HEX atlas value

#C9F881

#C9F881 is a cool green HEX color close to Khaki. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 201, 248, 129, HSL 84, 89%, 74%, has luminance 0.8114, and belongs to the vibrant group.

green cool vibrant

#C9F881 Sample readable text

HEX #C9F881

RGB rgb(201, 248, 129)

HSL hsl(84 89% 74%)

CMYK cmyk(19, 0, 48, 3)

Luminance 0.8114

Contrast Black 17.23:1White 1.22:1

CSS

--color-c9f881: #C9F881;
.background-c9f881 { background-color: #C9F881; }
.text-c9f881 { color: #C9F881; }

Luminance0.8114

Black text17.23:1AA Pass

White text1.22:1AA 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":"#C9F881","rgb":[201,248,129],"hsl":[84,89,74],"cmyk":[19,0,48,3],"luminance":0.8114,"contrast":{"black":17.23,"white":1.22}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":17.23,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.22,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#EEFDD8","hex":"#EEFDD8","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.68,"contrastWhite":1.07,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#CAFF7A","hex":"#CAFF7A","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.1,"contrastWhite":1.16,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F8EC82","hex":"#F8EC82","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.31,"contrastWhite":1.21,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Pale Green","hex":"#98FB98","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.59,"contrastWhite":1.27,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Khaki","hex":"#F0E68C","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.4,"contrastWhite":1.28,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","vibrant","vibrant green","Khaki 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/c9f881.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/khaki.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/straw.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/flax.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#B182F8","analogous":["#F8EC82","#8DF882"],"triadic":["#82C9F8","#F882C9"],"tetradic":["#82F8EC","#B182F8","#F8828D"],"splitComplementary":["#828DF8","#EC82F8"],"monochromatic":["#EEFDD8","#C9F881","#A3F32B"]}

Variants

{"light":"#EEFDD8","dark":"#A3F32B","saturated":"#CAFF7A","desaturated":"#C6E990","pastel":"#FDFEFB","neon":"#DAFFA3"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"khaki","name":"Khaki","hex":"#F0E68C","distance":44.339598554790726},{"slug":"straw","name":"Straw","hex":"#E4D96F","distance":44.87761134463375},{"slug":"flax","name":"Flax","hex":"#EEDC82","distance":46.411205543489174},{"slug":"mint-green","name":"Mint Green","hex":"#98FB98","distance":54.2125446737192},{"slug":"pale-green","name":"Pale Green","hex":"#98FB98","distance":54.2125446737192}]

HEX meaning and use

About #C9F881

#C9F881 is classified as a cool green value with vibrant visual character. #C9F881 is visually closest to Khaki, a named yellow color with HEX #F0E68C.

The RGB channels are 201, 248, and 129, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 84deg with 89% saturation and 74% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-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 high-energy accents. Its luminance is 0.8114, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 44.34, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text17.23:1AA Pass

White text1.22:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #C9F881 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000017.23:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.22:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#EEFDD8#000000 text · best 19.68:1#EEFDD8

#CAFF7A#000000 text · best 18.1:1#CAFF7A

#F8EC82#000000 text · best 17.31:1#F8EC82

Pale Green#000000 text · best 16.59:1#98FB98

Khaki#000000 text · best 16.4:1#F0E68C

Generated Palette

#C9F881#C9F881

#B182F8#B182F8

#F8EC82#F8EC82

#8DF882#8DF882

#EEFDD8#EEFDD8

#A3F32B#A3F32B

Color Harmonies

#B182F8#B182F8

#F8EC82#F8EC82

#8DF882#8DF882

#82C9F8#82C9F8

#F882C9#F882C9

Variants

#EEFDD8#EEFDD8

#A3F32B#A3F32B

#CAFF7A#CAFF7A

#C6E990#C6E990

#FDFEFB#FDFEFB

#DAFFA3#DAFFA3

Nearest Named Colors

Khaki#F0E68C

Straw#E4D96F

Flax#EEDC82

Mint Green#98FB98

Pale Green#98FB98

#C9F881

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #C9F881

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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