HEX atlas value

#C9EA53

#C9EA53 is a cool green HEX color close to Pear. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 201, 234, 83, HSL 73, 78%, 62%, has luminance 0.7189, and belongs to the vibrant group.

green cool vibrant

#C9EA53 Sample readable text

HEX #C9EA53

RGB rgb(201, 234, 83)

HSL hsl(73 78% 62%)

CMYK cmyk(14, 0, 65, 8)

Luminance 0.7189

Contrast Black 15.38:1White 1.37:1

CSS

--color-c9ea53: #C9EA53;
.background-c9ea53 { background-color: #C9EA53; }
.text-c9ea53 { color: #C9EA53; }

Luminance0.7189

Black text15.38:1AA Pass

White text1.37:1AA 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":"#C9EA53","rgb":[201,234,83],"hsl":[73,78,62],"cmyk":[14,0,65,8],"luminance":0.7189,"contrast":{"black":15.38,"white":1.37}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":15.38,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.37,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#D5FF3D","hex":"#D5FF3D","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.2,"contrastWhite":1.15,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#E3F4A4","hex":"#E3F4A4","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.74,"contrastWhite":1.18,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Maize","hex":"#FBEC5D","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.26,"contrastWhite":1.22,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Green Yellow","hex":"#ADFF2F","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.12,"contrastWhite":1.23,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Naples Yellow","hex":"#FADA5E","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.25,"contrastWhite":1.38,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","vibrant","vibrant green","Pear adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/c9ea53.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pear.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/straw.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/green-yellow.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#7353EA","analogous":["#EABF53","#7DEA53"],"triadic":["#53C9EA","#EA53C9"],"tetradic":["#53EABF","#7353EA","#EA537D"],"splitComplementary":["#537DEA","#BF53EA"],"monochromatic":["#E3F4A4","#C9EA53","#A2C819"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E3F4A4","dark":"#A2C819","saturated":"#D5FF3D","desaturated":"#BDD468","pastel":"#EAF3C9","neon":"#DEFF66"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pear","name":"Pear","hex":"#D1E231","distance":35.832945734337834},{"slug":"straw","name":"Straw","hex":"#E4D96F","distance":42.44997055358225},{"slug":"green-yellow","name":"Green Yellow","hex":"#ADFF2F","distance":50.20956084253277},{"slug":"maize","name":"Maize","hex":"#FBEC5D","distance":51.02940328869229},{"slug":"naples-yellow","name":"Naples Yellow","hex":"#FADA5E","distance":52.706735812417755}]

HEX meaning and use

About #C9EA53

#C9EA53 is classified as a cool green value with vibrant visual character. #C9EA53 is visually closest to Pear, a named yellow color with HEX #D1E231.

The RGB channels are 201, 234, and 83, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 73deg with 78% saturation and 62% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-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 high-energy accents. Its luminance is 0.7189, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 35.83, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text15.38:1AA Pass

White text1.37:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #C9EA53 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000015.38:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.37:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#D5FF3D#000000 text · best 18.2:1#D5FF3D

#E3F4A4#000000 text · best 17.74:1#E3F4A4

Maize#000000 text · best 17.26:1#FBEC5D

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

Naples Yellow#000000 text · best 15.25:1#FADA5E

Generated Palette

#C9EA53#C9EA53

#7353EA#7353EA

#EABF53#EABF53

#7DEA53#7DEA53

#E3F4A4#E3F4A4

#A2C819#A2C819

Color Harmonies

#7353EA#7353EA

#EABF53#EABF53

#7DEA53#7DEA53

#53C9EA#53C9EA

#EA53C9#EA53C9

Variants

#E3F4A4#E3F4A4

#A2C819#A2C819

#D5FF3D#D5FF3D

#BDD468#BDD468

#EAF3C9#EAF3C9

#DEFF66#DEFF66

Nearest Named Colors

Pear#D1E231

Straw#E4D96F

Green Yellow#ADFF2F

Maize#FBEC5D

Naples Yellow#FADA5E

#C9EA53

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #C9EA53

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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