HEX atlas value

#C9F994

#C9F994 is a cool green HEX color close to Khaki. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 201, 249, 148, HSL 89, 89%, 78%, has luminance 0.8231, and belongs to the pastel group.

green cool pastel

#C9F994 Sample readable text

HEX #C9F994

RGB rgb(201, 249, 148)

HSL hsl(89 89% 78%)

CMYK cmyk(19, 0, 41, 2)

Luminance 0.8231

Contrast Black 17.46:1White 1.2:1

CSS

--color-c9f994: #C9F994;
.background-c9f994 { background-color: #C9F994; }
.text-c9f994 { color: #C9F994; }

Luminance0.8231

Black text17.46:1AA Pass

White text1.2:1AA 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":"#C9F994","rgb":[201,249,148],"hsl":[89,89,78],"cmyk":[19,0,41,2],"luminance":0.8231,"contrast":{"black":17.46,"white":1.2}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":17.46,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.2,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F5FEEC","hex":"#F5FEEC","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":20.27,"contrastWhite":1.04,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F9F795","hex":"#F9F795","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.77,"contrastWhite":1.12,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#C9FF8F","hex":"#C9FF8F","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.18,"contrastWhite":1.15,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Pale Goldenrod","hex":"#EEE8AA","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.76,"contrastWhite":1.25,"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"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","pastel","pastel green","Khaki adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","soft UI backgrounds","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/c9f994.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/khaki.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pale-goldenrod.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/celadon.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#C595F9","analogous":["#F9F795","#97F995"],"triadic":["#95C9F9","#F995C9"],"tetradic":["#95F9F7","#C595F9","#F99597"],"splitComplementary":["#9597F9","#F795F9"],"monochromatic":["#F5FEEC","#C9F994","#9CF43E"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F5FEEC","dark":"#9CF43E","saturated":"#C9FF8F","desaturated":"#C8ECA1","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#DCFFB8"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"khaki","name":"Khaki","hex":"#F0E68C","distance":44.11349000022555},{"slug":"pale-goldenrod","name":"Pale Goldenrod","hex":"#EEE8AA","distance":46.281745861624536},{"slug":"celadon","name":"Celadon","hex":"#ACE1AF","distance":46.32493928760188},{"slug":"mint-green","name":"Mint Green","hex":"#98FB98","distance":49.20365840057018},{"slug":"pale-green","name":"Pale Green","hex":"#98FB98","distance":49.20365840057018}]

HEX meaning and use

About #C9F994

#C9F994 is classified as a cool green value with pastel visual character. #C9F994 is visually closest to Khaki, a named yellow color with HEX #F0E68C.

The RGB channels are 201, 249, and 148, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 89deg with 89% saturation and 78% 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 soft UI backgrounds. Its luminance is 0.8231, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 44.11, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text17.46:1AA Pass

White text1.2:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #C9F994 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000017.46:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.2:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F5FEEC#000000 text · best 20.27:1#F5FEEC

#F9F795#000000 text · best 18.77:1#F9F795

#C9FF8F#000000 text · best 18.18:1#C9FF8F

Pale Goldenrod#000000 text · best 16.76:1#EEE8AA

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

Generated Palette

#C9F994#C9F994

#C595F9#C595F9

#F9F795#F9F795

#97F995#97F995

#F5FEEC#F5FEEC

#9CF43E#9CF43E

Color Harmonies

#C595F9#C595F9

#F9F795#F9F795

#97F995#97F995

#95C9F9#95C9F9

#F995C9#F995C9

Variants

#F5FEEC#F5FEEC

#9CF43E#9CF43E

#C9FF8F#C9FF8F

#C8ECA1#C8ECA1

White#FFFFFF

#DCFFB8#DCFFB8

Nearest Named Colors

Khaki#F0E68C

Pale Goldenrod#EEE8AA

Celadon#ACE1AF

Mint Green#98FB98

Pale Green#98FB98

#C9F994

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #C9F994

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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