HEX atlas value

#C9E26F

#C9E26F is a cool green HEX color close to Straw. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 201, 226, 111, HSL 73, 66%, 66%, has luminance 0.6796, and belongs to the balanced group.

green cool balanced

#C9E26F Sample readable text

HEX #C9E26F

RGB rgb(201, 226, 111)

HSL hsl(73 66% 66%)

CMYK cmyk(11, 0, 51, 11)

Luminance 0.6796

Contrast Black 14.59:1White 1.44:1

CSS

--color-c9e26f: #C9E26F;
.background-c9e26f { background-color: #C9E26F; }
.text-c9e26f { color: #C9E26F; }

Luminance0.6796

Black text14.59:1AA Pass

White text1.44:1AA 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":"#C9E26F","rgb":[201,226,111],"hsl":[73,66,66],"cmyk":[11,0,51,11],"luminance":0.6796,"contrast":{"black":14.59,"white":1.44}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":14.59,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.44,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#E5F1BB","hex":"#E5F1BB","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.63,"contrastWhite":1.19,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#D4F55C","hex":"#D4F55C","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.01,"contrastWhite":1.23,"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":"#90E26F","hex":"#90E26F","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.29,"contrastWhite":1.58,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","balanced","balanced green","Straw 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/c9e26f.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/straw.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/flax.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/champagne-gold.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#886FE2","analogous":["#E2C16F","#90E26F"],"triadic":["#6FC9E2","#E26FC9"],"tetradic":["#6FE2C1","#886FE2","#E26F90"],"splitComplementary":["#6F90E2","#C16FE2"],"monochromatic":["#E5F1BB","#C9E26F","#A8CB2A"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E5F1BB","dark":"#A8CB2A","saturated":"#D4F55C","desaturated":"#BECE82","pastel":"#EFF4DC","neon":"#E2FF7A"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"straw","name":"Straw","hex":"#E4D96F","distance":28.460498941515414},{"slug":"flax","name":"Flax","hex":"#EEDC82","distance":42.02380277890139},{"slug":"champagne-gold","name":"Champagne Gold","hex":"#D6B971","distance":43.05810028322197},{"slug":"dark-khaki","name":"Dark Khaki","hex":"#BDB76B","distance":44.82186966202994},{"slug":"bamboo","name":"Bamboo","hex":"#C7B56E","distance":45.05552130427524}]

HEX meaning and use

About #C9E26F

#C9E26F is classified as a cool green value with balanced visual character. #C9E26F is visually closest to Straw, a named yellow color with HEX #E4D96F.

The RGB channels are 201, 226, and 111, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 73deg with 66% 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 botanical and wellness palettes. Its luminance is 0.6796, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 28.46, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text14.59:1AA Pass

White text1.44:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #C9E26F needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000014.59:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.44:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#E5F1BB#000000 text · best 17.63:1#E5F1BB

#D4F55C#000000 text · best 17.01:1#D4F55C

Flax#000000 text · best 15.2:1#EEDC82

Straw#000000 text · best 14.45:1#E4D96F

#90E26F#000000 text · best 13.29:1#90E26F

Generated Palette

#C9E26F#C9E26F

#886FE2#886FE2

#E2C16F#E2C16F

#90E26F#90E26F

#E5F1BB#E5F1BB

#A8CB2A#A8CB2A

Color Harmonies

#886FE2#886FE2

#E2C16F#E2C16F

#90E26F#90E26F

#6FC9E2#6FC9E2

#E26FC9#E26FC9

Variants

#E5F1BB#E5F1BB

#A8CB2A#A8CB2A

#D4F55C#D4F55C

#BECE82#BECE82

#EFF4DC#EFF4DC

#E2FF7A#E2FF7A

Nearest Named Colors

Straw#E4D96F

Flax#EEDC82

Champagne Gold#D6B971

Dark Khaki#BDB76B

Bamboo#C7B56E

#C9E26F

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #C9E26F

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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