HEX atlas value

#C9E5A9

#C9E5A9 is a cool green HEX color close to Pastel Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 201, 229, 169, HSL 88, 54%, 78%, has luminance 0.7132, and belongs to the balanced group.

green cool balanced

#C9E5A9 Sample readable text

HEX #C9E5A9

RGB rgb(201, 229, 169)

HSL hsl(88 54% 78%)

CMYK cmyk(12, 0, 26, 10)

Luminance 0.7132

Contrast Black 15.26:1White 1.38:1

CSS

--color-c9e5a9: #C9E5A9;
.background-c9e5a9 { background-color: #C9E5A9; }
.text-c9e5a9 { color: #C9E5A9; }

Luminance0.7132

Black text15.26:1AA Pass

White text1.38:1AA 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":"#C9E5A9","rgb":[201,229,169],"hsl":[88,54,78],"cmyk":[12,0,26,10],"luminance":0.7132,"contrast":{"black":15.26,"white":1.38}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":15.26,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.38,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F5FAEF","hex":"#F5FAEF","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.8,"contrastWhite":1.06,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#CAF29C","hex":"#CAF29C","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.69,"contrastWhite":1.26,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#E5E3A9","hex":"#E5E3A9","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.89,"contrastWhite":1.32,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Pastel Green","hex":"#C1E1C1","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.81,"contrastWhite":1.42,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#ABE5A9","hex":"#ABE5A9","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.51,"contrastWhite":1.45,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","balanced","balanced green","Pastel Green 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/c9e5a9.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pastel-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/celadon.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mica.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#C5A9E5","analogous":["#E5E3A9","#ABE5A9"],"triadic":["#A9C9E5","#E5A9C9"],"tetradic":["#A9E5E3","#C5A9E5","#E5A9AB"],"splitComplementary":["#A9ABE5","#E3A9E5"],"monochromatic":["#F5FAEF","#C9E5A9","#9DD062"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F5FAEF","dark":"#9DD062","saturated":"#CAF29C","desaturated":"#C8D9B5","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#DEFFB8"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pastel-green","name":"Pastel Green","hex":"#C1E1C1","distance":25.612496949731394},{"slug":"celadon","name":"Celadon","hex":"#ACE1AF","distance":29.88310559496787},{"slug":"mica","name":"Mica","hex":"#D8C7B0","distance":34.26368339802363},{"slug":"oat","name":"Oat","hex":"#D8CAB8","distance":34.336569426778794},{"slug":"limestone","name":"Limestone","hex":"#D8D2C4","distance":36.26292872893749}]

HEX meaning and use

About #C9E5A9

#C9E5A9 is classified as a cool green value with balanced visual character. #C9E5A9 is visually closest to Pastel Green, a named green color with HEX #C1E1C1.

The RGB channels are 201, 229, and 169, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 88deg with 54% saturation and 78% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, light 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 0.7132, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 25.61, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text15.26:1AA Pass

White text1.38:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #C9E5A9 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000015.26:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.38:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F5FAEF#000000 text · best 19.8:1#F5FAEF

#CAF29C#000000 text · best 16.69:1#CAF29C

#E5E3A9#000000 text · best 15.89:1#E5E3A9

Pastel Green#000000 text · best 14.81:1#C1E1C1

#ABE5A9#000000 text · best 14.51:1#ABE5A9

Generated Palette

#C9E5A9#C9E5A9

#C5A9E5#C5A9E5

#E5E3A9#E5E3A9

#ABE5A9#ABE5A9

#F5FAEF#F5FAEF

#9DD062#9DD062

Color Harmonies

#C5A9E5#C5A9E5

#E5E3A9#E5E3A9

#ABE5A9#ABE5A9

#A9C9E5#A9C9E5

#E5A9C9#E5A9C9

Variants

#F5FAEF#F5FAEF

#9DD062#9DD062

#CAF29C#CAF29C

#C8D9B5#C8D9B5

White#FFFFFF

#DEFFB8#DEFFB8

Nearest Named Colors

Pastel Green#C1E1C1

Celadon#ACE1AF

Mica#D8C7B0

Oat#D8CAB8

Limestone#D8D2C4

#C9E5A9

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #C9E5A9

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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