],"cmyk":[9,0,47,14],"luminance":0.6486,"contrast":{"black":13.97,"white":1.5}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":13.97,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.5,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#E6EFBE","hex":"#E6EFBE","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.45,"contrastWhite":1.2,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#D5EF61","hex":"#D5EF61","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.35,"contrastWhite":1.28,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Flax","hex":"#EEDC82","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.2,"contrastWhite":1.38,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Straw","hex":"#E4D96F","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.45,"contrastWhite":1.45,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#95DC74","hex":"#95DC74","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.77,"contrastWhite":1.64,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","earth tone","earth tone green","Straw 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/c9dc74.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/straw.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/champagne-gold.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/bamboo.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#8774DC","analogous":["#DCBB74","#95DC74"],"triadic":["#74C9DC","#DC74C9"],"tetradic":["#74DCBB","#8774DC","#DC7495"],"splitComplementary":["#7495DC","#BB74DC"],"monochromatic":["#E6EFBE","#C9DC74","#A9C431"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E6EFBE","dark":"#A9C431","saturated":"#D5EF61","desaturated":"#BDC987","pastel":"#EFF2DE","neon":"#E7FF7A"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"straw","name":"Straw","hex":"#E4D96F","distance":27.622454633866266},{"slug":"champagne-gold","name":"Champagne Gold","hex":"#D6B971","distance":37.456641600656084},{"slug":"bamboo","name":"Bamboo","hex":"#C7B56E","distance":39.50949253027682},{"slug":"flax","name":"Flax","hex":"#EEDC82","distance":39.56008088970496},{"slug":"dark-khaki","name":"Dark Khaki","hex":"#BDB76B","distance":39.92492955535426}]

HEX meaning and use

About #C9DC74

#C9DC74 is classified as a cool green value with earth tone visual character. #C9DC74 is visually closest to Straw, a named yellow color with HEX #E4D96F.

The RGB channels are 201, 220, and 116, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 71deg with 60% saturation and 66% 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 0.6486, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 27.62, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text13.97:1AA Pass

White text1.5:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #C9DC74 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000013.97:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.5:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#E6EFBE#000000 text · best 17.45:1#E6EFBE

#D5EF61#000000 text · best 16.35:1#D5EF61

Flax#000000 text · best 15.2:1#EEDC82

Straw#000000 text · best 14.45:1#E4D96F

#95DC74#000000 text · best 12.77:1#95DC74

Generated Palette

#C9DC74#C9DC74

#8774DC#8774DC

#DCBB74#DCBB74

#95DC74#95DC74

#E6EFBE#E6EFBE

#A9C431#A9C431

Color Harmonies

#8774DC#8774DC

#DCBB74#DCBB74

#95DC74#95DC74

#74C9DC#74C9DC

#DC74C9#DC74C9

Variants

#E6EFBE#E6EFBE

#A9C431#A9C431

#D5EF61#D5EF61

#BDC987#BDC987

#EFF2DE#EFF2DE

#E7FF7A#E7FF7A

Nearest Named Colors

Straw#E4D96F

Champagne Gold#D6B971

Bamboo#C7B56E

Flax#EEDC82

Dark Khaki#BDB76B

#C9DC74

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #C9DC74

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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